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"I Do Solemnly Swear . . . " —
By Deputy Chief Michael Riordan 3
Bay Counties' Peace Officers' Association 6
Northern California Peace Officers 7
San Jose's Police Chief 9
Alameda County's New Sheriff 10
Commissioner Walkup Reappointed 1 1
Oakland Traffic Record 11
Hillsborough Has New Chief 12
Captain of Traffic Albert .Munn 13
White Man Rules Chinatown for 20 Years 14
A Policewoman for 25 Years 15
State Peace Officers Prepare for National
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Preparing for Promotion — By Opie L. If arner 17
Courtesy With a Smile —
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Footprinters'. January Meeting 19
Officer Penaat Becomes Army Captain 19
S. F. Veteran Police Officers' Association 20
He Who Runs May Read—
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Auto Club's New President..... 22
Police Officer President of Humboldt Evening
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Northern California Communication Officers'
Association January Meeting 23
Covering All the Beats 24
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No. 1
I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR..
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By Deputy' Chief of Police Michael Riordan, San Francisco Police Department
In Chapter I (Police and Peace Officers' Journal, De-
cember, 1940) we dealt with law in general and indi-
cated the characteristics by which criminal law is dis-
tinguished from civil law. In this chapter we will assume
that the police officer thoroughly understands those dis-
Captain Michael Riordan
Deputy Chief of Police
tinguishing features and that he is concerned solely with
the field of criminal law.
In the criminal field, however, the police officer is
required to make a further analysis and to note particu-
larly that crimes are divided into two classes. The im-
portance of clearly understanding this division cannot be
over-emphasized. In one class he is clothed with wide
powers, and in the other his powers are considerably
restricted. In one (felony) he may arrest without a war-
rant even though the offense was not committed in his
presence and occurred years before. In the other (mis-
demeanor) he may take a person into custody under the
following circumstances only:
(a) By means of a valid warrant ;
(b) When the offense is committed in his presence;
(c) When a private person has made a lawful arrest
on a misdemeanor offense and said private person law-
fully delivers his prisoner into his (the police officer's)
custody.
(The subject of "arrest" will be dealt with specifically
in a subsequent article.)
Police Officer Must Recognize Constitutional
Safeguards
Before commenting on the section of the Penal Code
dealing with the division of criminal offenses, it is well
to remind the police officer of the constitutional guarantee
which safeguards certain rights of the people. The fourth
amendment to the United States Constitution, one of the
great bulwarks of the American people against tyranny
and oppression, provides:
"The rights of the people to be secure in their persons,
houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches
and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall
issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or af-
firmation, particularly describing the place to be searched
and the person and things to be seized."
Article I, Section 19, of the Constitution of the State
of California, has an identical provision.
Manifestly, the conduct of a police officer in the dis-
charge of his duties must be predicated upon observance
of this, as well as other provisions of the constitution. The
definitions of "unreasonable" and "probable cause" are
not found in the constitutions and the precise meaning of
these terms is left to the wisdom of the courts. A con-
sideration of this problem will also be undertaken in a
subsequent article.
Parenthetically, I might state that our entire American
criminal procedure stresses, and rightfully so, the protec-
tion of the innocent even at the risk of the escape of the
guilty. Even mere inconvenience to the law-abiding citizen
is sedulously avoided, and the legislature and the judiciary
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January , 1941
in their respective fields strive ceaselessly to prevent the
conviction of an innocent person. The police officer, as
an important factor in the administration of criminal
justice, must be equally watchful.
Crimes Are Divided Into Felonies and
Misdemeanors
Let us now return to the division of crimes and a
consideration of Section 16 of the Penal Code. That sec-
tion tells us that crimes are divided into : ( 1 ) felonies, and
(2) misdemeanors. In other words, crimes in the State of
California must fall into the category of felonies or mis-
demeanors. This division of public offenses into felonies
and misdemeanors, with the rights and obligations relating
to the enforcement thereof, has engendered considerable
confusion and no little misunderstanding in the mind of
the police officer and the layman as well. This classifica-
tion has erroneously been extended to include high and
low treason, infamous crimes and high and low misde-
meanors. As historical factors in the evolution of criminal
law and the aforementioned played an important role, but
they have no place in our California system.
Historical Development of Classification
of Crimes
A slight digression into the historical background of
the modern conception of felony and misdemeanor might
dispel any doubts entertained on the subject. In ancient
England, the principal source of our American juris-
prudence, the relative severity of the punishment imposed
gradually led to the classification of crimes on the basis
of the gradation of the punishment. As a result, all of-
fenses were placed in one of the three major categories:
treason, felony or misdemeanor.
Low treason flourished during the feudal system and
was an offense directed against the overlord, rather than
the sovereign. Treason, as it is understood today, as an
attack on the state itself, embraced a great variety of
offenses. In the fourteenth century by the Act 25, Edward
III, chg. 2 the acts constituting treason were reduced
to seven, which constituted imagining the death of the
sovereign, violation of the king's consort, levying war
against the king by a subject of the realm, adhering to
enemies of the state and giving them aid and comfort,
counterfeiting the royal seal, and killing the lord chancel-
lor or a judge who was discharging official duties.
It is difficult for us, who live in a republic where the
freedom of speech is so zealously guarded, to appreciate
the justice that was administered in the famous Peacham's
case which was tried during the reign of James I. The
defendant, a clergyman, was executed after his conviction
on a treason charge. The crime consisted of compassing
and imagining the king's death and was based upon a
sermon written by the defendant inveighing against the
bishops and the court and a few derogatory references to
the sovereign. The fact that the sermon was never de-
livered was considered by the learned judge to be a matter
of no importance. The theory of the prosecution was based
upon the following legal sophism: If the defendant has
stated that the king's government is bad, the defendant
must wish the government at an end. But the government
cannot be ended except by the king's death. Ergo, de-
fendant is imagining the king's death, which is treason.
Under our modern law, treason consists only in levying
war against the state, adhering to its enemies, or giving
them aid and comfort by persons owing allegiance to the
state (Section 37, Penal Code). However, this offense
is a felony in California and not a distinct classification.
The same definition may be found in the United States
Constitution. Article IV, Section 2, which treats of treason
against the United States.
Misdemeanors, Whether High or Low, Are
in a Single Classification
Another prevalent but erroneous idea is the division
of misdemeanors into two groups, high and low. At com-
mon law there was such a division, depending upon the
infamous character of the offense. However, this distinc-
tion does not apply in California, although the terms are
sometimes used for convenience of discussion (Ex parte
Luna 201, Calif. 405).
The California Supreme Court in the matter of Ap-
plication of Westenberg, 167 Cal. 309, had occasion to
review the problem and Mr. Justice Lorigan observed:
"The legislature conferred on justices' courts and
police courts generally jurisdiction over all misdemeanors
punishable by fine not exceeding $500 and six months or
both. Such offenses are commonly called low misdemeanors.
All other misdemeanors, punishment of which exceeds that
which marks the limits of the jurisdiction over misde-
meanors in the police courts, generally under the section
just referred to, are designated as high misdemeanors."
Thus the distinction is based upon jurisdictional factors
but the character and identity of the offense as misde-
meanor are unaffected by such terminology.
Standard by Which We Classify Felonies
and Misdemeanors
Section 17 of the Penal Code sets up the standard by
which we determine whether a particular offense is a
misdemeanor or a felony. This provision defines a felony
as a crime which is punishable with death or by imprison-
ment in the state prison. Every other crime is a misde-
meanor. Thus as true in the entire domain of criminal
law, we look to the penalty. If the punishment of death
or imprisonment in the state prison is annexed to an
offense, it is a felony; if any other punishment is pre-
scribed, it is a misdemeanor.
Ordinarily, we have no difficulty in reaching a con-
clusion concerning an offense which is punishable with
death. Common sense alone would indicate that it is a
serious crime and must therefore fall into the category
of a felony. The alternative element, the imprisonment in
the state prison, represents a departure from the federal
rule. Under federal statute, all offenses which may be
punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceed-
ing one year shall be deemed felonies ( 18 U. S. C. C. 541 ).
The difference is well presented in the case of Ex parte
Humphrey (64 Cal. App. 572—22 Pac. 366) in which
the court stated :
"Under federal law the question whether a crime not
punishable by death is a felony or a misdemeanor depends
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upon the term of imprisonment which the court is
authorized to impose, while under state law it is de-
termined by the place of imprisonment, the term of im-
prisonment not being a factor."
We may conclude that the determining characteristics
of a felony in our jurisdiction is punishment of death or
imprisonment in the state prison, and this brings us to
the general sentence, "Every other crime is a misde-
meanor". Referring again to Section 15 of the Penal
Code, defining a crime, we see particularly how misde-
meanors are punishable. So we may rewrite its application
to a misdemeanor as follows: (1) imprisonment in a
county jail; (2) fine; (3) removal from office, and (4)
disqualification to hold any office of honor, trust, or profit
in this state.
By the foregoing it is clear that so far as imprison-
ment is concerned under California law, the place and not
the duration of imprisonment is the determining char-
acteristic. For example, if it were possible to sentence a
person for one hour in San Quentin or Folsom state
prisons as punishment for a crime, that person would
leave the institution branded as a felon with all the legal
impediments involved. On the other hand, if it were
possible to sentence a person to the county jail for fifty
years, the person so sentenced would return to civil life
at the termination of his imprisonment as a misdemeanant
and without any of the legal impediments imposed upon
the prisoner who spent one hour in the state penitentiary.
Also bear in mind that all crimes punishable by fines
are in the misdemeanor field. In other words, if it were
legally possible to assess a fine of a million dollars as
punishment for crime, such offense would nevertheless be
a misdemeanor only. By the same token where removal
from office or disqualification to hold any office of honor,
trust or profit in this state is prescribed as the sole punish-
ment for an offense, the same is only a misdemeanor.
Modern Legislation Has Lessened the
Severity of Punishment
The penalties herein mentioned represent a modern re-
finement of the theory of criminal punishment known to
the early English law. The harsh precepts of the Mosaic
law expressed by the axiom "an eye for an eye and a tooth
for a tooth" could not equal in severity the wrath of the
English law-giver at the sight of a criminal. The punish-
ment meted out to criminals has undergone considerable
changes in the last two centuries, both in the measure
and the mode.
The historic Tower of London, traditional place of in-
carceration for political, as well as criminal offenders,
was the scene of tortures and executions which seem
barbarous at the present day. Hanging was by far the
most humane means of exacting the supreme penalty,
even though the incident of a hanging was often to allow
the body of the executed criminal to remain on the gibbet
in chains until wasted aw7ay by the elements. The revolt-
ing prospect of being drawn, hanged, embowled and
quartered faced the criminal guilty of the more serious
offenses. Queen Elizabeth is reported to have directed
that a condemned prisoner should be hanged until dead
before the remaining mutilations were inflicted on his
body, a procedure quite contrary to the usual custom.
Lord Chief Justice Coke, a learned jurist of the six-
teenth century, was particularly incensed at this royal
interference with the execution of the sentence of the
court. Death at the stake and beheading were common-
place, the latter fate befalling the blue-blooded Earl of
Stratford for a matter of political difference of opinion
which was viewed as treason by his sovereign.
It must be remembered that capital punishment was
inflicted for offenses such as a theft, which, by modern
standard, would be subject to a maximum penalty of im-
prisonment. The ancient law provided for lesser punish-
ments as, for example, the penalty for striking a person
in the king's high court was life imprisonment, forfeiture
of the defendant's estate, and the cutting off of the offend-
ing hand. The ignominy of the pillory and the tumbrel
was reserved for lesser offenders such as common scolds.
This type of punishment was particularly popular with
the mob, for it presented an opportunity for them to
gratify their love of outrage by tormenting the victim.
Imprisonment formed a part of almost every sentence,
and fine constituted the lowest species of punishment the
courts of justice had power to inflict.
Transportation or exile, although often referred to as
a punishment of crime, was in fact a condition of pardon.
Generally speaking, the justice administered by the be-
wigged judges of this period was not tempered with
mercy and was quite contrary to modern conceptions of
the treatment of criminals.
When a Crime, Punishable by Imprisonment in
the State Prison, Is Also Punishable by Fine
or Imprisonment in the County Jail, the
Police Officer in Making an Arrest
May Regard It as a Felony and
Proceed Accordingly
The police officer who has accompanied me so far
should clearly understand the features which distinguish
felonies from misdemeanors by the punishment inflicted.
But a closer examination of the Penal Code discloses that
many crimes may be punished by imprisonment in the state
prison, or in the county jail, in the discretion of the
court. Numerous sections of the code provide for such
alternate imprisonment.
An illustration is provided in Section 461 of the Penal
Code which defines the punishment of burglary in the
second degree as imprisonment in the county jail not ex-
ceeding one year or in the state prison for not less than
one year or more than fifteen years. Here is a clear-cut
example of alternate punishments; and the police officer,
when confronted with a case of second-degree burglary,
must therefore ask himself, "May I, as an arresting of-
ficer, proceed on the felony side or on the misdemeanor
side?" In Section 17 of the Penal Code may be found the
answer to this question. The pertinent part of the section
provides:
"When a crime, punishable by imprisonment in the
state prison, is also punishable by fine or imprisonment
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BAY COUNTIES'
Peace Officers' Association
MEETINGS EVERY MONTH
Chief Thomas F. Burke, President
Captain Bernard McDonald, Secrctary-Trcasun
The meeting; of the Bay Counties Peace Officers' As- we can do this big job is to have some kind of co-operation
sociation in Vallejo, January 30, when Chief of Police and co-ordination between all these agencies.
Earl Dierking will be host to the members, will be more "I think most men in public service are there for the
than a regular monthly meeting, it will mark the eleventh purpose of co-operating with all those who are trying to
anniversary of the organization. accomplish a worth-while purpose. Unfortunately, we
On January 30, 1930, a meeting was held in the Tap- are all so engrossed in our own problems we do not always
Attorney General Earl Warren
Organized Bay Peace Officers
Chief Thomas Burke
President of Association
estry room of the Palace hotel, called by former Chief of know what the other fellow is trying to do. We do not
Police Quinn for the purpose of formally organizing the know how to help, though we are willing to do so. It
association. Two weeks previous Attorney-General Earl
Warren, then district attorney of Alameda county, and
former Chief of Police Don Marshall of Oakland had
been hosts at a preliminary gathering in Oakland. District
Attorney Warren stated he believed the time had arrived
when the peace officers of the Bay area should be formed
into an association to promote a program for closer co-
operation among those charged with enforcing the laws
of the country.
The keynote of the second meeting was sounded by
Earl Warren, who said among other things at that time:
"I think one of the most crying needs of the administra-
tion of justice today is co-operation between the various
agencies. I mean between all agencies that are engaged
in the administration of justice. I think that we should
have organized co-operation as distinguished between
spasmodic and personal co-operation. To my mind we are
all engaged in one big business. They call you police strikes me the only way we can overcome that difficulty
officers, and they call us district attorneys, and judges is to have an organization where we can occasionally get
are called judges, and it strikes me that the only way (Continued on page 31)
Chief John J. Harper
First Secretary
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Northern California Peace Officers* Ass'n
As an invited guest this writer attended the monthly
meeting of the Northern California Peace Officers As-
sociation, held in Elks' hall, at Sacramento, January 16. It
was said by old-time members to have been the largest-
attended session since the association was organized in
Inspector Fritz Kaminsky
President, N. C. P. O. A.
1933. Eighty-eight men, all peace officers, with the excep-
tion of half a dozen, signed attendance cards at the noon-
time luncheon.
Inspector Fritz Kaminsky of the Sacramento Police
Department, president of the association, called the boys
to the banquet tables promptly on time. He welcomed all
to Sacramento, and thanked those present for making this
the largest meeting of the organization he had attended.
The roll call revealed sheriffs were present from every
county in the organization ; chiefs of police from most
cities in that area, together with many constables, deputies,
police officers, state highway patrol, and wardens from
the division of fish and game were on hand. The F. B. I.,
the state B. of I., and representatives from other state and
federal enforcement agencies, together with judges and
other public officials, were also among those present.
President Kaminsky presented Chief A. K. McAllister's
regrets at not being able to attend, having been called to
Los Angeles to participate in the gathering of state peace
officers formulating plans for the national defense program
in this state.
The president disposed of business between courses. The
meeting place was selected for the next session of the
association which will be held in March. The February
date was passed so that all peace officers may avail them-
selves of the opportunity of attending the three-day session
of law enforcement officials in Sacramento next month,
when final details of the national defense plans will be
announced. Chief Auson H. Crutchcr of Williams had
his invitation to be host accepted.
President Kaminsky kept things moving with plenty of
fast comed>. A program was presented during the lunch-
eon, consisting of piano and accordion numbers, singing
and tap dancing.
After this feature of the program had been completed,
and the business of the day disposed of, he presented Sheriff
Dan Cox of Sacramento as chairman of the day.
Sheriff Cox introduced W. R. Odom, secretary-manager
of the Retail Merchants' Association and the Better Busi-
ness Bureau of Sacramento. He recounted how the speaker
of the day had been most helpful to the police and the
sheriff as well as being of great service in many civic
movements.
Mr. Odom, a dynamic speaker, with a keen perception
of sizing up his audience, gave an address on salesmanship.
He had a close acquaintance with many of the officers
present, judging from the applause his introduction devel-
oped and for his able speech.
It was the speaker's theory, and a good one, that sales-
manship was a vital activity of law enforcement, because,
as he pointed out, the successful salesman must have per-
sonality, sincerity, loyalty, confidence, courtesy, take pride
in his personal appearance, care in his speech and pride
again in his accomplishments. Punctuality was another
important virtue and the appreciation of responsibility and
an ambition to exceed each day the accomplishments of the
day previous were other necessary requirements to sell the
department in which a man served.
The close attention paid to every point brought out and
the sincere appreciation expressed at the conclusion of the
address were ample evidence that Sheriff Cox's selection
of the speaker for the day was one that met with hearty
approval.
The Northern California Peace Officers' Association
includes in its membership peace officials in all the coun-
ties from Sacramento and Yolo counties north through
the Sacramento valley to the state line. During its eight
years existence it has coordinated the various agencies into
a splendid organization to fight any sort of crime, and the
help the respective counties, cities, towns and townships
have given to each other has had much to do with landing
offenders in our penal institutions and discouraging others
from endeavoring to try their hand at criminal activities.
Chief Dorrell LaFortune of Marysville was the first
president, and retired Chief of Police William Hallanan
followed Sheriff Houx of Colusa, who was the second
president. Chief McCune of Yuba City was the fourth
president of the association.
With the exception of the first year. Police Judge W. C.
Langdon of Marysville has been secretary-treasurer, a post
he still maintains.
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January, 1941 POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
San Jose's Police Chief
/. N. Black on Last Year of 25 Years as Department Head.
Page 9
San Jose, 70,000 population, occupying 16 square miles
of territory, is the seat of government for the resourceful
and rich Santa Clara county.
An ancient city, one noted for its beautiful homes, fine
streets, swell climate, progressive citizens, and scenic at-
tractions, it has the distinction of having a chief of police
Chief J. N. Black
with the longest record of continuous service of any such
official in the State of California. Chief Black is on his
twenty-fifth year as head of the San Jose Police Depart-
ment, having been appointed on November 28, 1916.
Many changes have taken place in the department since
he took charge, changes that have made it one of the best
and most modern law enforcement agencies in the west ;
changes which Chief Black has had a prominent part in
promoting.
When he took over there were 25 men, including the
chief, on the force. Highway 101 had been completed
and through the city poured daily thousands of cars, the
number increasing with the years. These cars brought
some who came to stay — to make their homes — others to
see the city, and others who just passed through. Some
who have a warped idea of how to make a living came,
too, and they saw San Jose was a prosperous community,
well apt to afford them profit in the way of thievery. So
the advent of the automobile making San Jose easily
reached brought its share of crooks.
Chief Black was no novice in his chosen work when he
was made chief, for back in 1893 he started his career as
a peace officer as a deputy sheriff under the late Sheriff
George Bollinger. He served as a deputy and as a jailer
until 1902 when he became a member of the police de-
partment.
During his youth he had obtained an education that
included a course in the San Jose State College, and this
made his progress in his chosen profession easier than most
aspirants experience. He was made a captain four years
after being appointed a patrolman.
As a deputy sheriff he worked on many important cases
in the county as well as in San Jose. He served as a
sheriff's deputy during those days when tong wars among
the Chinese were frequent and the fatalities numerous.
He had an old-fashioned idea that any class of people tak-
ing the law into their own hands to settle their differ-
ences was quite out of line. He gave much thought and
study to this prevalent Oriental custom, and came up
with some very pertinent plans to stop tong shooting and
hatchet throwing. In fact, he became one of the best
authorities on Chinese customs, and of Chinese tongs in
this section of the state.
By the simple expedient of informing the employers of
hatchet tossers and trigger men that any further mortali-
ties through this means of murder would bring every mem-
ber of a tong into the jails as accessories and conspirators,
tong warfare began to wane. Other means he introduced
and tong wars have since pretty well died out.
With all the experience he had gathered and with his
capacity for study he took over as chief of police with a
definite idea of how criminals work, and some well-estab-
lished opinions as to how to keep them from working in
his domain, as well as apprehending those who did get
away with a "knockover". Records will show that
through his quarter of a century as chief, there have been
no crime waves ; bank robberies have been almost nil ;
major robberies less than the average of a city of com-
parable size, and burglaries the ordinary sort and com-
paratively few. These records will also reveal that in
nearly all instances every crime has been solved and the
perpetrators placed where they belong.
Chief Black has given much study to police organiza-
tion and administration. He has kept abreast of the
times. His department has a complete and up-to-the-
minute bureau of identification. He has done much for
traffic regulations, and though he can't give a lot of
drivers brains, he has accomplished much in handling the
perplexing traffic problem.
He has never hesitated to adopt any and every new
method that would strengthen his department and assure
more safety for those under his protection.
A pioneer in radio, he was one of the first chiefs of
police in California to get a license for short wave, and
some four years ago installed two-way sets. Today he has
nine fast patrol cars with dual transmitters and seven
motorcycles similarly equipped.
Chief Black is a strong advocate of academic training
for police officers, and has given much encouragement to
the present system of the State Peace Officers' Association
in zone training courses. He has for eight years been an
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Page 10 POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Alameda County's New Sheriff
January, 1941
Through the years we have known a lot of newspaper-
men and have seen many of them called to positions of
responsibility in industry, commerce and even public office.
But this month we met the first newspaperman, so far as
we can ascertain, to become a sheriff in California. This
distinction belong to H.
P. Gleason, who was last
month appointed head of
Alameda's sheriff's force,
the second largest in the
state.
Sheriff Gleason has
had a colorful career.
Born in Johnstown, New
York, in 1893, he went
through the grade and
high schools, where he
shone as a baseball play-
er. In 1909 he moved
with his family to Oak-
Sheriff H. P. Gleason jand where ^ has sjnce
made his home, except those occasions when he was play-
ing professional baseball and serving in the navy during
the first World War.
Finishing his education in Oakland, he played semi-
pro ball, and in 1915 joined the Boise, Idaho, club of the
Union league. During the next three seasons he played
in turn with minor leagues in Oklahoma City, Des Moines
and Columbus. In 1917 he joined the navy, serving until
1920, after which he resumed his baseball career, and the
following three seasons found him first with the Pitts-
burgh Pirates, then the Washington American league team
and the St. Louis Browns. In the latter part of 1922 he
returned to Oakland and became a reporter on the Oak-
land Tribune.
Following this calling for a number of years he took
over the circulation department of the Tribune and later
for the San Francisco Chronicle. This line of work he con-
tinued until 1936 when he decided to be a deputy sheriff.
He was successful in getting an appointment, thus started
a career in new fields that has been most remarkable. His
rapid progress in this new calling is an example of what
a determined and ambitious young man can accomplish
for himself.
Deputy Sheriff Gleason mastered every detail of every
assignment he was given. He soon saw there was a lot to
the business of protecting the people of his county and a
lot that could be learned by study, observation and plenty
of work. He began a systematic study of each department
of the sheriff's office, and on his own time familiarized
himself with every phase of the work of that department.
His industry was soon recognized by Sheriff M. B. Driver,
who saw to it that this new deputy was given an oppor-
tunity of filling every bureau of his department, and
there isn't a job in the sheriff's office that he hasn't filled,
and the bovs around the court house will tell vou he
served them all intelligently and expediently.
Finally he was given a permanent billet, when he was
made bailiff for Superior Judge Murphy, a position he
was eminently pleased with, for here he could render
service to many people, and his contagious good nature
and his kindly manner drew to him many friends among
the hundreds who have business in the Alameda courts.
Last July Sheriff Driver sent for him and said he was
making Bailiff Gleason undersheriff. Amazed, but highly
pleased, he became an ex-bailiff by accepting the offer.
The following months found him not only performing the
duties of undersheriff, but the duties of the sheriff, his
chief having become quite ill. His study and experience
since joining the office stood him in good stead.
Then last month Sheriff Driver, feeling he could no
longer carry on, because of failing health, decided to re-
sign. Before he announced his intention he had made the
selection of his successor, and which he recommended to
the board of supervisors. This selection was Undersheriff
H. P. Gleason. The supervisors, impressed by the splendid
record of the undersheriff, lost no time in making the ap-
pointment, the first time such a promotion has been made
from the ranks.
The first thing the new sheriff did was to tell the men
and women placed in his charge that there was to be no
shakeup, and that promotions made necessary by his ad-
vancement would be from the ranks below. With but one
vacancy to fill, he selected Lex Jensen, Berkeley caterer,
who developed one of the largest catering concerns in the
East Bay section, and who has for years been prominent
in civic and fraternal circles.
Alameda county has two jails and a prison farm and
the prison population under control of the sheriff runs
from 325 to 350 people. Feeding this number of men and
women is a problem which Sheriff Gleason felt called for
a man with experience to handle, and he has found that
Deputy Sheriff Leonard fits well into this work.
Already the new deputy has improved food rations, de-
creased costs, and he has given particular attention to the
diet properties of food served the prisoners.
Alameda county's sheriff's force has 85 civil service
employees, and in addition has 12 more engaged in work
of investigation, giving a total of close to 100 men and
women.
The county, with a population of some 600,000, com-
prises 843 square miles of territory. Nearly 740 miles of
this area is unincorporated, and that is the area the sheriff
has to police.
When Sheriff Gleason assumed charge of the organiza-
tion he had a well-trained personnel, three-fourths of
whom are college graduates. He has a well-organized de-
partment, equipped with everything necessary for perfect
law enforcement. He has the finest two-way short-wave
radio station to be found in this section of the state ;
splendid, well-kept jails, and the only prison farm in
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lanuory
1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 11
Commissioner Walkup Reappointed
When the new year 1941 got its eyes opened, Mayor
Angelo J. Rossi took a look at his day book and found he
had a lot of commissioners on his hands whose terms of
office had expired. Among them was Ward G. Walkup
of the police board.
Ward G. Walkup
Without any hesitancy, as he got down to the "W's"
on his list, he called in his secretaries Eric Cullenward
and Malcolm Fraser and requested them to get a nice
new certificate of reappointment fixed up for Commis-
sioner Walkup, and then he told the press that he was
keeping Mr. Walkup on the police commission for another
four years.
This timely action of the mayor was not calculated to
make any member of the police department, from Chief
Dullea right down to the newest member, feel bad. For,
you see, since San Francisco's largest transfer man was
put on the board nearly a year ago to fill a vacancy
created by the resignation of Commissioner J. Ward
Mailliard, he has made himself mighty solid with every
police officer, and with his fellow commissioners Walter
McGovern and William P. Wobber.
Many worth-while changes have taken place in the de-
partment in the past eleven months, changes that were
first proposed by President of the Board McGovern, and
given encouragement by Commissioner Wobber, who
came along a little later, and in which Commissioner
Walkup has given his solid backing. He has proposed some
improvements that have won the endorsement of his con-
ferees and proven of benefit to the department.
The policies of our present commission are assured of
further perpetuation, and having been proven most bene-
ficial to the people of San Francisco, the mayor's act in
keeping it intact has pleased a lot of our citizens.
The Walkup Drayage Company started in a small way
over twenty years ago, but because of the genius of its
founder for organization, getting business and giving the
best in service, it has been developed into one of the big-
gest motor transportation concerns in this state.
A business man, keenly aware of the necessity of finding
out what the public demands and giving it, Ward Walkup
has brought this idea into his duties as a police commis-
sioner. He has whole-heartedly backed every change that
offered better police service, and he has, with his associate
commissioners, participated in every activity of the mem-
bers of the department. Whether it be official, social or
educational, you will always find one or all of the com-
missioners present promoting a spirit of democracy that
has enhanced the morale of the membership of the force.
The record of the past year in crime suppression and
criminal apprehension is a bright page in the history of
the San Francisco Police Department, and with the as-
surance the present setup will be kept intact as the re-
appointment of our junior commissioner indicates, this city
will continue to be the bright spot in the nation as far as
crime is concerned.
OAKLAND TRAFFIC RECORD A
GOOD ONE
Chief of Police Bodie Wallman has reasons to be proud
of his traffic record for 1940. According to figures re-
leased the first of the month, Oakland has the highest
record for reductioriof fatalities from motor traffic of any
city on the coast. The figures
for 1940 are over 40 per cent
less than those of the 1939
death list.
While the rest of the na-
tion turned in dismal records
revealing that more people
were killed by automobiles
last year than the year pre-
vious, Oakland, because of
the fine program of safety
that the Police Department
has headed and participated
in by so many organizations
in the East Bay City, shows
an extraordinary reduction.
San Francisco's death toll
for 1940 fell below the rec-
ord of 1939, though not in as great a percentage as Oak-
land. However, Chief Dullea and Traffic Captain Albert
Munn expect with the campaign they started last fall
against traffic law violators and their efforts to make
people traffic-minded, there will be reflected a greater re-
duction of fatalities during the current year.
Chief Wallman
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
January, 1941
Hillsborough Has New Chief of Police
Hillsborough, with 2747 population, situated in the
beautiful San Mateo hills, has the distinction of being the
only incorporated city in California, indeed, if not in the
■west, that has no business district. For there is no place
in Hillsborough where the public can make the purchase
of anv of the necessities or luxuries of life.
Chief Claude Hirschey
Hillsborough is exclusively a residential city. Modest
homes there are in goodly numbers, and vast estates, with
palatial homes of the wealthy, are nestled in its sloping
hills. The town was formed by rich men who wanted a
nice, quiet place to live, in beautiful, natural and man-
made surroundings, but they evidently figured they did
not want any marts of trade within the town's ten and
one-half mile confines. Thirty-five miles of streets wind
around the hills but you won't find a store on any of these
streets, not even a service station.
All of which brings us to announcing that Hillsborough
has a new chief of police. He is Walter J. Wisnom, who
succeeds Chief Claude Hirschey, a member of the Hills-
borough Police Department for some thirty years, and for
forty-eight years engaged in law enforcement work. He
has been chief of police for over twenty-three years,
serving at the same time as head of the fire department.
Chief Hirschey is a native of San Diego, but when he
grew to manhood he entered the service of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company, and his most important work
as special agent was during the gold-rush days in Nevada
when he "rode" the trains laden with rich ore, bound
for the smelters.
Because of his splendid character and his personality
he was later made house detective of the St. Francis hotel.
shortly after it was completed following the fire of 1906.
Here he attracted the senior Henry T. Scott, builder of
the hotel. Mr. Scott was Hillsborough's first mayor and
was responsible for getting the town incorporated in 1910,
and he felt they ought to have a policeman who knew
something about law enforcement, so he prevailed on
Detective Hirschey to take a job on the newly-formed
force. Mr. Hirschey had the high-sounding title of deputy
marshal, and had to patrol his unpaved beat on horseback.
So well did he perform his work, and so successfully did he
keep the predatory crooks from bothering the rich residents
of the young town, that when a new city marshal was
needed Hirschey was the man who got the job.
He has served as head of the police department ever
since, until the first of the year, when he decided to lay
aside his star. No man ever mastered the details of his
office more thoroughly than Chief Hirschey. He is recog-
nized throughout the west as an up-to-date official, one
who knows every phase of police work and law enforce-
ment. He has kept abreast of the times in procedure and
equipment and he turns over to his successor a small, but
well organized and trained personnel, equipped with
four speedy patrol cars, three of which are fitted out
with dual transmitters hooked up to the latest in a city-
owned two-way radio station.
Until July, when he will be eligible for a pension, he
is building inspector for the city.
The new chief, Walter Wisnom, is a San Mateo boy,
his family being pioneers in that county. His father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Wisnom, still reside
in the city of San Mateo.
Chief Wisnom went through the grade and high schools
of his native town and then became a mechanic for the
Buick agency in San Mateo. During 1917 and 1918 he
was employed in the shipyards.
On May 30, 1920, he joined the Hillsborough Police
Department and in 1936 became a sergeant. He has a
license as second-grade radio operator and at the present
time has charge of the city's station, as the chief technician
has been called out by the war department.
He has been actively connected with this feature of the
department since former Chief Hirschey and City Man-
ager Earl Wilsey first installed the radio in 1937, using
one-way sets. In 1939 the two-way system was adopted
with the granting of a license by the Federal Communica-
tions Bureau.
It might be stated here that the Hillsborough station
services the Millbrae fire department, as well as their
own fire department, now under a new chief, W. P. Palin.
Fish and Game Warden C. P. Peek who has a state car
equipped with dual transmitter uses this station for his
contact as he works throughout San Mateo county.
Chief Wisnom, to complete his police training, took a
full course of instruction at the California Peace Officers'
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Jam
1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 13
CAPT. OF TRAFFIC ALBERT MUNN
Captain Albert Munii, who was appointed as head of
the Traffic Bureau when Chief Uullea took over the
leadership of the Police Department, was the first police
officer to join the force who had taken a whirl at the
University of California. While a student there he was
quite an athlete and was pretty well equipped, both men-
tally and physically, to take over the duties of a patrol-
man, and to advance through promotional examinations
to a captaincy.
Most of his entire career was spent in outside stations.
He carried out every assignment given him with thorough-
ness, and efficiency marked his every effort. He studied
continuously, amassing a comprehensive knowledge of
laws, enforcement, and other features necessary for good
police work. He a long time ago became aware that motor
traffic was something that could not be settled by the
wave of the hand or through wishful wishing.
Years ago, ere any but those charged with traffic law
enforcement, took any interest in this problem he began
to look into the subject and learn what the future had
in store for our city. So well posted was he that when he
was made a captain and placed in charge of the old
Western Addition district he started a crusade of his own
along traffic lines. He got records of what had happened
before he came along. How many smashups, how many in-
juries, how many deaths. He studied the streets on which
these accidents occurred. He measured the flow of vehicles,
and he noted the speed most of them rambled along.
Then he started to work. He covered every danger
point, slowing down the speed burners by arrests. Gave
tickets to others for traffic violations, such as illegal park-
ing, carelessness and so on, creating traffic hazards. The
first year he was awarded a plaque for having no deaths
and for reducing accidents to a minimum in his district.
He maintained a fine record as long as he was in the
Western Addition.
He was transferred to Taraval where he also applied
his experience and he was successful in reducing accidents
in that sector with its many heavily traveled highways.
He was not a head-line seeker. He just went about
what he felt was an important duty and he got results.
When the time came to pick a man to succeed the late
Captain Charles Goff he was selected.
Captain llunn is a stickler for enforcement of traffic
laws. He doesn't believe in tag squaring, and is firmly
convinced that this is the time to put a stop to such
adjudications that have for years made traffic violations a
joke in this city.
Through his work thousands upon thousands of tickets
that had lain dormant, the receivers thinking they were
as dead as last Tuesday, were resurrected and dusted off.
They were placed before the Municipal Judges, who en-
tered into the plan to have everyone of these tags cleared
by fine, arrest or discharge. It was a long pull, but the
judges did their part and now are about ready to start
on the new ones with the old slate clean.
Incidentally it might be said that to "kill a ticket"
in San Francisco is about as easy as getting appointed post-
master of Sacramento, and the records will show a falling
off in violations.
In a recent trip through the East and Middle Western
cities Captain Munn has assembled much valuable data
that will be worked into the program to make San Fran-
cisco noted for its easy, safe and continual flow of auto-
mobiles over the streets and highways. At the same time
he asserts we don't have to take a back seat to any of the
cities he visited, for most of them are far behind us in
making progress to solve the ever-present and ever-grow-
ing traffic problem.
He feels with some engineering assistance we will be
able to solve ours, because the members of the Police
Department are traffic minded, and most of the citizens
have come to the realization that they must co-operate
instead of trying to destroy what has been accomplished.
SAN JOSE'S POLICE CHIEF
(Continued from page 9)
instructor in the police training course of the San Jose
State College. He deals with the crime feature of the
curriculum. In addition to his duties as chief, he has active
and direct control of the traffic bureau, and keeps in closest
direction of the detective bureau.
Few there are who are more expert in finger-printing
and developing this infallible means of identification, for
like all phases of his work, he mastered this science by
srudv and research.
Today the San Jose Police Department numbers 66
men and a matron. Among them are some of the crack
nistol shots of the state, and the matron has won honors
on the pistol range by her unerring aim. Medals at head-
quarters there are in profusion for all grades of fire.
Chief Black is a firm believer in the theory that the
maximum of law enforcement can be attained through
organized co-operation among fellow peace officers. He
Dractices this theory by actively participating as a member
in all meetings of the International Association of Chiefs
of Police, State Peace Officers' Association. Bay Counties
Peace Officers' Association and the California Association
of Criminal Identification.
San Jose is indeed fortunate in having such a capable
man to direct its police department, and one whom selfish
politics have, for nearly 25 years, been unable to remove.
As junior past president of the Bay Counties Peace Of-
ficers' Association he received congratulations on complet-
ing his twenty-fourth year as the city's chief and he will
eet more felicitations when he celebrates his silver anni-
versary next November 28.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
J mi nary, 1941
White Man Rules Chinatown for 20 Years
Inspector John J. Manion of the San Francisco Police
Department is just completing his twentieth year as abso-
lute ruler of the largest Chinese kingdom, or principality,
outside of China. For twenty years the inspector has been
unequivocally the representative of worldly power, law,
order and Occidental mystery to a couple of generations
of the greatest Chinese settlement in the western hemis-
phere. To the business men and the fathers of families
in San Francisco's immense Chinatown the stately inspec-
tor has represented American civilization at its best. In
whose outstanding character would make for success in
any line of endeavor. As this is the first of a series of
articles dealing with the White King of San Francisco's
Chinatown, it is but fitting that we sketch briefly here-
with chronologically his police department career.
John J. Manion was appointed to the police depart-
ment, from a civil service list of eligibles for patrolmen,
on July 16, 1907. Captain Duke was commanding the
Central district at that time, and for the first time in the
history of the police department, four recruit patrolmen
Inspector John J. Manion
Inspecting narcotics and other contraband confiscated during earlier years of his service
as head of the Chinatown squad.
their eyes, John Manion is what his manly form and his
kindly smile make him appear — a protector, and a thor-
ough representative of people who wish to live in accord-
ance with the Golden Rule.
To thousands of denizens of the Oriental quarter he
is today as he was twenty years ago, a man of mystery,
known to would-be Chinese evil-doers in the district by
various names such as "White Devil" and "Devil God."
Knowing the so-called wily Chinese even better than
themselves, through his Houdini-like tactics, Inspector
Manion enjoys the unique distinction of being at the same
time the most feared and most respected individual in San
Francisco's colorful Chinatown since he was placed in
charge of the Chinatown squad of the San Francisco
Police Department twenty years ago.
The story of Inspector Manion is the story of a man
were assigned directly to that station, these recruits being
the late Frank Cummings and the late Ed Parquette,
Harry Higgins, now in the property clerk's office, and
John J. Manion.
The notorious Barbary Coast was running wide open,
twenty-four hours a day, at that time and held the dis-
tinction of being a mecca for the world's worst. Captain
Duke, evidently sensing that he had an unusual man in
the new recruit, assigned Patrolman Manion to a beat on
the "Coast". The young recruit lived up to Captain Duke's
expectations and continued in the Central district under
the late Captains J. B. Martin and Henry Gleeson.
Under Captain Harry O'Day, Patrolman Manion was
assigned to the vagrancy detail, then the most strenuous
detail in the Central district. In 1912 he was assigned to
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January, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 15
A POLICEWOMAN FOR 25 YEARS
Probation Officer Kathryn Sullivan Rounds Out Quarter of a Century as a Member of S. F. Police Department.
While the Panama-Pacific International Exposition
was flourishing hack in 1915, men and women prominent
in welfare work joined with puhlic officials in a move to
introduce into the San Francisco Police Department full-
time and full-salaried women police officers. It was argued
»/
Policewoman Sullivan
that this city had advanced to a stage in law enforcement
where the presence of feminine minions of the law wrould
prove advantageous in such cases that involved women
offenders and the female victims of criminals. As a result
of this agitation it was decreed that the rules and regula-
tions of the police department be changed so that there
would be a provision for the appointment of three women
protective officers, with equal rating of patrolmen in
duties, powTers and salary.
Among the first three appointed was Mrs. Kathryn
Sullivan, who was sworn in as an officer of the law on
January 16, 1916, by the late Chief D. A. White. For
a quarter of a century this woman police officer has served
with distinction and with credit to her sex. During those
25 years she has met every danger, every problem and
even- experience that policemen face, and she has faced
each with the courage, fearlessness and fortitude char-
acteristic of the men who make up our police force.
It is not unusual that Kathryn Sullivan is a good cop.
She comes by it honestly, for her father, the late Detective
Sergeant Thomas Ryan, was as fearless, loyal, able and
honest an officer as ever wTore a star, and who, during
his long tenure as a police officer, solved many baffling
mysteries and brought many a desperate criminal to book.
As a young girl she was ever interested in the fascinat-
ing calling of her father, and he like a good father would
answer her queries for facts and details of a case, little
dreaming he was talking to his child who one day would
take up the calling he had so long followed, and with as
much honor.
Be that as it may, Kathryn Sullivan became a member
of the San Francisco Police Department, and attached to
the same bureau of inspectors that her father so long was
associated with.
She had worked with every detail in the bureau of in-
spectors on every kind of a case to be found in the criminal
calendar — from murder to petty larceny. She has done a
man's share in every case assigned her and she has dis-
tinguished herself for the courageous manner she has faced
every hazardous task, and the thoroughness with which
she gathered evidence and presented it in the courts.
But this is but one side of her success, and it might be
termed the lesser side, for her greatest forte has been in
the sympathetic handling of cases involving young girls,
of erring women generally, and in looking after women
complainants in divers criminal cases where feminine
understanding is a most valuable asset.
Her work as a speaker before school girls, Parent-
Teachers' associations, school boards, civic and profes-
sional clubs and welfare groups, has made her one of the
most sought-after members of the department for ad-
dresses on crime and crime prevention. She has made as
many as four speeches a da}'.
She has appeared before audiences in many communi-
ties from Fresno to Marysville, and they always ask for
a second appearance of this capable woman police officer.
In night clubs she has had much to do with seeing that
young girls are not permitted to work or visit these places,
and in the reduction of crime among girl juveniles she
must be given just credit. School authorities gave her high
praise for the series of lectures and the program of instruc-
tion she conducted among high school girls throughout
the city.
One of the cases that gave her much satisfaction and
won her widespread commendation was that of breaking
up a white slave gang that was preying on high school
girls. So thorough and fast did she work that when the
courts got through with the LaRosa mob, 13 members,
including several women, had been convicted, and we
have had no more of that line since.
Then again she took a prominent part in the Jean
Walker case. This was a 16-year-old Montana country
girl wrho had been lured into a life of shame by a gang
of bank robbers and their madams. The ramifications of
this one reached far and had much to do with the round-
ing up of the Cristler mob, wanted in many states for
murder and robbery.
At another time she rescued a 13-year-old Santa Cruz
girl from a brothel and sent the child's seducers to jail.
Another one that she takes greater pride in, because of
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STATE PEACE OFFICERS PREPARE
FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE
California will be found ready to do its part in the
program for national defense so far as the men charged
with the enforcement and the administration of the law in
this state are concerned.
During the early part of this month Attorney-General
Earl Warren called a meeting in Sacramento to which
had been invited members of the District Attorneys' As-
sociation, the State Peace Officers' Association, and the
Sheriffs' Association, together with some judges and army
and navy officials.
Representatives of these organizations came from every
section of the state from as far south as San Diego and as
far north as the state border. They listened to the opening
remarks in which Attorney-General Warren declared that
an attack from the axis powers was "not only possible but
probable," and in which he urged that no time be lost in
forming a state council of defense. He told the represen-
tatives that the council defense would be a co-ordinating
body which would have to take over the important pro-
gram of internal defense, and that they would be expected
to organize into a potent branch of service that would
see the laws affecting sabotage, espionage and subversive
activities be enforced in an orderlv manner, and that
hysteria must be controlled, once the occasion for action
comes.
He suggested that the idea of dividing the state into
nine zones, with experienced officers in charge of each
zone, seemed the best method of procedure. After obtain-
ing expressions from various officials present he scheduled
a meeting in Los Angeles for the following week when
the formal ceremonies of organizing the council were made.
At that meeting the fifty-eight counties were divided
into nine zones. For this section of the state there are
zones 5 and 6. The former comprises Santa Clara, Ala-
meda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, San Francisco, Marin,
Solano, Sonoma and Napa counties.
No. 6, Sacramento, Yolo, Sutter, Colusa, Glenn, Butte
and Yuba.
At this meeting Attorney-General Warren said :
"We've got to be able to send officers in large numbers
where they are needed. We've got to know how to use our
equipment and personnel at the first sign of an emergency.
It is a policing problem. I'm not a policeman. You'll have
to make the plans."
Prominent at both meetings were Chief of Police Bodie
Wallman, president of the State Peace Officers' Associa-
tion; Chief of Police Charles W. Dullea ; Chief A. K.
McAllister of Sacramento; Sheriff H. P. Gleason of
Alameda; Sheriff Daniel Murphy of this city; Chief L.
E. Jones of Richmond ; District Attorney Ralph Hoyt of
Alameda county ; District Attorney Matthew Brady of
San Francisco ; District Attorney Toland McGettigan of
Sonoma county; Chief Thomas Burke of San Mateo,
president of the Bay Counties Peace Officers' Association ;
and James Drew, secretary of the State Peace Officers'
Association.
At the Sacramento meeting chiefs of police and sheriffs
of all the bay area cities and counties attended.
MARIHUANA PEDDLERS BETTER
SHUN BAY DISTRICT
When Paul Madden, chief state narcotic agent, teamed
State Inspector Ralph V. Armstrong of his department
with Frederick Jeschke of our San Francisco Police De-
partment some six months ago he must have done so as a
result of a very strong hunch.
It is well known Chief Madden is an avowed enemy
of the insidious marihuana cigarette. Knowing Chief
Madden as we do we feel sure he is happy when he finds
that the team of Armstrong and Jeschke is steadily putting
the run on marihuana dealers in San Francisco and the
Sa-i Francisco Bay region generally.
Tn the past six months Armstrong and Jeschke have
brought more than fifty narcotic felony cases to court and,
in nearly every instance, secured either a municipal court
conviction or a held-to-answer. From the results achieved
by these inspectors it would appear they are thoroughly
imbued with Chief Madden's slogan : "Marihuana must
go."
January, 1941
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PREPARING FOR PROMOTION
By Opie L. Warner
There is no royal road to success. In these great United
States today tens of millions of earnest, striving, competent
citizens realize, to their admitted sorrow, that, not alone
is a royal success road missing but there is an entire ab-
sence of even passable roads to a termination encircled
with a rainbow.
Study, work and wait. Practice patience until its prac-
tice no longer hurts. This complete self-abnegation is a
terrible price to pay — but it really is the price of success
as we find it today.
We feel like being sympathetic towards people who
try continuously, conscientiously and hard and still fail
to make the goal. And remember such unsung heroes are
in the vast majority, for the simple reason that the space
at the top is always limited. They, like the purchaser of
a sweepstake ticket, did have a chance, and did have
hopes. Thus they experienced some thrills not enjoyed by
their friends who never bet on themselves.
The man who has not tried and the man who has only
partially tried may say their successful friend was lucky.
Personally, they admit to themselves that Mr. Successful
Man had steadfastly steered for the port at which he has
arrived — that he overlooked nothing and nobody neces-
sary to a successful trip. The sane man or woman who
sees a fellow competitor forge ahead is not jealous of that
competitor's success, realizing that people catch fish only
wbp'i they are actually fishing.
We read of some outstanding business magnate having
come to the firm as a messenger boy. Well, he had to enter
that firm through some door. The business had to be
learned and eventually the erstwhile messenger was recog-
nized as master of the business and thus a fit person to
he placed in a position to run it. There is nothing wonder-
ful in this promotion. When we consider it logically it
is only what we should expect.
It is true there were some extra years in the upward
journey of the boy who came in so humbly. It is also true
that hundreds of employees who had a much better and
more propitious start with the organization are still where
they started, or at least have not benefited to any ap-
preciable extent by the excellent handicap so generously
provided for them at the start of the race.
Influential friends should be appreciated. Indeed, it is
Wamable in a measure to fail to request assistance of such
friends when the occasion requires it. In connection with
such influence or "drag," as it is commonly referred to, it
is of vital importance for a young man to regard it as a
doubtful asset.
Alas, this reliance on so-called drag has proved a deadly
siren to millions — yes, millions of believing youths and
adults, too, who foolishly thought it was substantial and
continuing, only to learn to their consternation that their
pillar of hope was merely a rainbow.
It is laudable to be practical enough to honestly seek
trie assistance of those capable of helping us along the road
to success, but waiting for such aid or relying upon it is
generally fatal to the plans of the party who is so short-
sighted.
There is no substitute for hard work. Hard work, how-
ever, is definitely a substitute for even the most outstand-
ing natural ability.
A consideration of the commissioned and non-commis-
sioned officers of our own police department affords an
excellent example of this latter statement.
Such a survey also bears out the truth of the statement
that there is no substitute for hard work. The personnel
of our commissioned and non-commissioned is composed
of men who studied, and studied hard, too, although, for
some unaccountable reason, some say they merely took the
promotion examinations as an experiment. It is courtesy
to refrain from arguing the impossibility of such phenom-
enal performances.
Today it is a recognized fact that being a peace officer
is a profession. Due to the standing in the community,
the permanency of tenure, the work entailed, the salary
and pension provisions attendant this profession are prov-
ing a definite attraction for serious-minded young men
throughout the entire nation.
This is as it should be. What more noble profession
than that of being a member of your local peace-time army
— that army in blue or khaki which makes your streets
safe places to travel through and your homes safe places
in which to live?
In a department like our San Francisco Police De-
partment a patrolman may feel he is in a position to afford
his family a decent living. He also may definitely look
forward to promotion and prestige within the depart-
ment. The outstanding feature of this possible promotion
is the fact that it is dependent entirely upon himself —
divorced absolutely from politics or preferment in any
form. In a word, each member of the San Francisco Police
Department promotes himself!
At the present time there are two hundred and twenty-
one commissioned and non-commissioned officers in the
department. These men receive extra pay and enjoy the
prestige that goes with their rank because they had the
courage to prepare for and take promotion examinations.
That sounds simple. There is much more to it. There
are those long and constant months of study. Study of
what? you may ask. Well: United States infantry drill,
first aid, department rules and regulations, city ordinances
(in their thousands), city charter, laws of evidence and.
last, but not at all least, the penal code with its forest of
exceptions, definitions, et cetera. Then, as additional
hurdles, there are the trick grammar and punctuation
sentences, the baffling spelling tests, the word-meaning
tests, and aggravating arithmetical problems.
Within a few months over one hundred of the thirteen
hundred men in the department will have their names
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COURTESY WITH A SMILE
By Municipal Judge Theresa Meikle
And trust thy honest, offered courtesy,
Which oft is sooner found in lowly sheds,
With smoky rafters, than in tapestry walls,
And courts of princes, where it first was named,
And yet is most pretended. — Milton.
In the early history of the world when might definitely
was right, and countries and peoples were governed by
the sword, those fortunate — or rather unfortunate —
enough to be employed around the household of the reign-
ing conqueror naturally quailed in his presence. This
demonstrated physical fear, down through the centuries,
gradually grew into a ritual. In the Orient this ritual of
subservience catered to the vanity and whims of Oriental
potentates. In Europe and the western and middle portions
of the then-known world attaches of the ruling household
demonstrated their complete reverence to their ruler ac-
cording to his more or less rugged weaknesses. The rule
of knights and crusaders was courtesy and courage, both
being rated equal. Passing to modern times we find this
rule of deference more and more practiced and to be found
in military ranks and in so-called aristocratic circles in
the various European kingdoms and principalities of the
sixteenth and following centuries. In fact, procedure, in
the matter of behavior under various circumstances, be-
came so complicated that only court experts were able to
impart the various stances, salutations, et cetera, as the
occasion required it. Presentation at the Court of St.
James in London at this date is quite a problem and
made in meticulous accordance with age-old routines.
The word courtesy comes from courtier and really
means the action of a courtier, which in turn means acting
with deference, and in the manner of an attendant in a
royal household. Courtesy, civility, unaffected dignity
and self-restraint, are allied characteristics, and if they
have come down into our civilization as a result of fear-
engendered homage paid to tyrants in past ages it is just
another of the thousand-odd instances in which good
comes out of evil.
When Milton bemoans the fact that courtesy in his day
(1608-1674) is to be found in the homes of the poor
rather than "in tapestry walls" he implies the fact that
civility and a courteous demeanor were to be expected
only of the so-called nobility ; that the poor were supposed
to be boorish and uncouth. He held to the ancient idea.
But times were changing. Even then courtesy had begun
to replace rugged individualism. From court attaches it
spread to army and navy officers under defined rules —
and eventually to all persons in government service, even
as civilians.
It is a far cry from Milton's plaint that courtesy was
becoming a characteristic of the poor to our present-day
dicta of: "Service with a smile," and "the customer is
always right." We may not like to realize the harsh truth
of these two expressions but, in earning our daily bread,
we find they define our position exactly. Let us take the
case of a police officer and see how the modern courtesy
rules apply to him.
The recruit police officer takes an oath to protect the
lives and property of the citizens. The taking of this oath
predicates courage — that absolute courage that balks not
even at the supreme sacrifice. There is nothing in this oath
that implies affability, obeisance, politeness or courtesy on
the part of the young officer. But he soon learns that, in
his capacity as a peace officer, courtesy and courage are
actually demanded of him.
The public is an exacting taskmaster. It realizes it pays
the taxes, and the taxes pay all civil servants, but more
especially the police. In fact, mass psychology presents it-
self in its most fickle phase in the unexplainable feeling
the public has for its guardians of the law.
Police officers come from various walks of life, raise
families, have homes — and actually pay taxes on property.
The general public doggedly clings to the idea that a
police officer is outside the sacred pale of taxpayers — and,
in a measure, more or less, a necessary evil ! There is no
semblance of this inexplicable mass feeling, which is
laughable to a thoughtful person but somewhat aggravat-
ing to policemen, individually and collectively.
Honesty and rugged individualism were popular not so
very many years ago — and were even expected in civil
servants and business men. But times have changed, and
changed so much that our exacting public not alone asks,
but actually receives, a one hundred percent "service with
a smile." It demands this service from officials in high
places as well as from all its civil servants. This demand
reaches into the factory, the shop, the store, and the bank,
as well as into every municipal, state and national office.
Thus we see the police officer is not the only individual
whom the public has singled out to give "smiling service"
— and render it under adverse conditions generally —
though he is expected to exhibit a smile even when it
comes to criticism by his taskmaster.
In my capacity as judge in our municipal court I have
come to admire the courtesy and unvarying dignity of
our San Francisco police officers. They always impress me
as being as gentle as they are powerful physically.
I thoroughly realize the trying problems our police
officers face in their various duties — duties which prob-
ably are as distasteful to the individual officer as to the
citizen whom it may be their duty to discommode. Laws
are, in the main, irksome, and the police officer in the
enforcement of these laws is not in an enviable position.
Unpleasant tension leads to harsh words. The officer
who does not constantly and most valiantly put into prac-
tice that biblical rule about turning away wrath with "a
soft word," is really deserving of sympathy rather than
censure.
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FOOTPRINTERS' JANUARY MEETING
Sheriff Dan Murphy
The monthly meeting of San Francisco Chapter No. 1,
International Footprinters' Association, held January 21
at Carlos' cafe, was the largest and most successful in the
history of the local chapter.
The meeting had been dedicated
to the San Francisco Police De-
partment, and especial guests of
honor invited were Commissioners
Walter McGovern, William P.
Wobber, Chief Chas. W. Dullea,
vice president of Chapter No. 1 ;
Deputy Chief Michael Riordan
and Captain of Inspectors Bernard
McDonald.
There was a fine representation
of members of the Department on
hand, including Captain John Eng-
ler; Lieutenants George Healy, George Duffy, Edward
Pootel and John Mullins; Inspectors Peter Maloney, Pete
Keneally, George Langley, Clifford Dunleavy, William
Gilmore and George Wall ; Officers Louis Lammers, Sid-
ney Desmond and Edward Talbott.
Other prominent guests were Secretary Faulkner of
the Sacramento chapter ; James Drew of the Oakland
chapter; Wm. Shoppe of the national auto theft bureau
Judge Herbert Kaufman ; Dr. A. G. Folte ; Joseph Rae
Mission district publisher ; Assistant Attorney-General J
Gilbert of Washington, D. C. ; Warden Court Smith
Clarence Dunleavy, secretary of Moose lodge; Major W.
C. White of the intelligence department of Hamilton
field ; Charles Fox, Acme brewery ; P. T. Mackie of the
telephone company; Ted McMahon of the San Francisco
bank; Parole Officer Jimmy Byrnes; and Inspector M. L.
Britt of the auto theft bureau.
During the dinner Sheriff Dan Murphy, president of
the chapter, introduced many of those present and called
on a number of them for short speeches, among these being
Chief Dullea, who thanked the chapter for so honoring
the department, a distinction he appreciated because the
chapter included so many prominent business men in its
membership who were doing so much to promote good-
will and constructive assistance for the police.
At the conclusion of the dinner President Murphy
called retired Police Sergeant Peter Hinrichs to the head
table and in a neat speech presented Hinrichs, the junior
past president, with a fine traveling bag as a token of
appreciation for the services the past president has ren-
dered the organization since he became a member.
Commissioner McGovern was introduced as the speaker
of the evening. He, too, thanked the Footprinters for
setting aside a meeting for the police department, for, he
said, that it was men like those in the organization that
made possible the splendid record of the department by
their association and co-operation. He reviewed the ac-
complishments of the police in San Francisco and paid
tribute to those who now so ably head the force. He was
given a rousing ovation at the conclusion of his address.
Prior to the dinner, Undersheriff William Hollingsbery
presided over the buffet where liquid refreshments were
served to one and all.
Hollingsbery, with Noel Wylie, secretary-treasurer,
were given credit for the splendid program of the evening
and they in turn passed praise to the committees assisting,
naming as members of the membership committee Charles
Moore, William Green, Hinrichs, Lieutenant Mullins
and Ed Talbott, and the attendance committee made up
of Paul Mackie, Dr. Best, Attorneys Val Hammack,
Joseph McShane and Walter Bervais.
All present were invited to go to Reno on January 25
when Reno chapter put on a big initiation ceremony con-
ferred by Sacramento chapter. Many members signed
for the trip.
The meeting concluded with a swell floor show of pro-
fessional performers furnished by Lou Emmel.
OFFICER PENAAT BECOMES ARMY
CAPTAIN
Being a police officer in the San Francisco Police De-
partment one day and a full-fledged United States Army
captain the next day is a promotion which occurs probably
once in a hundred years. That is just exactly the promo-
tion which came to Ed Penaat of headquarters company
a few days ago. Already Ed has visited the Hall of Justice
so that his old pals might see him in the glorious raiment
of an army captain.
Captain Penaat has been an attorney for some years
and recently forsook the prosaic practice of law for the
more active and exciting profession of law enforcement
officer. While in the department he was one of the in-
structors in the San Francisco Police Department train-
ing police school.
The captain's change to the Presidio came as a surprise
to his many friends in headquarters company and the
bureau of inspectors but this did not prevent representa-
tives of both groups from crowding the Oregon cafe to
attend a "Chioppino" in his honor on the eve of his be-
coming one of Uncle Sam's uniformed men.
Amongst those in attendance were : Deputy Chief
Riordan. who acted as master of ceremonies ; Attorney
Tames Purcell, Sergeant George Duncan, Lieutenant John
Casey, Judge Al Fritz, Joe Lee and John R. Stockett,
guest of Joe Lee.
The speeches were short but numerous. This added
much to the enjoyment of the occasion. Sergeant Duncan,
himself an old U. S. army man, made the presentation
sneech at the climax of a very- pleasant send-off to Captain
Penaat, who then thanked his friends for their kindly
thoughtfulness in presenting him with that vital piece of
army equipment, a "Foot Locker," which, being trans-
ited (for the civilians), means a trunk.
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J (in nary, 1941
S. F. Veteran Police Officers* Association
In our ramblings which have taken us up and down the
state, as well as across its many highways many times
during the past thirty-five years, we have never come onto
an organization like we have here in San Francisco.
This novel organization is the San Francisco Veteran
Police Officers' Association, incorporated two years ago,
on May 26, and formed on May 18, 1939. It is made
up of those men who have served as the guardians of the
law and received their retirement on pension. Active
members are welcome to membership, as are those whose
association with police work makes them sympathetic and
interested in the affairs of officers of the law.
When the association was organized there were sixty
veterans of the department on the charter roll. Today
there are more than three hundred paying dues.
The association has a spacious, well-appointed and at-
tractive headquarters at 2269 Market street, where every
day will be found veterans whose acts of service and
bravery wrote history for the police department in this
city. Here they enjoy meeting in the card rooms where
they have a chance to talk over the old days.
Members have brought pictures of old-time scenes and
old-time officers, and of those who made the supreme
sacrifice in the performance of their duties. These are all
hung in the meeting hall. Thus will be maintained much
of the history of the department.
Regular meetings are held the second Tuesday of each
month and then there is a big turnout. You will see re-
tired captains, lieutenants, sergeants and patrolmen
mingling in that good fellowship that those who served as
guardians of the peace can so genuinely display.
The present officers, all retired, are:
President — Officer James J. Farrell.
First Vice-President — Inspector John E. Dolan.
Second Vice-President — Bailiff Joseph McCarte.
Third Vice-President — Officer William Isaacs.
Financial Secretary — Officer Arthur Hextrum.
Recording Secretary — Officer Fred Kirschner.
Treasurer — Sergeant Harry Cills, who is serving as
financial secretary while Arthur Hextrum is laid up in
the hospital.
Sergeant-at-Arms — Joseph McTernan.
Besides being president of the association, Officer Farrell
is on two draft boards, but he finds plenty of time to
mingle with the boys at the club rooms and be on hand
at meeting nights.
Officer M. J. King, who in his day was recognized
as a patrolman who always brought in his man, is col-
lector of dues and he sees that none of the members go
delinquent.
Chief of Police John J. Harper of Burlingame, former
San Francisco police officer, is a full-fledged member, and
drops in on the old-timers when in the city.
Another to be found regularly around the club is that
great old veteran, way past eighty years, the smartest
police officer on extradition laws that ever jerked a pris-
oner out of another state, Lieutenant John T. Fitzhenry.
Peter Hinrichs, who in his time knew every foot of the
Central and Southern districts like a horse knows hay, is
another who takes an active part.
Adolph Juel, the department's first fingerprint expert
with a national reputation, can be found meeting with the
old-timers.
We know of no finer thing than an organization like
this veteran police association, whose purpose is to pro-
mote closer relations among those who would otherwise
finish out their allotted time unable to contact the men
they worked with in the days when it was a man's job,
with none of the safeguards, conveniences and short cuts
of the present-day officer. It will keep lit those fires of
friendship, give the members an opportunity to promote
ideals, principles and ambitions of other organizations,
and especially those boys who today are carrying on from
where they left off to make this a safe city to be in.
Visitors are welcome and it is worth a call. You will
find a hearty welcome, that we can assure you. We would
suggest that any member of the department who has some
old picture of interest he can spare to send it to the club.
They will be well cared for and given a place where more
can observe and enjoy them.
ALAMEDA'S NEW SHERIFF
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northern California. Experienced men head each de-
partment.
The offices of the sheriff are located on the second floor
of Alameda's new court house, located on the shores of
Lake Merritt, opposite the Oakland civic auditorium.
The jail for felony prisoners is on the top floor. Jail for
misdemeanor prisoners is in the old court house in down-
town Oakland. The prison farm is located back of Fair-
mont hospital on the Foothill boulevard.
The prison farm has been in operation for nine years,
and during that time 2400 prisoners have served their
time there. On this farm is maintained a dairy, hog ranch
and vegetable gardens. All the vegetables used by county
institutions are raised in these gardens. Since the farm
was started nine years ago there have not been two dozen
escapes, a remarkable record when it is considered there
is no fence around the farm, it being an honor camp where
the men are well treated and well fed. Even with all the
attractions of the place, of the 2400 men who have served
time there, only 94 have ever come back for a second term.
Evidently this honor farm does something in giving a
man a little more courage and hope.
Sheriff Gleason takes pride in his radio station, which
can reach out to his patrol cars for 100 miles. Recently
when he was attending a meeting of peace officers in Sacra-
mento he had occasion to go to Folsom to get a prisoner
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II
HE WHO RUNS MAY READ
Story of an Escaped Felon Who Guessed Wrong
II
Two years ago a young man answering to the various
self-selected names of Carl Brinson, Chas. Driggers and
Carlo Brenson, but whose family name is Charles G.
Duffield, was sentenced to a thirty-year term in the Hunts-
Mile, Texas, state penitentiary.
This long sentence was because of convictions for rob-
berv, assault and burglary. He escaped from the Hunts-
ville institution last October, and as a result of this escape
a "wanted" card was later received here and placed on
file in our San Francisco identification bureau.
That is how it came to pass some days ago that arrest-
ing officers here were able to tell him all about himself a
few minutes after his arrest for an attempted jewelry store
holdup at 75 O'Farrell street.
On escaping from the penitentiary at Huntsville he
eventually arrived at Los Angeles, in which city he admits
having committed a dozen holdups. Fearing that his luck
in avoiding arrest would fail him in Los Angeles, our
prisoner stole a 1941 Plymouth cabriolet in the southern
metropolis and drove to San Francisco.
He admits he knew San Francisco's record for being a
hard city in which to make a living at the strong-arm game
but thought he would try his luck, just once, and then
move to greener pastures.
His one try proved a rank failure, and he is now ap-
parently on his way back to where he started from — the
penitentiary. Here in San Francisco he is booked for :
Attempted robbery, violating section 245 of the penal
code — and en route to Los Angeles. He is under arrest on
these charges due to the prompt and heady work of Of-
ficers John T. Butler, Arthur L. Schwerdt and John
Minetta.
This is how his arrest came about. It was raining
heavily about 1 :30 p. m., Friday, January 3, 1941. There
was not a single customer in the jewelry store at 75
O'Farrell street when a swanky-looking young man en-
tered and with drawn revolver announced to Arthur
Heinz and Miss Mae Graham, only attendants present
at the time: "This is a stick-up. Hand over the most ex-
pensive jewelry in the place."
There was nothing Miss Graham and Mr. Heinz
could do about it, under the circumstances, but obey the
gruff order. Luck was not on Duffield's side this time —
but was very much so with the store attendants. In the
person of Ann Forrest, an elderly news vendor, Lady
Luck entered the doorway. Had it not been a down-pour
afternoon Ann Forrest would have arrived many minutes
earlier — and perhaps the stickup would have had an en-
tirely different ending. But we are ahead of our story.
What Ann Forrest saw in the mirror at the rear of
the store as she entered did not at all look good and proper
to her. She was shocked to see a revolver pointed at her
friend, Miss Graham, and Mr. Heinz failed to comply
with the gruff order of Diiffield to wait on the customer.
Ann did not consider herself a customer in anv sense of
the word. In fact, Ann screamed and her hearty scream
apparently broke the spell caused by the entrance of the
bandit.
Mr. Heinz, instead of waiting on the customer, as
ordered, rushed through the open door and east on O'Far-
rell street, yelling for help. The bandit also bolted from
the store, ran west on O'Farrell street, and south on
Stockton street. A teamster, Ernest Hemington, quit de-
livering goods at the store next door, took up pursuit of
the fleeing bandit and caught up with him at Stockton
and Market streets, only to be struck with the butt of
the bandit's gun and become a target for one bullet. Now
here is where the San Francisco Police Department enters
the scene.
Officer John Butler of headquarters company, in
civilian dress, was standing at the corner of Stockton and
Market streets when he saw one man chasing another
towards the corner on which he stood. In their momentary
scuffle he saw a revolver in one man's hand — and instantly
a shot added to the excitement, the gunman breaking into
a run as his antagonist was thrown to the pavement.
Revolver in hand. Officer Butler instantly had the
bandit covered with his gun. and the bandit's right arm
pointing his revolver skyward. There was no more shoot-
ing, although the bandit fiendishly tried to get his gun in
line with the officer's body.
The apparent death struggle between the infuriated
bandit and the brave officer terminated when Officer
Arthur L. Schwerdt knocked the gun from the upraised
hand of the would-be killer and was aided in handcuffing
him by Officer Minetta who had joined the chase from
O'Farrell street.
The bullet fired at Ernest Hemington passed through
the front window of a Stockton street municipal car,
nv'ssing the mo^orm^n bv inches.
In his handling of this all-important piece of police
duty. Officer Butler proved beyond a question of doubt
he has that cool head and intestinal fortitude that police
executives delight to find in the men of whom they
have charge.
The slightest error on his part would have meant a
shooting duel at San Francisco's busiest corner. True, he
had to draw his revolver because the bandit was armed —
and had actually started shooting. Officer Butler could
have done what a less able or more high-strung man
would, in all probability, have done — fired at the bandit.
In a duel with that desperate killer a life or lives of inno-
cent persons might have been lost in the capture of the
felon from Texas.
The visualization of all this took only a split second in
the heroic officer's brain — and he acted accordingly. The
coolness and courage displayed by Officer Butler led to
the capture of a bad man. without further hurt to any-
one under circumstances in which the odds were all
against the accomplishment of such a feat.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
January, 1941
CAGLIERI ELECTED NEW PRESIDENT
OF CALIFORNIA AUTOMOBILE
ASSOCIATION
Dr. Guido E. Caglieri, civic leader, physician, and
bank official of San Francisco, is president of the Cali-
fornia State Automobile Association for 1941, succeeding
Joseph R. Knowland, Oakland publisher. Dr. Caglieri
was elected to the office by unanimous vote of the board
Dr. Guido E. Caglieri
of San Francisco, Elected President of the California
Automobile Association for 1941
of directors following the annual association meeting, held
Thursday, January 16, in San Francisco.
The new president of the automobile association is a
director of the Bank of America, N. T. & S. A., and a
former member of the San Francisco County Board of
Supervisors. He has been a director of the automobile
association since 1930.
Elected with Dr. Caglieri as officers for 1941 were
E. N. Richmond, San Jose, first vice-president; Irving H.
Kahn, Oakland, second vice-president; Frank P. Doyle,
Santa Rosa, third vice-president; and H. J. Brunnier, San
Francisco, treasurer.
Re-elected as directors for three-year terms were Francis
Carr, Redding; Percy E. Towne, San Francisco; J. J.
Krohn, Areata; H. R. Basford, San Francisco; John R.
Graham, Merced; E. R. Hawke, Modesto; and Mr.
Kahn.
D. E. Watkins, San Francisco, was re-elected secretary
and general manager for the twenty-eighth consecutive
year. George Chalmers, San Francisco, was re-elected as-
sistant secretary and general manager.
Association membership had risen to 103,729 at the
end of 1940, a net gain of 6,177 for the year, according to
the annual report submitted by the retiring president.
Besides strong growth of membership, association
service operations detailed in the report provided evidence
of heavy motor travel in the state last year.
POLICE OFFICER BECOMES PRESI-
DENT OF THE HUMBOLDT
EVENING ASSOCIATION
In January, 1938, Officer Lon Terrell DuBose enrolled
as an evening student at the Humboldt evening high
school for public speaking, algebra and photography. Be-
ing an excellent student and a gentleman of outstanding
personality, many students requested him to run for the
office of president of the Humboldt Evening School As-
sociation for the 1940-41 terms. He was elected to that
office which he fills with great credit to himself and the
San Francisco Police Department.
Officer DuBose was seriously injured in line of duty
seven years ago when a patrol wagon in which he was
transferring prisoners to the Mission was struck by a
speeding automobile and tipped over. Since that time he
has been unable to perform "regular" duty. At the present
time he is assigned to the accident prevention bureau
compiling traffic statistics. He entered the department in
1925 and after a short period in the Southern station was
transferred to the Mission. For some years he has been
attached to headquarters company in a clerical capacity.
The life story of this genial officer is, like that of many
of his fellow officers, a record of continuous striving for
advancement, physical and mental.
At the age of seventeen he came to California from a
Texas farm, having finished fifth grade in a little country
school. He worked hard in San Francisco and at night
attended a local business school where he took up pen-
manship, arithmetic and bookkeeping.
Like the usual run of boys off the farm, and without
hacking of any kind, we find him working hard at any-
kind of employment he could secure. With the Southern
Pacific Company he was a boilermaker's helper for a
year, then as a motorman with the Market Street Railway
Company for a couple of years. He was a taxi driver for
the Yellow Cab Company for another year, and in 1925
was employed by the Pacific Fruit Express, icing refrigera-
tor cars.
Today we find Officer DuBose a typical example of a
self-made man, accomplished and possessed of poise and
dignity. He says he is proud to admit he never missed
an opportunity to better himself, and utilized all his spare
moments in study. His hobbies are wood turning, photog-
raphy, music and poetry.
At the age of twenty-one, Officer DuBose married a
local girl, bought a home and raised two children, a boy
and a girl. Lon, Jr., is attending the James Denman
junior high school, and Miss Beatrice is employed by the
Pan-American Airways, Inc. We find this officer a great
believer in early marriage. After twenty years of married
life "Lon," as he is known to his friends, states he still
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Page 23
Northern California Police Communication
Officers Association Meeting, January 9,1941
Forty-three members and guests were present at the
January meeting and started the new year off with flying
colors. The meeting was held at the Benjamin Franklin
hotel in San Mateo and marked the beginning of the
fourth year for this association. The large attendance and
Edward Maeshner
Neia President, N. C. P. CO. A.
keen interest in our meetings indicate that 1941 is going
to be a most successful one. Yet there is much to be done
and it becomes the responsibility of each and every mem-
ber to pitch in and do his part.
Among the more important aims for the coming year
is the problem of affiliation with the national body of
the Associated Police Communication Officers' Associa-
tion. Remember that this national group will hold its
annual conference in Oakland during the latter part of
this year and N. C. P. C. O. A. will be host to delegates
from every state in the Union. This in itself is an im-
portant task.
Chief Thomas F. Burke and Technician Manuel
Trinta of San Mateo Police Department were hosts to
the group and did a fine job. Chief Burke was elected to
honorary membership in N. C. P. C. O. A. and it is a
real pleasure to have the new president of the Bay Coun-
ties Peace Officers' Association in our group. With both
Chief Burke and Chief Don Wood, the new vice-presi-
dent of B. C. P. O. A., in our group it is believed that
a spirit of close co-operation between the two bodies will
be the natural outcome.
Election of officers for the current year was one of the
most important jobs at hand. For the office of president,
nominations were Ralph Moore of Piedmont and Edward
Maeshner of Berkeley. Officer Maeshner received 14
votes and Officer Moore received 9. Mr. Maeshner was
declared the new president for 1941. For the office of
secretary-treasurer, Henri Kirby of San Jose and Russell
Woollum of the Alameda county sheriff's office were
nominated. Results of vote: Mr. Kirby 5, Woollum 23.
The secretary-treasurer was declared re-elected for a sec-
ond term and he would like to take this opportunity to
thank the membership for the expression of good will and
confidence.
Those receiving a majority vote for the board of direc-
tors were: Chairman, Director Frank Winters, San Fran-
cisco, 23; Henri Kirby, San Jose, 18; Harold Newnan,
Sacramento, 16; and Walter Wisnom, Burlingame, 15.
Other nominations for this office were Ray Meyers of
Vallejo, 12; James Allen of C. H. P., Sacramento, 9;
and Owen Hagan of Stockton, 4.
Chief C. L. Collins and James Sharp of Redwood City
were present and asked the association to consider the pos-
sibility of getting an assignment to use the 1674 kilocycle
channel for use by their main station. There was a lengthy
discussion on this subject and the possible outcome of
having the entire county of San Mateo rezoned for the
1674 kc. channel. The result was a unanimous conclusion
that we recommend to the Federal Communications Com-
mission that the county of San Mateo be rezoned for use
of the 1674 channel.
John Warman asked that the Tracy police be granted
the use of 39,380 kc. for use by their mobile units. This
request was granted.
Joseph Bates of Berkeley and Paul Nesbit of Lodi were
elected to regular membership, and K. V. Keeley of the
Russell Woollum
Re-elected Secretary
C. H. P., Sacramento, was proposed for election at the
next business meetinsi. (Continued on page 25 I
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Last year when the Northern California Police Com-
munications Officers' Association held their annual dinner
dance in San Francisco, Lieutenant Thomas Mclnerney,
who had charge of the program, became ill and Officer
Edward Borbeck took over the direction of the affair. So
successfully did he handle the arrangements, and so good
a time did the members of the association and their women
folk have that this year the organization insisted that
Director Frank Winters permit Officer Borbeck to serve
on their entertainment committee for this year's celebra-
tion. The request was granted and plans are being made to
make the occasion the best the Radio boys have ever had,
Bal Tabarin having been selected as the locale.
Inspector Howard Lundy, who was hospitalized for
a spell last month, is back on the job in the bureau of in-
spectors. He has declined Captain Michael Mitchell's
invitation to serve as undercover man in the harbor
district.
* * *
In a rooming house, described as a "fourth-class room-
ing house" out in the Mission district, a man entered a
room where some male guests were drinking wine and
whisky. They recognized him as a roomer, and complied
with his request for a drink of whisky. On partaking of
same, according to the report, he slid to the floor. The
party continued and no one disturbed him, while some
songs were sung and rounds of drinks taken.
After some time his wife entered, and left without
disturbing him. The party continued, and before it broke
up the coroner was sent for, and announced the visitor
had been dead for more than two hours. They informed
the coroner that he usually lay down like that, as he
wasn't a very heavy drinker and didn't care for singing.
* * *
Feminine Voice: "Officer, can you send a motorcycle
officer out here? There is a party honking his auto horn
and he won't stop until a policeman drives him away."
Officer: "Have you asked him to cease making that
noise ?"
Feminine Voice: "Oh, no. I can't do that, because I
am breaking a date I had with him, and I'm not supposed
to be here."
* * *
Old Lady: "Officer, how do I get to the Palace hotel?"
Officer: "It all depends on how you want to travel and
the location at which you now are, lady — that is, if you
wish to walk or to ride a street car. By the way, where
are you now ?"
Old Lady: "I never did believe before that cops were
worse than barbers."
ALAMEDA'S NEW SHERIFF
(Continued from page 20)
needed in Oakland as a witness. All the way to the prison
and back he was in constant communication with his office
in Oakland over the two-way radio.
He has ten high-speed cars with dual transmitters, and
recently he had constructed by Radio Engineer McMur-
phy an auxiliary power plant to be used as an emergency
in case utility power lines go out of commission.
In addition he has furnished transmitters and receiving
sets to fourteen cars used by the constables of the seven
townships in the county, as well as to the ambulance
operated by Walter Flierl at the Hayward sub-station
and one at Centerville that takes care of accidents in that
area.
McMurphy, with three other radio technicians, main-
tains a twenty-four-hour broadcasting service.
Leo H. Ader, veteran of the department, is under-
sheriff, having served as chief criminal deputy and in
many other important branches of the office.
The chief criminal deputy now is Harry Adams.
Adams is one of the noted rifle shots of the country, hav-
ing been on the American rifle team that won the world
championship at the Olympic games in Sweden in 1912
and in Belgium in 1920. He treasures the medal awarded
him personally by the King of Sweden, who likewise
awarded several to Jim Thorpe, the noted Indian athlete,
that year. He still has his keen eye and can outshoot any
of the experts in this neck of the woods. He is the in-
structor for the office in both rifle and pistol shooting. He
was a major in the army during the World War, having
been mustered out of the service in 1922 at Monterey.
Soon after he became a deputy sheriff in Alameda county
and has been there ever since.
Deputy John Driver is superintendent of the prison
farm, a job he takes a lot of pleasure in holding. He has
developed it into one of the most productive and at-
tractive to be found in the county, noted for its agricul-
tural and stock-raising successes.
Jailor William D. Terry has supervision over the jails
and you won't find cleaner, better regulated or safer jails
than those under his management. Everything for the care
and needs of the prisoners, from tailoring and laundry to
sanitary conveniences, is to be found at both places.
The identification bureau is another place that reaches
a high point of efficiency with everything in modern
January, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 25
equipment. Deputy Fred Harden, one of the veteran
fingerprint experts in America and recognized over the
land as one of the best, has charge of this bureau.
We have an idea that Sheriff Gleason is going to be
sheriff of Alameda county for a long time, and we are
mighty glad to see a former newspaper reporter making
good in this particular line of endeavor.
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS
(Continued from page 23)
The February meeting of the association is known as
"Ladies' Night" and plans for this program were dis-
cussed. The tentative plan is to hold the meeting at some
"spot" in San Francisco and give wives and friends a
chance to "get out". A committee of three was appointed
to make definite plans on this feature. Director Winters
and Officer Edward Borbeck of the San Francisco police,
and J. M. Lewis of San Anselmo are in charge of these
arrangements. The date will be February 13, and it is
just as important as any other meeting, so try to be there.
The following members and guests were present :
Chief Thomas F. Burke and Sergeant M. Trinta of
San Mateo.
Director Frank Winters, Edward Borbeck and Opie L.
Warner of San Francisco.
Chief Wise and John Warman of Tracy.
Chief C. L. Collins and James Sharp of Redwood City,
Henri Kirby and Herman Schwandt of San Jose police.
J. N. Barlich of Salinas, and E. A. Wilson, city at-
torney of San Mateo.
Louis Kruse and Ray Burton of Alameda.
R. Stubbe and D. D. Atwood of Palo Alto.
Chief C. S. Jackson and Paul Nesbit of Lodi.
Herb Becker of Eimac tubes.
Owen Hagan of Stockton.
Ray Gada of Modesto.
B. McMurphy, R. J. Woollum, Emery L. Simpson of
Alameda County Sheriff's Office.
Fd. Bertola, Vern Bramley, James Allen, James Roche
and K. V. Keeley of California Highway Patrol.
Mott Brunton of KQW-KJBS, and Ted Bindner of
KROW, Oakland.
Edw. Maeshner of Berkeley.
H. L. Newnan of Sacramento, and M. LeBoeuf of
Marysville.
Palnh Moore of Piedmont Police.
Flvin Feige, Leonard Quirley, Mario Chirone of E. C.
Wenger's, Oakland.
George T. Wunderlich and E. A. Whitehead of San
Francisco.
J. M. Lewis of San Anselmo.
Ray Meyers of Vallejo and Jack Rogers of Napa.
The next meeting will, of course, be the "Ladies'
Night" in San Francisco on February 13. All members
will be informed by card as to the exact time and meet-
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January, 194-1
WHITE MAN RULES CHINATOWN
( Continued from page 14)
the detective bureau under the late Captain Eugene Wall
and detailed to general work with the late Tim Bailey.
While John Mooney was captain of detectives, Manion
was a partner of Nick Baculich and Jim Skelly on general
assignment work. Captain Shea later assigned Inspector
James Regan as his partner on the pawnshop detail, on
which Inspector Manion remained until placed in charge
of the Chinatown squad in 1921.
In another issue will be published an account of some
of the outstanding arrests he made during the thirty-three
hectic years of police duty which the inspector has seen
in the San Francisco Police Department.
The late Tom Ryan, who was night captain of detec-
tives in 1912 and 1913, had become weary listening to the
tales of victims of bunco deals. It was true those victims
were more or less to blame for having anything to do
with people who were selling the sheep out in Golden
Gate Park, down-town hotels at sacrifice prices, or lega-
cies in tin boxes, and ferry-boats. Captain Ryan gave the
matter deep consideration and decided to assign Manion
to go out and bring those San Francisco bunco men to
justice. Outstanding amongst men arrested and convicted
by Inspector Manion was the famous Mike Gallo. This
was the first arrest in the Italian bunco scandal which
shocked San Francisco a quarter of a century ago. Mike
was sent to San Quentin for a box-switch trick on a
farmer. When in San Quentin, Mike did considerable
talking off the record, his blanket accusations being
directed at some outstanding members of the San Fran-
cisco detective bureau. But this will be dealt with later.
When the late Dan O'Brien became chief of police he
recalled a tall, husky, smiling Irishman who years before
had induced him to come into the police department. That
man was Manion. Manion always had been poor and for
this and other reasons everybody figured he must be honest.
His fists had cuffed so many crooks, despite their guns,
that everybody knew he was fearless.
Said Dan to Jack: "You're it."
"O. K., chief," was Manion's reply. And Manion was
placed in charge of the Chinatown police detail, the
"toughest job in the department."
[To Be Continued]
POLICEWOMAN SULLIVAN
(Continued from page 15)
its happy ending, was the restoring to a mother of two
daughters she had not seen for 22 years, after they were
kidnapped by an irate father. This woman came under
the notice of Kathryn Sullivan because of her several
efforts to end her life. Grieving over the uncertainty of
what became of her little girls who were so rudly snatched
from her had almost driven the woman insane. So
Kathryn Sullivan made up her mind to see if she could
not find these stolen children. She didn't have much to
go on and a lot of water had run into the sea since last
the mother had seen them.
Undaunted, she got all the facts she could from the
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mother. For weeks she ran down every lead and finally
things began to get brighter and she got a trail. She fol-
lowed this trail and so successful had the lead been de-
veloped that a year ago last Christmas she was able to
lave one of the daughters come from Chicago for a
Christmas reunion. The other daughter who lived near
Chicago was ill and could not come west until New Year's
day, 1^40, and what a reunion there was — the mother,
her long-lost girls — and Kathryn Sullivan. The mother
was taken east where she divides her time with her two
daughters, and regularly comes a letter to her benefactor
telling how- grateful she is and how she is now well in
mind and body, thanks to the San Francisco Police De-
partment for taking time to help a discouraged mother.
Then there was the time down south of Market, where
she went to rescue a young girl from a den of drug fiends.
Alone she entered as she had on innumerable occasions
before in such cases. As she went into the cheap, foul
place, she was set upon by a half dozen drug-crazed
women, who resented her intrusion, and whose hatred
for the law knew no bounds. As she squared off to defend
herself, there dashed to her side a powerful, unkempt
woman, who huskily shouted in her ear: "I'm with you
Kate. These dames ain't going to hurt you as long as I'm
on my feet." Following which this welcomed ally started
to work on the women. In no time it was over, and Kate
Sullivan had her girl. Then she turned to her rescuer
and started to thank her. "Cut it, Kate, you didn't have
no rough stuff coming. You've fronted for me down at
the hall a few times." And with that Kate Lynch, notori-
ous police character, slumped in a corner and went to sleep.
In spite of all the misery and sorrow she has seen, and
of the wasted lives she has observed, Policewoman Sulli-
van has not lost her faith in human nature, and is con-
vinced that with some few- exceptions, there is a little
good in the worst of humanity.
She thinks the young girls today are no worse than
those of twenty-five years ago, but this she believes is due
to the opportunity given today to better inform girls on
those things that a quarter of a century ago were never
mentioned by mothers and teachers. Then, too, young
women are no longer the clinging-vine type, and if some
fresh mug tries to make a pass he is apt to get himself
a smack that will discourage his ambitions.
Kathryn Sullivan is a member of the Woman Peace
Officers' Association of California, and was president of
the organization for two terms — 1934 and 1935.
She is now attached to the missing persons bureau under
Inspector Marvin Dowell, and is detailed with Officers
Harold Walker, Jack Eker and Ralph McDonald. Joseph
Ryan, chief adjuster for Swett & Crawford, insurance
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January, 1941
"I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR . . ."
(Continued from page 5)
in the county jail, in the discretion of the court, it shall
be deemed a misdemeanor for all purposes after a judg-
ment imposing a punishment other than imprisonment in
the state prison."
The purpose of this section is obviously to give the
judge an opportunity to mete out such punishment as, in
his opinion, will be commensurate with the gravity of the
offense, coupled with a consideration of the age and
character of the accused (Doble v. Superior Court, 197
Cal. 556).
Until the meaning of the language of Section 17 was
clarified by the Supreme Court the legal metamorphosis
involved caused law enforcement officers and the judiciary
considerable trouble, particularly in cases involving the
lawfulness of arrest and the application of the statute of
limitation. The section was finally construed as having a
prospective operation only; i. e., it is only for purposes
subsequent to judgment of a fine or county jail sentence
that the offense is deemed to be a misdemeanor (In re
Miller 218 Cal. 698).
The view entertained by California courts is ably pre-
sented in the case of In re Rogers (20 Cal. App. 2nd 397)
in which the court decided :
"A crime which may be punished by imprisonment in
the state prison, although the statute confers a discretion
on the court to impose a mere county jail sentence is
deemed to be a felony, unless the court actually exercises
that discretion by imposing a fine or jail sentence. More-
over, it is clear and it has been frequently so held that the
character of the offense is not changed from a felony to
a misdemeanor by the mere imposition of a fine or jail
sentence. It remains a felony for all purposes except that
after judgment imposing a punishment other than im-
prisonment in the state prison, it shall thereafter be
deemed to be a mere misdemeanor."
To the same effect is Roger v. Pryor, 17 Cal. App.
2nd 147.
Thus, if the police officer is confronted with a crime
which is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison
or in the county jail, or by fine, he may consider it ex-
clusively in the felony field and proceed accordingly be-
cause the crime remains and continues to be a felony
until a judgment imposing punishment other than im-
prisonment in the state prison is decreed by the trial
court. This is a matter of great importance to the police
officer who makes the arrest and to the defendant as well.
Upon rendering sentence to the county jail, the crime
for the first time becomes a misdemeanor and the de-
fendant is not burdened with the moral stigma of a felon.
Although the incidents of conviction of a felony at
common law have now been abolished by statute or con-
stitutional provision, nevertheless a sentence for a felony
suspends all the civil rights of the person so sentenced,
and forfeits all public offices and all private trusts,
authority, or power during such imprisonment (Section
673 P. C). While modern statutes (Section 674 P. C.)
refer to civil death, the felon today does not carrv the
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impediments or disabilities that were attached to a con-
viction for a fclonv under the common law. Automatically
upon conviction of a felony under the common law the
offender was placed in a state of attainder, the incidents
to which were forfeitures of estate, corruption of blood,
and extinction of all rights which were denominated civil
death.
Forfeiture was a part of the punishment by which the
goods, chattels, lands, and tenements of the attained felon
were forfeited to the crown. Corruption of blood was of
feudal origin, and in contemplation of law the blood of
the felon was deemed to be corrupted and stained so that
he could not transmit his estate to his heirs, nor could
he take bv descent from the ancestor.
Civil death rendered the attainted person incapable
of performing any legal function and in effect caused him
to be regarded as dead in law, or. in the language of
Blackstone. "That the law takes no further care of him
than to see him executed." Although today the felon is
afforded greater consideration by the law, society still
looks upon him as an outcast, and the word "ex-convict"
with its connotations is not easily overcome.
The necessity for a thorough understanding of the fac-
tors set forth in this article is imperative, particularly as
we approach the law governing the making of arrests and
the imprisonment of persons by police officers.
This article suggests the following questions, the an-
swers to which can be found in the foregoing:
(1) What constitutional provision protects the people
against unreasonable invasions of their personal security?
(2) How are crimes divided?
(3) May a "high" misdemeanor be considered a
felony?
(4) What is the historical background of the division
of crime?
(5) By what standard do we determine whether a
crime is a misdemeanor or a felony?
(6) In cases of alternate punishments, what standard
governs in making arrests?
(7) What incidents flow from the conviction for a
felony in California?
(To be continued)
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The officers of the Police Widows' and Orphans' Aid
Association were installed at the January meeting of the
association.
All elected last month, with the exception of Director-
elect Arthur Hextrum, who is still in the hospital, were
on hand to formally take over their new duties.
Those duly installed were:
President— Deputy Chief Michael Riordan.
Vice-President — Officer Frank P. Murphy.
Treasurer — Sergeant John R. Dower.
Recording Secretary — Sergeant George F. Kopman.
Financial Secretary— Officer Owen Fogarty.
Trustees— Officers Arthur Garratt, George A. Lang-
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January, 1941
PREPARING FOR PROMOTIONS
(Continued from page 17)
placed on lists for promotion to the ranks of sergeant,
lieutenant and captain, respectively.
These men will be congratulated. They will richly
deserve congratulations for the reason that, through hard
work, on a course of study as difficult as those prescribed
for the obtaining of a college degree, they have personally
won a place in a higher rank.
The coming promotions will be for the men who know
their subjects. There is no place on promotion lists for
those who seek such places by short cuts, reliance on
coaching schools, lists of true-and-false questions, and such.
The true-and-false era came to light during the last
world war when it was found that such a large percentage
of would-be soldiers had forgotten their fifth grade (or
less) academic accomplishments — but could read. This
type of examination has had its day. Even with all its
faults, the well-trained man who had mastered the sub-
jects covered came out ahead of the one who had mem-
orized whole reams of prepared true-and-false questions.
Civil service examiners, with a view solely of securing
the deserving, the men who have painstakingly mastered
the knowledge demanded in the prescribed scope, are once
more relying on hypothetical questions — thus putting an
end to "guessing".
In our police department promotional examinations,
with its immense scope affording a choice of thousands of
possible questions, it will be quite a simple matter to
formulate tests which only those who are well prepared
will be capable of handling. The day of the six-week,
high-pressure cramming system is gone. The civil service
commission never wanted that system. In the approaching
promotion examinations the places will be only for the
candidates who have prepared — who have expended time
and energy in the struggle for promotion and prestige in
the'r chosen profession.
COURTESY WITH A SMILE
(Continued from page 18)
We realize it takes two to make a quarrel. It is equally
true that there is a limit to that virtue called patience;
that the law about turning the other cheek predicates the
ultimate in self-possession. But, then, a police officer is
human and once in a while will "stand up for his rights."
This causes trouble with the citizen. When all is over
neither the citizen nor the police officer is happy— it mat-
ters not which one happened to have the better of the
argument.
Our traffic officers are constantly thrown in direct con-
tact with the public— and I congratulate them on the
fortitude they exhibit under difficult circumstances. I
would have them constantly remember, however, that the
average individual behind a wheel is not himself, but an-
other individuality, and not at all expected to act towards
others (especially police officers) as is his wont.
In closing, I would ask all police officers, more espe-
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daily our much-tested traffic officers, to remember that,
in a police officer, courtesy and courage are equal and first
requirements to success — that their boss, Mr. Public, has
many whims that must be borne with, and must be given
"service with a smile," virtually soothed with the only
antidate that calms him — courtesy.
January, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 31
BAY COUNTY PEACE OFFICERS
(Continued from page 6)
together and discuss our different problems and make
plans to meet them."
Chief Dullea, who at the time was captain of inspec-
tors, is quoted in the Journal writing up that meeting
as follows:
Captain Dullea told of the training of the men of the
detective bureau under Captain Matheson in investigat-
ing crime and the "modus operandi" of criminals in the
Bay district. He told of the splendid spirit of co-operation
displayed in criminal matters among the officers of the
Bay counties, but felt there is much that could be done
to improve this co-operation by the organization of an
association.
He went on to state that by getting together at regular
intervals, where all might interchange ideas, would be of
inestimable benefit, and was bound to add to the efficiency
of all departments participating in such an organization.
After others present had contributed short talks, the
Bay Counties Peace Officers' Association was duly formed.
It was to include sheriffs, chief deputies, district attorneys
and chief deputies, chiefs of police, captains of inspectors
and detective captains, constables and enforcement officers
of state and federal agencies in all communities from San
Jose to Santa Rosa and the East Bay counties.
William J. Quinn was elected president, Don Marshall
vice-president, and Chief John J. Harper secretary-
treasurer. It was decided to hold monthly meetings, and
the second meeting was held in Burlingame.
At the Palace hotel gathering were the following:
Earl Warren, Alameda.
Chief Marshall, Oakland.
Wm. J. Quinn, Chief Clerk Horace McGowan, Cap-
tain Charles W. Dullea and Opie L. Warner of San
Francisco.
Chief Thomas Burke, San Mateo.
Chief John J. Harper, Burlingame.
Chief H. A.*Zink, Palo Alto.
Chief Cox, Richmond.
Chief Fred W. Heere, Piedmont.
Chief W. H. Wahmuth, Alameda.
Acting Chief C. D. Lee, Berkeley.
Many of those invited could not attend because of
previous engagements, but they lost no time in joining
the association, and today the roll includes every official
engaged in the administration of justice from all Bay
towns and cities, and the monthly meetings attract scores
of citizens and public officials outside of law enforce-
ment work.
Since the association was founded the following have
served as president :
Wm. J. Quinn, Chief Bodie Wallman, of Oakland;
Chief Harper, Chief L. E. Jones, of Richmond, and Chief
John N. Black, of San Jose. Chief Burke, of San Mateo
is now the president. Chief Dullea succeeds John Harper
as secretary-treasurer, giving way last month to Captain
Bernard McDonald. Chief Donald Wood of San Anselmo
is vice-president.
During the life of the association many instances of the
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soundness of the arguments of Attorney Warren and
Chief Dullea at that initial meeting have been heard. To-
day, in an emergency, a police force, including highly
trained and experienced men. equipped with every weapon
for enforcement of the law and with every means for fast
transportation and communication, could be mustered to
meet anv problem, criminal or otherwise.
A crook today no longer finds his immediate adversary
in a lone sheriff or a single police department : he finds a
potent organization extending from Santa Rosa to San
Tose readv to give him the run of his life.
Page 32
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
January, 1941
HILLSBOROUGH HAS NEW CHIEF
(Continued from page 12)
Training School in Berkeley, and he has also taken the
courses of the zone schools.
He is a member of the Peninsula Peace Officers' As-
sociation and of the Northern California Police Com-
munication Officers' Association.
Chief Wisnom is married, his wife being the former
Lucile Daugherty of Placer county, and the couple have a
sixteen-year-old daughter.
Mayor Ernest Ingold, who since his election as chief
executive of the city has seen that Hillsborough has the
latest and best of all things necessary for a good police
and fire department, takes great pride in the accomplish-
ments of these two important branches of the municipal
government. He, as well as City Manager Wilsey, have
proven to be most progressive in their administration of
the city affairs and they give whole-hearted support to
the chief of police and his force.
Mayor Ingold applies the same business methods of
dealing with the public in the affairs of Hillsborough that
have made him such a success as an automobile dealer
handling Chevrolet cars.
What little crime happens in Hillsborough is mostly
confined to burglaries by hired help in the big homes of
the city, though the De Tristan kidnapping gave the
nation some thrilling reading last November. Through
Chief Hirschey's efforts those who hire servants now see
to it that those employed have proper references, and thus
the number of inside jobs have been greatly reduced.
Beside Chief Wisnom the Hillsborough department
comprises the following:
Sergeant E. P. Orrick, Officers E. P. Funk, Lee L.
Lane, Roy Moore, Loren Todd and Special Charles Pake.
These officers keep a twenty-four-hour patrol over the
city and an ingenious automatically-operated electric
board tells where each car on patrol is at all times
throughout the day and night. This board was developed
by Wisnom and the station's technician.
NO. CALIFORNIA PEACE OFFICERS
(Continued from page 7 )
The present corps of officers are:
Inspector Kaminsky, president.
Sheriff Forrest Monroe of Yolo county, son of the late
Sheriff James Monroe, whose long service in office wrote
splendid history in that county, vice-president.
Judge Langdon, secretary-treasurer.
Captain A. H. Willard, Nevada City, of the division
of fish and game, sergeant-at-arms.
Former Chief Hallanan, who retired as head of the Sac-
ramento Police Department four years ago, spends the
summer months at his summer home on Lake Tahoe, but
keeps in close touch with the men he worked with so long
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Featured in This Issue
PAGE
Friends Celebrate a Year's Stewardship 3
Commissioner Walter McGovern 5
Bay Peace Officers In Important Meet 6
Beware of Bad Check Passer 7
The End of a Fine Year 8
Highlights of 1940 Annual Report 9
Oakland's Police Department 11
The Lie Detector and National Defense
By Anthony H. Bledsoe 12
Free Time — A Danger or a Blessing
By Judge Theresa Meikle 13
White Man Rules Chinatown for 20 Years
By Opie L. Warner 14
Report of U. S. Treasury Agencies 16
Operation of the Traffic Court
By Judge Herbert C. Kaufman 18
Accomplishments of FBI for 1940 20
Underpaid to Get Wage Boost 22
Fairfield Tough on "Fasties" 22
February Footprinters' Meet 23
A Human Vulture
By Opie L. Warner 24
Bay Counties Peace Officers' Association 26
Footprinters' Reno Trip 28
The Monkey and the Sailor Man
By the Editor 30
Chief Alley of Vacaville 31
Annual Police Concert and Ball
By Retired Officer George Barry 32
Tracy — City of Opportunity 34
Solano Peace Officers Meet 36
Death Takes Lieutenant Fitzhenry 38
Elephant Trains for Golden Gate Park 39
S. F. Traffic School Report 40
Flashes 42
Covering All the Beats 45
Sheriff Elmer Gum Dies 46
J. A. Lee — Clerk Extraordinary 47
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Directory
SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Hall of Justice, Kearny and Washington Streets
Telephones SUtter 2020 - 2030
Radio Short Wave Call KGPD
Mayor, Hon. Angelo J. Rossi
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
Regular Meetings, Monday, 7.30 p.m Hall of Justice
Hon. Wm. P. Wobber, Sr., President. ...412 Jessie Street
Hon. Walter McGovern 625 Market Street
Hon. Ward G. Walkup 240 Second Street
Captain Chas. F. Skelly, Secretary
Room 104, Hall of Justice
CHIEF OF POLICE Charles W. Dullea
DEPUTY CHIEF OF POLICE Michael Riordan
Bur. of Inspectors. Bernard J. McDonald Hall of Justice
Residence - 1341 31st Avenue
Traffic Bureau Albert S. Munn 635 Washington St.
Residence - 226 Jules Avenue
Dept. Sec'y Capt. John A. Encler Hall of Justice
Residence - 1631 32nd Avenue
Director
Bur. of Personnel Lieut. George Healy Hall of Justice
Residence - 4028 18th Street
Supervising Capt Arthur L. Christiansen Hall of Justice
Residence - 1346 24th Avenue
Director- Bureau of Criminal
Information Lieut. Frank E. Winters Hall of Justice
Residence - 670 41st Avenue
Director - Bureau of
Special Services Lieut. Emmet Moore Hall of Justice
Residence - 2186 15th Avenue
Inspector of Schools Traffic Control — Byron J. Getchell
Residence - 533 Brussels Street
Property Clerk Capt. Peter M. McGee Hall of Justice
Residence - 225 Ashton Avenue
City Prison Lieut. John J. Casey Hall of Justice
Residence - 188 Liberty Street
Central Capt. Joseph M. Walsh .635 Washington St.
Residence - 170 Beaumont Street
Southern Capt. Leo J. Tackney 360 Fourth St.
Residence - 2533 18th Avenue
Harbor Capt. M. E. Mitchell.. Drumm & Comm'l Sts.
Residence- 1471 29th Avenue
Mission Capt. John J. Casey 3057 17th Street
Residence - 570 16th Avenue
Northern Capt. Aloysius I. O'Brien 743 Ellis Street
Residence - 2610 Sacramento Street
G. G. Park Capt. John M. Sullivan .Golden Gate Park
Residence - 4075 26th Street opp. Waller St.
Richmond Capt. Francis J. McGuire 451 Sixth Ave.
Residence - 758 Tenth Avenue
Ingleside Capt. John A. Annear Balboa Park
Residence - 2 Linares Avenue near Ocean Ave.
Taraval Capt. John A. Reed 2348 24th Avenue
Residence - 438 21st Avenue
Headquarters Capt. John A. Encler Hall of Justice
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FEBRUARY, 1941
No. 2
Friends Celebrate a Year's Stewardship
On February 15 a hundred or more prominent citizens,
including leading business men, public officials, members
of the judiciary, the fire department and representatives
of other branches of our municipal and state government,
gathered in the Franciscan room of the Sir Francis Drake
hotel for a luncheon to celebrate the completion of Charles
W. Dullea's first year as chief of police.
Seated at the speaker's table were Mayor Angelo J.
Rossi, Chief Dullea, Commissioners William P. Wobber,
newly-elected president of the police board ; Past Presi-
dent Walter McGovern, who acted as toastmaster, and
Ward G. Walkup, City Attorney John J. O'Toole,
Judge I. M. Golden, City Administrator A. J. Cleary,
and George Reilly, member of the State Board of Equali-
zation.
Toastmaster McGovern presented Mayor Rossi as the
first speaker. The mayor stated he was happy to be present
and break bread with the close friends who had gathered
to do honor to the guest of the day and to celebrate the
first birthday of the new chief of police.
"Chief Dullea was born a policeman," the mayor de-
clared, "and he has made good in every job he has been
assigned. He has achieved great honors and the experience
that go with these honors, the hard way. He started at
the bottom, not at the top.
"I am grateful to the police commission for selecting
Charlie Dullea as chief of police — the members used the
best of judgment in making that selection. I wish to you,
Chief Dullea, many, many years of success and long life,
and may you continue as chief of police to give us the
fine police service we have had under your leadership,"
Mayor Rossi said in conclusion.
In his brief address following the mayor, Commissioner
McGovern said :
"One year ago today the police commission reorganized
the police department, and appointed Captain Dullea
chief of police.
"We stated at that time that in our opinion the police
department should be run by policemen and not by the
commission and politicians. For the past year the depart-
ment has been run by policemen, and has resulted in crime
being reduced to an irreducible minumum.
"We advised the new chief he was to select the corps
of officers who were to head the important bureaus of the
department, and that he was to run the city from a police
standpoint without any interference from the commission.
"Today we are more convinced than we were a year
ago that we selected the right man for the job. We are
impressed the men he selected for key positions to help
him carry out his work are as fine a type of police officers
that could be found in any city in the nation.
"The commission today is a three-man commission, and
the business of the three commissioners is to do all in
their power to continue giving this city the excellent law
enforcement it has enjoyed during the past twelve months.
"Having completed one year as president of the com-
mission, I am this day turning over that office to my good
friend William P. Wobber, who a year from today will
step aside for another of my good friends. Ward G.
Walkup. Thus will be rotated the office of the chairman-
ship of the board."
President Wobber replied to his introduction by saying:
"We know that never in the history of San Francisco have
the police problems of this city been in better shape. Chief
Dullea is a policeman at all times, and we have no wor-
ries, knowing he is at the helm. He has surrounded him-
self with able assistants, and he has raised the morale of
the personnel."
Commissioner Walkup stated: "I have never held pub-
lic office before, but since I have been on the board I have
been greatly pleased to see how the public officials of this
city go hand in hand to make this a better place to reside.
It is a pleasure to be on a commission that heads such a
splendid body of men as make up our police department."
"Presiding Jud^e Frank T. Deasy of the Superior
Court and Presiding Judge Alden Ames of the Municipal
Court paid high tribute to Chief Dullea as a man and as
a public official. Thev congratulated him on his successful
first year as police chief, and enumerated instances of the
splendid co-operation that prevails between the police and
the judiciary of this city.
City Attornev O'Toole not only congratulated the chief
for the fine first-year record, but congratulated him for
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February, 1941
the fine work that he has done since he has been a member
of the police department.
Controller Harold Boyd spoke of the sincere co-opera-
tion of the police commission and Chief Dullea with his
important branch of the city government. To the com-
mission, and particularly to McGovern, there was much
credit due for working out an intelligent, legal and sound
Chari.es W. Dullea
Chief of Police of San Francisco
method of handling the police contingency fund, he
pointed out, and for settling this problem that has, in the
past caused some misunderstanding, he was officially
grateful.
George Reilly of the State Board of Equalization told
of the wonderful relationship existing today between his
office and the police department. He, too. paid Chief
Dullea high compliment for his wise selection of trained
officers to head key spots in the department.
In what was his Inst public speech. City Administrator
Alfred J. Cleary gave one of the most humorous talks of
the reception, and then in a serious vein told of how at-
tentively Chief Dullea attended to every phase of police
work. He gave as an example his perfect record of attend-
ance at meetings of the street traffic advisory board. He
said that the present police commission had displayed its
love for San Francisco a year ago by appointing Charles
Dullea chief of police which has resulted in giving the
city the best police department in the United States.
Judge I. M. Golden, a close personal friend for many
years, paid his compliments to the guest of honor as well
as to the commission. He said he would never forget the
devoted and loyal support the chief gave him during the
vears the speaker was an assistant district attorney. From
his long association he said he was convinced Chief Dullea
was the best cop in America, and the finest job the com-
mission ever did was appointing him chief of police.
Fire Chief Charles Brennan declared he was honored
to have a brother of Chief Dullea in the fire department,
and he pointed to Captain Edward Dullea, who was
present. He said that through his long service as a police
officer, Chief Dullea had won the admiration and confi-
dence of the people and officials of the city.
Deputy Chief Michael Riordan spoke for the police
department and in a well-worded address recounted the
qualities that have made his chief the success that he
is. He said organized crime is kept out of our city
because the 1300 men of the department have been taught
to do their duty in a big way and were doing just that.
Judge E. P. Mogan also paid tribute to the chief and
to the police department and complimented the officials
for their good judgment in giving the department the
leadership it possesses today.
Chief Dullea, the final speaker of the occasion, re-
sponded feelingly to the tributes paid him. He said San
Francisco was his birthplace, and here his wife and chil-
dren were born, and because the city was his home he
wanted to see it the best noliced community in the land,
and that if it had attained that status it was due to the
loyal officers and men of the department, for neither he,
nor any other man, alone, could accomplish such a thing.
It was a swell party, well deserved and justly earned.
TO REDUCE TRAFFIC DEATHS
IMPROVE STREET LIGHTING
Improved street lighting is needed to reduce night traf-
fic deaths, aid law enforcement and help guard against
sabotage, C. H. Rex, General Electric illumination expert
at Chicago, told the annual convention of chiefs of police
in Milwaukee last month. He said :
"In cities over 10,000 population 65 per cent of the
traffic fatalities occur in the darkness. Modern safety light-
ing can bring about a drastic reduction in the abnormal
night rate."
KEEP THIS IN MIND
The following letter was received by Chief Dullea
from the United States Coast Guard Air Station :
The following information is furnished for your files
for your use in the event some casualty comes to your
attention in which Coast Guard aircraft may be of as-
sitance:
( 1 ) The address of this unit is U. S. Coast Guard
Air Station, South San Francisco, Calif.
(2) The air station is located on San Francisco Airport
opposite San Bruno.
(3) The telephone numbers are South San Francisco
1516 and 1517.
(4) An amphibian airplane with crew will be available
at all times for assistance and rescue work, including
search for missing boats, overdue aircraft, etc.
You are requested to advise the officer-of-the-day at this
station immediately when information is received concern-
ing overdue or missing boats or aircraft or other cases
of marine distress.
G. G. Bowerman, Lieutenant, LT. S. C. G.
February, 1941
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Commissioner Walter McGovern
By The Editor
The completion on February 15 of Chief Charles W.
Dullea's first year as commander of the San Francisco
Police Department, marked the start of Senator Walter
McGovern's third year as a member of the Board of
Police Commissioners, and the termination of his year as
the hoard's chairman.
The splendid progress of the police department since
William P. Wobber, Sr.
Police Commission
Commissioner McGovern accepted the appointment on
the commission from Mayor Angelo J. Rossi, in January
1939 is history, and it is well known to everyone inter-
ested in good police administration. It is equally well
known what an important part he has had in this progress.
That he has stepped out as Commission President after
seeing that Commissioner William P. Wobber was placed
in that office, in no way means that he shall lessen his
interest and activity in the affairs of the department.
Few men have given their talents to public service as
unselfishly as has Walter McGovern, nor are there many
who can match his record of achievements in public and
civic welfare.
Walter McGovern was born on Rincon Hill, where
the Bay Bridge begins. The records place his birth as of
December 7, 1886.
From early youth he centered his efforts on becoming
an attorney-at-law, and possessing a studious nature he
had little trouble in realizing his ambition when he had
reached man's estate. Since his admission to the bar he has
become recognized as one of San Francisco's leading trial
lawyers. He has participated in many of the most cele-
brated civil and criminal cases during the past quarter
of a century — cases that have attracted public attention
in this area of the State.
In spite of his busy law practice, he has been able to
take time out on more than one occasion to serve the
people of his native city in various public offices.
During 1918 and 1919 he was an assistant district
attorney and served with distinction in this capacity.
In 1934 he was persuaded to make the race for State
Senator from this district and he was elected by the larg-
est vote ever cast for a candidate for that office in San
Francisco.
While a member of the State Senate he was chairman
of the special San Francisco harbor investigating com-
mittee. As head of that committee he prepared a report
on the history and development of the harbor that is
considered the most comprehensive document yet presented
on the all-important San Francisco harbor.
He was also chairman of the municipal corporation
committee which passed on important legislation involv-
ing San Francisco and other San Francisco Bay cities.
As a member of the senate judiciary committee he
helped write many important laws now on the statute
books of this State.
He took a leading part in the senate debates on im-
portant issues before that body and became recognized as
the senate's ablest orator.
At the end of his term as senator, he declined to be-
come a candidate for re-election.
In view of his splendid record as a state legislator he
was asked to become a candidate for the United States
Senate and was endorsed by several civic and political
organizations. But he preferred to retire from public office
for the time being, and devote his efforts to private law
practice.
Nevertheless, in January 1939, which marked the ex-
piration of his term as a member of the legislature, Sena-
tor McGovern was prevailed upon by Mayor Angelo J.
Rossi to accept membership on the police commission.
His experience as a trial lawyer, which took him into all
civil and criminal courts of the city has proved a valuable
asset in conducting the affairs of the police board.
After Commissioner McGovern made a comprehensive
study of police department conditions, he reported to
Mayor Rossi that in his opinion the department was badly
demoralized, that the morale was low and that the depart-
ment needed reorganization.
He publicly proposed that Charles W. Dullea, then
captain of inspectors, be made chief of police, and that a
complete reorganization of personnel be effected.
The death of Police Commissioner Charles Traung
created a vacancy on the board. William P. Wobber was
appointed to fill that vacancy. From the date of his
appointment he joined with Commissioner McGovern
and voted to reorganize the department by first naming
Captain Dullea to be chief of police.
On February 15. 1940, McGovern was elected presi-
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Bay Peace Officers In Important Meet
The meeting was called to order by Association Presi-
dent Thomas F. Burke.
In order to allow sufficient time for a later meeting of
the majority of those in attendance dealing with the selec-
tion of committees of the State Council for Civilian De-
fense, Regional Council No. 5, the reading of the minutes
of the last meeting at the Lakeside Country Club, San
Francisco, was dispensed with.
President Burke introduced the host for the day, Chief
of Police Earl Dierking, who, in turn, presented John
Stuart, mayor of Vallejo, also J. H. Perkins, commis-
sioner of public health and safety, and Frank Brew,
Ralph Hoyt
District Attorney of Alameda County
commissioner of public works, each of whom made brief
addresses.
Dr. Leo McMahon of San Francisco, assisted by Sheriff
.Miller, Chief Foster of Sebastopol, and Charles Hamilton
of Vallejo entertained the members with songs and stories.
Ex-Chief of Police Bill Stanford of Vallejo was intro-
duced and briefly addressed the membership.
The following were elected as new members of the
association: Clinton T. Duffy, warden, San Quentin ;
John Claussen. undersheriff, Napa; H. C. Grove, chief
of police, Dixon ; Joseph Longo, justice of the peace, Val-
lejo, and Andrew Shoveland, constable, Vallejo.
The following were elected honorary members: Joe
Villa, Albany; Al Helgoe, Burlingame, and Walter J.
Vervais, Oakland.
The speaker of the day was Lieutenant Henry A.
Dietz, U. S. N., of the commandant's office at Mare
Island Navy Yard. His topic was "National Defense."
In the course of a most instructive and detailed recounting
of the various activities demanded of peace officers in the
matter of national defense, he also pointed out the close
relationship between the naval department and civil
authorities in national defense.
In discussing possible emergencies which may arise ow-
ing to social and industrial changes in the near future.
Lieutenant Dietz drew attention to actual changes along
these lines in the city of Vallejo. Mare Island ordinarily
gives employment to about 5,000 men, while today more
than 15,000 men are employed in the yard under civil
service, he stated. Similar outstanding changes have taken
place throughout the entire United States, he stated, and
will continue, thus calling for preparedness on the part
of those whose duty it is to see that peace and harmony
exist in commerce, and labor lines as well as the ever-
present duty of combating crime.
He warned his hearers against hysteria. He predicted
his hearers would experience actual instances of emergenc)
cases. In most instances he stated mob fear, caused by
wild rumors, would be the actual cause of these annoying
situations. Lieutenant Dietz impressed the absolute neces-
sity of calmness and coolness in handling such problems.
He, from experience, in the office of Earl Warren,
now our attorney-general, knew the caliber of the men
who compose the small army of peace officials in the San
Francisco Bay area, and had no misgivings as to their
competency to handle any exigencies arising in matters
connected with our national defense.
State Attorney-General Earl Warren addressed the
meeting concerning the State Council for Civilian De-
fense, Regional Council No. 5.
In an able address he summed un definitely the responsi-
bilities which this new national move places on the
shoulders of peace officers, individually and collectively.
He stated it is absolutely necessary that peace officers
realize that in the matter of state and national defense
a peace officer is a very important unit.
National defense is the watchword of our country at
this critical period in our history, he stated.
He pointed out that one outstanding duty of peace
officers in the matter of national defense is taking stock
of ourselves. This stocktaking, he said, would consist in
making a census of the peace officers of the entire state
so that our state council will know definitely all the data
necessary to a well-orgaivzed semi-military organization.
This data the speaker listed as: Number of peace of-
ficers, number of such in uniform, amount and actual type
of equipment maintained by police and sheriffs' depart-
ments and by constables, also the amount and kind of
ammunition on hand for emergency purposes.
He warned his hearers that they must be prenared for
the worst — not the best — if anything happens. Any emer-
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gency or catastrophe that may come will be at its worst,
he said, and peace officers in considering these visitations
should remember they may not depend on civilians for aid.
It is only human, he said, for a civilian to look first to
the safety of his family and himself. Peace officers enjoy
no such privilege as that, due to the fact that they have
sworn to protect life and property, he pointed out.
1 his census of peace officers will be the first of its kind
ever held in California. Mr. Warren stated it was well
within the realm of possibility that California would ex-
perience an enforced "black out." In such a terrifying
situation only the most perfectly co-ordinated plans would
obviate confusion and unnecessary suffering — even if no
casualties occurred from a bombing raid. It is up to our
peace officials to not only be themselves prepared for
such an exigency, he said, but also to align the citizens to
be their aid rather than a disturbing hindrance.
It will be up to every peace officer to be the man of the
moment in such emergencies — to actually take charge and
keep his head, thus obviating mob hysteria.
Through the organization of councils similar to that
formed in this area, each community in the state will be
in a position to call on its neighboring community for aid
— and to receive such aid with promptness, Mr. Warren
stated.
The problems of housing, evacuation, traffic control,
and highway patrolling, also construction of bomb shelters
and home defense must be worked out as speedily as pos-
sible, he declared. All this detail is the work with which
our co-ordinated regional and state defense councils are
now confronted, he pointed out.
In closing, Mr. Warren said : "We must look to the
darkest side in order to be properly prepared. We must
assume that England will lose, and that when England
falls the axis powers now fighting the allies will pounce
upon us. It is against this threat we must build our state
and national defense."
During a brief recess, at the suggestion of Chief of
Police Bodie A. Wallman of Oakland, a committee rep-
resentative of the nine counties comprising Regional Dis-
trict No. 5, was elected.
Those elected were: District Attorney John T. Fitz-
gerald, Santa Clara county; John Greening, chief of
police, Berkeley; Constable B. B. Rogers, Martinez;
Sheriff John Thornton and District Attorney Philip B.
Lynch. Solano county; Sheriff John B. Steckter, Napa;
Chief of Police Donald T. Wood, San Anselmo ; Sheriff
J. J. McGrath, San Mateo county ; and Chief of Police
Howard Zink of Palo Alto.
Chief of Police Bodie A. Wallman, Oakland. Chief of
Police Charles W. Dullea of San Francisco, District At-
torney Ralph Hoyt of Alameda county, Chief of Police
Emmet Jones of Richmond, District Attorney Matthew
Brady of San Francisco, and District Attorney Toland
McGettigan of Santa Rosa, members of the state council
organized at the Los Angeles meeting, will serve as ex-
officio members of Regional Council No. 5.
A meeting was set for February 4, 1941, at the office
of Chief Wallman of Oakland. District Attornev Hovt
was elected chairman; Chid Dullea vice-chairman, and
secretary is Chief John Greening of Berkeley. Liaison offi-
cers to coordinate with the state council will be announced
later.
Next meeting will be held at Redwood City on Febru-
ary 27, 1941.
BEWARE OF BAD CHECK PASSER
Do not cash checks for strangers; strangers are not
always crooks, but crooks are usually strangers. Be cau-
tious of those who desire to use certified checks or bank
drafts — suspect forgery.
Do not cash or accept a check or a draft from a stranger
until he has proved his identity beyond a question of a
doubt.
Do not cash or accept a check or draft where the sup-
posed payee endorses the check or draft giving an address
unless you know positively that the address is correct and
that the endorser is a bona fide resident.
Do not cash a check or draft that appears to be certified.
Many certifications are made by the use of a rubber stamp
signature. Be suspicious and act accordingly.
Do not cash checks made by the use of a rubber stamp.
That is the danger signal. The stamp may read "For
Salary and Expenses" or may have the name of the firm
printed thereon, this giving the appearance of genuineness
for easy cashing.
Do not pay out good money for bad paper to a plausible
crook because he looks all right. Investigate before you
invest.
Do not cash checks given by purchasers in excess of a
purchase — another danger signal — use caution. "Paper
hangers" live on the change from bad checks.
Do not accept checks written with a pencil. Checks
should be written with pen and ink.
Do not cash checks or any negotiable paper that shows
any evidence of being retouched, altered or overwritten —
suspect forgery.
Do not cash checks that show any evidence of being
mended or having been erased or figures added to change
the amount from the original.
Do not cash checks drawn on a bank outside of the State
of California and be suspicious of checks drawn on banks
outside of the City and County of San Francisco.
Never place your signature alone as an endorsement on
checks you intend to deposit. Write above or below your
signature "For Deposit Only."
In case of doubt or suspicion, call the Police Depart-
ment, telephone SLTtter 2020.
Editor's Note — Chief of Police Charles W. Dullea has
issued instructions to have a copy of a circular containing
the above suggestions given to citizens who report being
victimized by bad check passers.
Compliments of
JOSEPH J. McSHANE
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The End of a Fine Year
February, 1041
February 15, 1940, signalized the reorganization of the
San Francisco Police Department. On that date, Com-
missioners Walter McGovern and William G. Wobber
placed Captain of Inspectors Charles W. Dullea in the
office of Chief of Police, and instructed him to go about
selecting the men he wanted to occupy the key positions
of the department. Further, they instructed him that
policing San Francisco was his business and no one was
going to interfere with his administration of that business.
It wasn't because the Commissioners liked Captain
Dullea's taste in neckties nor the manner he had his hair
combed that they selected him and gave him a freedom
in official action seldom accorded a chief of police. They
took this action because thev were well acquainted with
his record in the department from the day in 1911 when
he became a rookie member, through the years that took
him through every rank, with top honors, to that of cap-
tain of inspectors. They knew the high character of the
man they were going to place in the highly responsible
position as head of our law enforcement agency compris-
ing more than 1,300 men and a few women.
Thev knew the loyalty he had displayed to every trust
placed in his hands, and of the integrity that marked
his every private and official act.
Also, they were well aware of the part he had played
in keeping this city rid of the criminal element, and
what he had achieved in crime prevention. These things,
with the exemplary life he has led, and the respect he
holds from every class of law-abiding citizens, were the
causes that impelled the commission to make Captain
Dullea, Chief Dullea.
The year just passed is ample justification for their
action. Much has been accomplished in those 12 months.
There are statistics that will be found on another page,
telling the story in cold figures. Figures that show a re-
duction in major crimes, in auto thefts, in traffic deaths
and in murder. Figures that reveal more property re-
covered after being stolen than for many years past. Fig-
ures that well prove a measurement of the success of the
department since its reorganization, and which justify
that reorganization.
Put figures do not tell all the story. For there is the
well-known fact that a most harmonious feeling exists
today among the men of the department. These statistical
figures do not refer to what has been done to get city-
paid ammunition for the members of the department, who
for years have had to supply their own ammunition, both
for practice and for actual use. They do not refer to the
plans for erecting on Lake Merced a fine, new modern
equipped shooting range for the members of the force.
They fail to relate that it won't be long now until San
Francisco will be equipped with the latest in two-way
radio, which will bring each mobile unit into closer asso-
ciation and instant contact with all surrounding law
enforcement agencies.
Figures also fail to tell how the Commissioners — Mc-
Govern, Wobber and Ward G. Walkup — join with
Chief Dullea in personallv appearing at every gathering
of police officers, and meet the members on a friendly
and cordial plane.
The corps of men placed in charge of the head bureaus
POLICE MAY PRESENT PETITIONS
Police officers often have ideas that would tend to
improve conditions in public affairs, especially in the
operation of the police department. But they have never
been encouraged to promote these ideas, and naturally
were fearful of introducing them because they might
violate some section of the city charter or the rules
and regulations of the police department.
Commissioners McGovern, Wobber and Walkup,
mindful of the fact that there are many intelligent
men in our department who have the faculty to think
and draw conclusions from their experience as enforce-
ment officers, have changed all this. By a resolution
passed at a recent meeting they hold out encouragement
to the members to present anything that might be to
the public's good.
This unique resolution follows:
"Whenever ten or more members of the department
desire to petition the commission to enact, repeal,
change, amend or modify any written rule or regula-
tion of the department, under the jurisdiction of the
police commission, they may address a written com-
munication to the chief of police, signed by ten or more
members of the department, setting forth their sugges-
tions and designating the proposed or existing rule or
regulation they desire to have enacted, repealed,
changed, amended or modified, as the case may be, and
giving their reasons therefor. The cfn'ef shall thereupon
submit such written petition to the commission. If the
same appears to the commission to be for the best
interests of the department and worthy of further con-
sideration and discussion, a time for an open hearing
thereof shall be designated by the commission and the
chief shall thereupon direct all the members who signed
the same to appear before such meeting of the commis-
sion. The members signing such petition shall be priv-
ileged to freely address the commission, in person, at
such meeting, or meetings, on the subject matter of
their petition.
by Chief Dullea explains in a measure why his first year
has been marked with the success that is admitted by all
fair-minded people.
With men the type of Deputy Chief Michael Riordan,
Captain of Inspectors Bernard McDonald, Captain John
Engler, department secretary; Director Arthur Chris-
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tiansen, supervising captain ; Director of Personnel George
Healy; Director of Communications Frank E. Winters;
Director of Social Service Emmett Moore; Captain of
Traffic Albert Munn ; Inspector of School Traffic Bj ron
Getchell, and Captain McGee of the propertj clerk's
office, holding down these important positions, the worries
of any chief would be reduced to a minimum, and so have
those of Chief Dullea. These key men give the ultimate
in attention to their respective duties.
With his first year of success as a chief behind him
and with the announced determination of excelling that
excellent record. Chief Dullea faces his second year with
the good wishes of the good people of San Francisco. He
has the respect of the great majority of our people — a
respect rightfully won. He has the support of his district
captains, all experienced and able executives, as well as
the rest of the rank and the file of the department.
Between the department and the elected and appointed
officials of San Francisco there is a spirit of cooperation,
promoted by Chief Dullea, which gives further incentive
to render the very maximum of police service to the people
of this city.
Among the peace officers of the State, Chief Dullea is
held in high regard and through his membership in the
International Association of Chiefs of Police; the State
Peace Officers' Association, of which he is a vice presi-
dent; the Bay Counties' Peace Officers' Association, of
which he is past secretary, and of the International Asso-
ciation of Footprinters, Chapter No. 1, of which he is a
vice-president, he had been most active, and is sought
for service on importani committees oi each o\ these
organizations.
He has been prominent in the formation of the Peace
Officers' National Civilian Defense, which is now or-
ganized to meet any national emergency. He was called
by Attorney General Earl Warren to take part in the
preliminary meetings to cooordinate the law enforcement
agencies and is a member of the fifth region committee
that covers the bay counties, and of which District Attor-
ney Ralph Hoyt of Alameda county is president.
While Chief Dullea has received many congratulation
on the success of his initial year as police chief, the city is
to be congratulated for having a man who is recognized,
not only locally for his ability, but throughout the State
and nation.
POLICE ACADEMY ON NEW TERM
Director George Healy and his assistant, Sergeant
George Duncan, have opened up their police training
academy for another term.
On February 1 the following officers were appointed
from the eligible list, who will undergo a year's training
before given permanent rating:
Frank J. Ryan, George R. Christensen, Thomas E.
Sherbridge, James Kerr, Aaron D. Titles, Ralph P. Col-
bert, Frank A. Sullivan, Kenneth G. Jahs, Robert J.
McKee, Charles I. Naughton.
When these novitiates complete their 12 months' course
they will know a lot more about police duty than men who
20 years ago would learn in five years.
HIGHLIGHTS OF 1940 ANNUAL REPORT
Once again our San Francisco Police Department
records show no bank robberies. There was one in-
stance of an attempted bank holdup in which the
would-be perpetrator was arrested in the act.
No child of school-going age has been killed during
the past year at school crossings during school hours,
this being due to the fact that members of the school
traffic patrol were on duty at such crossings during the
school year.
The total losses in the case of attacks against prop-
erty as compared with 1939 show a decrease of 7.01 per
cent, while the total recoveries show an increase of
42.44 per cent.
Actual figures on crimes involving attacks against
persons and property show that in comparison with
1939 there is a marked decrease, the percentage of de-
crease in the various crimes against persons and prop-
erty being as follows: murder, 16.66 per cent; petty
theft, 2.12 per cent; grand theft, 2.46 per cent; and
robbery, 21.71 per cent.
The holding of the Golden Gate International Ex-
position on Treasure Island, although attracting an
average of 41,000 persons daily, had no effect whatever
in the matter of creating an upward trend of crime in
San Francisco. From a police standpoint, Treasure
Island, during the entire fair period, was virtually a
crimeless portion of the city and county of San Fran-
cisco.
Only one robbery was committed on Treasure
Island during the fair and the culprit was immediately
arrested. Of the six burglaries (reported as such) four
proved to be petty thefts, and none involved property
values of any consequence. Pickpocketing and purse
snatching are the outstanding crimes where large
groups of people assemble. Only four cases of purse
snatching and fifteen of pocketpicking were reported to
our police department on Treasure Island.
Considering the fact that more than ten thousand
automobiles arrived daily during the fair period, the
entire lack of traffic accidents on Treasure Island is
phenomenal. In the matter of traffic accidents, a com-
parison with the year 1939 shows a decrease of 18. ^J
per cent in fatalities arising from traffic accidents, while
a comparison of the total number of non-fatal traffic
accidents shows a decrease of 6.05 per cent.
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OAKLAND'S POLICE DEPARTMENT
January 1 saw Bodie A. Wallman complete another
successful year as chief of police of Oakland, which
extends his tenure in that office to seven years, a record
for continuous service in the Fast Bay city. This also
marks his thirtieth year as a member of the police de-
partment.
Chief Wallman was born in Livermore less than sixty
years ago. He went through the public schools and after
graduating from high school studied chemistry at the
University of California, and later took a course in the
University of Santa Clara, where he was renowned as
a baseball pitcher.
After his college experiences he worked for the fabulous
Senator Clark in the copper mines of Arizona, and took
a whirl in gold mining during the boom days of Tonopah
and Goldfield.
Finally he decided to return to Alameda county where
he settled in Oakland, engaging in the tile and mantel
business. However, he decided law enforcement offered
a fine field, so in 1911 he became a member of the police
department.
With a splendid educational background, expanded by
his experiences in mining and the business world, to-
gether with his natural ability to master details of any
job he took on, he advanced rapidly through the ranks
of the department.
In three years he was an assistant inspector; four years
later he was an inspector, and on February 14, 1920, was
made a captain and assigned to the Central division. Pass-
ing high on the promotional list he became captain of
inspectors on November 5, 1926, and on January 1, 1934,
was made chief of police.
As a district captain he cleaned up the gambling and
other vices in Oakland's Chinatown, and introduced a
lot of ideas for district police administration.
As an inspector he worked on some of the most im-
portant criminal cases of those times, and when he became
captain, there was not an unsolved case on the dockets,
a record he maintained through the years he served as
head of the bureau. He did a hitch on the pickpocket
and bunco detail, and cleared Oakland of this type of
criminal.
He was often praised for the thorough manner in
which he worked out a crime and prepared the case for
prosecution when he apprehended the law violators.
He produced the present statistical bureau of the de-
partment, which is recognized as near perfect as such a
unit could be, and his forms and reports have become
standard throughout the United States.
Chief Wallman was one of the first police officials to
see the urgency of juvenile study and care, and he formed
Oakland's first juvenile detail, co-ordinating the police,
health and school authorities with public-spirited citizens,
civic, fraternal and religious organizations, into a body
to properly approach this great human problem. The Oak-
land plan is nearly perfect and will be dealt with in a
later story. Through this juvenile agency you will find
wrong-doing among children pretty well controlled in
Oakland.
But probably the outstanding accomplishment credited
to him during his years as chief of police is what he has
done in the way of minimizing traffic accidents and their
fatalities.
Here again he saw that this problem was not one the
police alone could handle, so he once more went to the
Bodie A. Wallman
Chief of Police of Oakland
people. With recognized traffic experts of his department.
as well as those from without Oakland, he assembled
statistics on traffic. He prepared graphs and diagrams
and pictures, which he assembled into potent arguments
to be used in a course of education that was not only car-
ried into the schools, churches, clubs, lodges and other
organizations, but into the very homes of the people of
Oakland.
Instructors, good and forceful speakers, with moving
and still pictures, were sent throughout the city to carry
on and present the message of safer driving. District traf-
fic clubs were organized to make all traffic-conscious.
Result: From the first year traffic accidents have de-
clined, until this year fatalities recorded tor 1940 were
some 50 per cent less than the preceding year.
This has not been easy to accomplish. Oakland is
scattered over sixty square miles of territory, and houses
upward of a half million contented people, and most
families have automobiles. Streets run every which way.
Roads lead from every direction to Oakland. All trans-
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The Lie Detector and National Defense
By Anthony H. Bledsoe, Lie Detector Operator, Berkeley Police Department
One of the classics of Greek mythology is the AeneiJ
of Vergil. Therein is described the 10 years' war waged
by the Confederated Greek States under Agamemnon
against the city of Troy, caused by the alleged abduction
of one Helen, a comely and ambitious maiden of that
time — about 1200 B. C.
There were among the Greeks, who were a proud and
Modern Lie Detector
brave people then as today, certain fifth columnists of
that time who, upon a festive occasion of the Trojans,
presented them with a colossal wooden horse as a gift.
Legend has it that the stupendous wooden image was
promptly accepted by the Trojans and hauled into the
city through the gate piercing the mighty walls. At night,
Greek warriors stole from their hiding place in the
wooden horse and opened the gates of the city. And thus
Troy was stormed and fell before a surprise attack, beset
by enemies from without and within.
It is no myth that there are "Trojan Horsemen" in
our midst today working with subversive schemes to un-
dermine our national defense program. Such persons, in
key positions, could open the gates of American industry
to comrades whose ambition it is to promote sabotage and
discord.
These persons, masquerading as friends of democracy,
work with a cunning stealth which often makes detection
nf their nefarious activities difficult. The usual means of
investigation are slow — much damage can be done before
thev are uncovered and suppressed. With America pledged
to bend every effort to get the gears of industry turning
at full speed on the production of armaments, it is vitally
important that such "rats" gnawing from within be
promptly removed from key positions without delay and
some effective check be placed in operation at once which
will uncover the intentions of such individuals before they
are employed or advanced to a key position.
Time is the essence of our problem. Methods of investi-
gation which are burdened by "red tape ", slowed by
routine "footwork", "tailing", "spotting", and "checks",
must give way to some streamlined investigative method
which will promptly evaluate an employee's background,
his current connections, and above all, his beliefs and in-
tentions in his position of trust. The lie detector seems to
be the answer to this problem.
In 1922, John A. Larson, while a member of a San
Francisco Bay police department, conceived the idea that
certain well-known physio-psycho collations could be used
as an objective method of determining the veracity of
police suspects. The first crude lie detector was built and
tested on some 800 suspects. The results of this first "pilot
plant" demonstration of the practicability of using Iabora-
torv discoveries in the never-ending police problem of
segregating the guilty from the innocent, were so success-
ful that a whole new field of detection was opened up.
Since those pioneer days of 1922 vast improvements
have been made in both instruments and techniques for
detecting deception. Leonarde Keeler of Chicago has con-
tributed much to further the use of these deception tests
in police work.
Progress in the adoption of these tests during the first
fen years was slow. There was a great deal of skepticism
about the claims made by the few pioneers of these tests.
However, during the past decade, the demonstrated ability
of these tests, when conducted by skilled operators, to
quickly detect attempts at deception, have won them
many friends and advanced their use greatly. Today ap-
proximately fifty law-enforcement organizations have
adopted these tests as invaluable aids to their investigators.
Industry, on the other hand, even now is slow to vis-
ualize the possibilities of these tests in connection with
their personnel problems. False inhibitions on the part of
employers have deterred the adoption of deception tests.
Lack of knowledge, prejudices and inertia should not be
allowed to stand in the way at this crucial period of any
objective, accurate method of ferreting from our industrial
key positions those persons who do not intend to give their
"all out" best to make our industrial machine run as
smoothly as possible.
The writer, based upon seven years' experience as a lie
detector operator, during which time he has tested some
2500 suspects, firmly believes the lie detector, if adopted
bv industry, will tend to reduce the activities of industrial
"Trojan Horsemen" to a minimum. With such in view
he would like to propose a four-point program for con-
sideration :
1 . That in co-operation with the personnel depart-
ments of defense industries, prospective employees for key
positions be checked on the lie detector to verify the state-
ments made in their applications for employment and to
ascertain if they harbor any subversive intentions. It is
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Free Time— A Danger or a Blessing?
By Mi nr'ii'ai. Judge Theresa Meikle
The saying about the devil rinding mischief for "idle
hands to do" has as true a ring to it today as it did many
years ago. Today, with our steamship lines, buses, steam
and electric trains, automobiles and airplanes, as well as
our mail and telegraph service, our telephone and our
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radio means of communication, our idle time is increased
one thousand per cent.
In virtually overcoming space we, in a measure, have
made time come to a standstill. One hundred miles today
has the same significance as a visit to a neighboring ranch
in the so-called "Gay Nineties."
Laboring from sun to sun is not even a memory.
Science and scientific methods have given us a new free-
dom— an enforced leisure, as it were. To thoughtful peo-
ple this freedom is a problem. For adults the problem
is not so far-reaching.
But how about the youth of this broad land ? This
leisure time has come to them also. To get to and from
school today is a matter of minutes rather than hours.
Machinery does the work that kept many hands of youths
busy heretofore. More strict educational laws and the
enforcement of child labor laws result in untold hours of
leisure for our growing youths.
In olden times, in the great centers of population in
Europe, the adult population had its opera houses, libra-
ries, art galleries and civic gardens to aid in whiling away
leisure hours. The vouths of those days played on the
streets or alleys of their particular neighborhood. As might
be expected, criminals of olden times came from congested
slums.
Fortunately, our American early life was mostly pio-
neering, hence there were no slum centers and no teeming
millions. But that condition soon changed, and crime came
to the forefront, with the overnight growth of large cities.
Dark alleys and street corners and irrepressible youth
produce just one result — mischief. Our hustling pioneers
were so busy they overlooked the fact that children will
play — yes, despite any and all conditions, children play
because they crave activity. Denied this chance to burn
up their boundless energy they become morose and turn
to evil.
Church people, educators and social theorists of this
country early realized the fact that a sound mind is to
be found in a sound body, and the additional fact that
unless children are allowed to play and exercise they
grow up puny and moronic. These good people fought
hard for public playgrounds. Their fight was hard be-
cause they were much in the minority in overcoming the
idea that a school was for learning, not at all for playing
or exercising. Right generally does triumph — and did in
this case.
It is really a pleasure to drive through our own city of
San Francisco, or the various cities of our Bay counties
and notice the spacious playgrounds, well equipped for
various games the playing of which make for the health
and happiness of the men and women of tomorrow. More
of these must be provided.
As a judge in our Women's Court, I constantly see
the terrible results of bad environment, and thoroughly
realize the fact that playgrounds are as necessary a factor
in the production of good citizenship as schools and
churches.
In this connection I will mention the Big Brother
organization in our San Francisco Police Department. A
few years ago a few members of the department, on their
days off, formed clubs of boys, and arranged baseball
games and other such contests. Though many of these
boys had previously been more or less in the truant class
this chance to play kept them out of trouble. Today ths
Big Brother organization is an official unit of our San
Francisco Police Department and takes care of boys arriv-
ing here penniless and friendless, as well as local youths
who have begun to play truant, or are wayward, etc.
Of the thousands of boys handled by the Big Brother
unit not even one per cent has been sent to reform school.
The police Big Brother organization works in close co-
operation with the juvenile court, the school and recrea-
tion departments of the city.
Thoughtful citizens have established Boy Scout and
Girl Scout and allied organizations in school districts.
In the Y. M. C. A., the Y. W. C. A. and C. Y. O.
associations we also find excellent youth work being
accomplished. All this organization makes for better citi-
zenship, and consequently, less crime.
Statistics definitely prove that our youth of organiza-
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
February, 1941
White Man Rules Chinatown for 20 Years
Another Chapter in Career of Inspector John J . M anion — by Opie L. Warner
When John M anion took police charge of Chinatown
twenty years ago opium selling, tong wars and the sale
of slave girls were merely events in the ordinary life of
San Francisco's Chinatown, which encompassed forty-
eight blocks and housed some thirty thousand Chinese.
On taking charge Manion called the "big shots" of
Chinatown together and quietly told them there was a
new deal going into operation. He said he would not stand
for killings, slave girls, opium or shakedowns. In th"
main, they beli?ved he would carry out his pro-osed new
Manion a man of his word, they have accepted him as one
of their nobles.
Returning once from a trip to HdiicIuIu, Manion
stopped at Seattle, to be met at the locks by a limousine
with a liveried Chinese chauffeur. Seattle's Celestial sec-
tion also was ready to welcome him.
The Chinatown squad of today is: James I. Hickey,
Henry S. Strong, Charles E. McMenomy, Ferdinand
Bork, John E. Rosberg. Steihcn J. Flahaven, Louis P.
DeMartini, John D. Leahy, Jrmes J. Cox, Norman C.
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Back row — left to right: J. J. O'Donnell, Carl Marcus, Horace McGovvan (deceased), George Layne, Lawrence Delmas (de-
ceased), James Mahoney, David Flamm.
Front row, left to right: J. J. Connolly, George OLeary, now inspector; Inspector Manion, Thoma; Cronin and J. P. O Con-
nor. In addition there were Inspector Marvin Dowel!, now h»ad of missing persons bureau; Inspectors Earl Ro iney, and Peter
Hughes, retired; Officer Jack Floyd, now at Taraval ; and Offic-.T Andy Miller, now with traffic bureau.
Connollv, O'Donnell and O'Connor are still with the detail.
deal. Opium trading and slave girls lead to killings. They
tried both after Inspector Manion warned them to de st
and there were some killings. What happened ?
He rounded up the bad men of Chira'own. Jail se i-
tences and deportations worked wonders. Perce now
reigns in Chinatown. John Manion, Chinatown's un-
official mayor, leisurely walks through his k:ngt'om pasr
churches, Y. M. C. A. buildings, Boy Scout halls, g'rl;'
clubs and movie palaces. The merchants greet h'm aid the
little children cling to him and call him "Sagey". The
Chinese believe in keeping faith — and, having fo.:nd J m
Rawel, George H. Eggert, John P. O'Connor, John J.
O'Donnell, and John J. Connolly.
Night Captain of Detectives Tom Ryan was speaking.
To a young detective he said: "John, here is a Is: — only
a partial list — of the unfortunate people who have lost
their entire savings to that Mike Gallo and those other
leeches."
John Manion took the list handed him. It was a long
list and contained the names of hard-working, thrifty
Italian people in San Francisco, the Bay cities, and in
valley cities as far south as Bakersfie'd. The amounts
February, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 15
of the individual losses ranged from a couple of hundred
dollars to as high as $6,000. Manion finally quit reading
the list of San Francisco's bunco ring victims and quizzi-
cally looked at his superior officer.
Captain Ryan said plenty about the condition of things
that existed within a few blocks of the Hall of Justice,
and the point of his talk was that such conditions must
come to a sudden end.
Before Manion left he had in his possession a warrant
for grand theft, the party to be arrested being none
other than the notorious Mike Gallo. This warrant had
been sworn to by one Charles Foida, who had lost $1,000
to Mike Gallo recently, and was willing to go the limit
as a witness.
John Manion's name had hardly appeared on the assign-
ment sheet when, to his surprise, he was being given tips
as to Gallo's whereabouts, although Gallo, to his knowl-
edge, had always been very much in evidence on the
Barbary Coast. These allegedly friendly tip-offs did have
the effect of impressing on the young detective the serious-
ness of arresting and convicting the great Mike Gallo.
He further realized this when there was no trace of Mike.
A search of the Barbary Coast and Chinatown, and
Oakland revealed naught of Mike. But surely Mike
would not run away from one little grand theft warrant
sworn to by some ignorant fellow from down the valley.
Trips to his Oakland address where his brother had a
saloon in which some of the so-called "tricks" were
pulled off made Manion feel that he was not far behind
Mike at any time. He had a hunch that on several occa-
sions he had missed him by seconds. This feeling spurred
him to more activity. Captain Ryan was not worried. He
encouraged Manion and confided in him that all their
worries would be over once Mike was in the city prison
on this latest warrant. Manion was getting to feel that
this Gallo case was quite a job.
Gallo was not operating alone. His gang did not in-
clude a third of the group of bunco men on the Barbary
Coast. Somehow, Gallo did appear to Captain Ryan and
members of the detective bureau as the model leader of a
group of about forty who, some twenty-five years ago,
preyed on their fellow Italians.
These callous thugs lived in ease and leisure on guile-
less victims whom they contemptuously called "suckers."
They boasted that they were brainy fellows; that an
ignorant, stingy fellow had no right to have any money,
and was their legitimate prey, and deserved to lose his
money. Some members of this group located the victims
and learned how much money they had saved, also the
bank in which it was deposited. The fleecing of the victim
soon followed.
This fleecing always started out by the victim being
led to expect a gain or an advantage of some kind. The
victims always lost. If they did not lose on horse races
that were never run, on pool or bocci ball games with
allegedly tipsv players, in the purchase of city property
or business enterprises, thev were certain to be trimmed
on the charitable distribution scheme. This latter scheme
was usually accomplished through the box-switch trick
or the handkerchief-switch trick.
As late as 1912 or 1913, San Francisco, strangely
enough, was looked upon as the live center of California.
Thus it was that from farm, mine, forest, factory, shop
and ship came men to spend money and have some fun.
The idea at that time was you had seen nothing if you
had not been to San Francisco's Barbary Coast and
Chinatown.
San Francisco was a mecca for enjoyment and adven-
ture— the hub of the Pacific states in that line. Men and
women who wish to live in ease and leisure without
toiling for such success, prosper where pleasure-seekers
are to be found. This city by the Golden Gate thus came
to house America's best law-breakers of both sexes. Thus
it was that in the matter of buncoing Italians, Mike Gallo
happened to make San Francisco his scene of operations.
Bunco men, outside of the Italian group, would think
it beneath their professional dignity to operate according
to the crude routine of Mike Gallo and the other thirty-
odd vampires who preyed on their fellow countrymen.
Before treating of the arrest of Mike and its sequel,
it might be well to set forth briefly the little drama leading
to the downfall of Mike and, for that matter, the Italian
bunco industry in San Francisco, as the routine of the
fleecing of the victim is true to their stereotyped modus
operandi.
In the case in point Mike was crying — yes, "crying
out loud," as it were — at the corner of Kearny and Jack-
son streets when the victim, Charles Foida, who had
come to San Francisco for a few days' vacation, accosted
him and offered him sympathy.
Sobbingly, Mike informed the kindly Mr. Foida that,
on account of the ungodlike life he had lived he could not
possibly carry out a sacred trust imposed upon him by the
will of a deceased uncle who was a good Christian man,
judged by the most severe standards, entirely different
from him (Mike) who did not practice his religion and
was a very bad man.
After some soothing words, Mike agreed to listen to
reason and was willing to admit that it was indeed pos-
sible to do what his good Christian uncle wished done
with the $.10,000 he had left in Mike's care.
Even if Mike had been somewhat of a libertine and had
disregarded the Golden Rule as something to be lived up
to only by good old ladies, preachers and the like, some
good-living man could act as Mike's agent in performing
the charities the deceased uncle had requested in his will.
Mike and Mr. Foida berime friends, and Mike showed
his gratitude in dinners and friendly entertaining for a
couple of days following the casual meeting at Kearny and
Jackson streets. Logione Rovigo and Paulino Denegrf,
Mike's partners, who also humbly admitted their unfit-
ness to handle donations to the church and the poor and
needy, evinced great enthusiasm when Foida, at Mike's
entreaties, agreed to come to San Francisco, and, for a
stipulated salarv. distribute in the proper channels the
money left bv Mike's uncle.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
February , 1941
Report of U. S. Treasury Agencies
Losses to the public through acceptance of counterfeit
notes were reduced by 50.5 per cent in the 1940 fiscal
year ended June 30, as compared with the preceding 12
months, Elmer L. Irey, coordinator of the treasury law
enforcement agencies, has reported to Secretary Morgen-
Captain Thomas Foster
thau and received by Captain Thomas Foster, coordinator
for this district.
This accomplishment by the United States Secret Ser-
vice reduced losses to $145,644, as against losses of $294,-
057 in fiscal 1939. It featured a performance report which
revealed that marked successes against all crimes directed
at the Treasury attended the coordinated efforts of the
six agencies comprising the law enforcement unit.
These agencies — the Secret Service, Coast Guard, In-
telligence Unit and Alcohol Tax Unit of the Bureau of
Internal Revenue, Bureau of Narcotics and the Bureau
of Customs — which originally functioned as separate
bodies, were grouped five years ago into a closely-knit and
co-operative organization.
Suppression of counterfeiting resulted from an intensive
campaign instituted by the Secret Service and made fruit-
ful by the voluntary enrollment of millions of citizens, Mr.
Irey said.
The campaign, having for its slogan, "Know Your
Money," demonstrated to storekeepers, cashiers and the
public the difference betwen good money and bad, and
illustrated what should be done when confronted with
spurious currency or its purveyors. The public has been
eager for this education and grasped quickly the important
points the Secret Service strove to make.
As a result, millions of citizens received their first in-
structions through the "Know Your Money" campaign,
which made use of sound motion pictures, circulars, public
meetings, radio broadcasts, the daily papers, magazines and
trade journals. Active co-operation was extended by the
broadcasting companies, and hundreds of broadcasts were
made by Secret Service personnel, and chiefs of police, in
which simple rules were given to aid in spotting bad money
and professional passers.
Exhibits of counterfeit money were placed in banks
where tellers were detailed by bank officials to explain its
defects.
Secret Service arrests totaled 3,281 persons during the
year. Of this number 2,222 were in connection with for-
geries; 778 related to counterfeiting, and 281 covered a
wide miscellany of crimes against the Treasury. In the
previous year there were 3,985 persons arrested : 2,598 for
forgeries, 1,045 against counterfeiting, and 342 for mis-
cellaneous crimes.
Of the cases that went to trial during the year, con-
victions were obtained in 2,897 instances, or 98 per cent,
while 893 cases were awaiting trial at the close of the year.
The loss to the public through acceptance of counter-
feit coins during the year was $51,737.42 as compared
with $50,325.42 the year before, while seizures of spurious
currency not yet in circulation amounted to $94,589.
Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard, national maritime law
enforcement agency, reported the absence of organized
liquor smuggling during the fiscal year.
It found little or no bulk liquor smuggling by sea, the
few isolated cases encountered being insignificant.
"This is evidence of the high state of co-operation be-
tween the Coast Guard, the Customs Service, and the
Alcohol Tax Unit, and is a result of the accumulated
deterrent effect of years of vigilant patrolling," Admiral
R. R. Waesche, commandant, declared.
A summary of the principal enforcement activities of
the Coast Guard for the year follows:
Miles cruised by Coast Guard vessels 2,182,706
Miles flown by Coast Guard aircraft 1,219,082
Vessels trailed, prevention narcotics smuggling.. 4,510
Regattas patrolled 462
Vessels boarded 37,617
Vessels reported for violations 1,208
Fines for which liable $217,619.00
Vessels seized for violations 18
Value of vessels and cargoes $80,750.00
Radios sealed on merchant vessels 4,397
Armaments on merchant vessels inspected 603
Identifications of vessels in connection with
neutrality 163,1 19
Illicit distilleries located 718
Still seizures with Coast Guard cooperation 75
Gallons contraband liquor seized with Coast
Guard cooperation 1,358
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Special agents of the Intelligence Unit of the Bureau
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 17
of Internal Revenue obtained the indictment of 360 in-
dividuals, including prominent and professional men as
well as racketeers, for evasion of income and other taxes
during the year. One hundred and sixty individuals were
tried during that period. Of these, 147 were convicted
and then, in addition to prison sentences, were fined $266,-
640. Additional taxes and penalties totaling $33, 3 19,063
were recommended for assessment in cases investigated
during the year.
Of the individual indictments, 52 resulted from at-
tempts to evade the social security tax. In addition, special
agents were active in connection with violations of the
national firearms act, and convictions of 37 individuals
were obtained in the 12 months for this offense.
The outstanding achievement of the unit during the
year was the conviction of Moses L. Annenberg of Chi-
cago who entered a plea of guilty in April to charges of
income tax evasion. In addition, he agreed to pay $8,000,-
000 and 6 per cent interest on unpaid balance in settle-
ment of his income tax liability.
Bureau of Narcotics
Arrests for violations of Federal narcotic laws during
the year totaled 2,796 as compared with 3,196 persons in
the previous fiscal period. In addition, 788 persons were ar-
rested for violations of the marihuana tax act as compared
with 971 asserts in the previous period.
A marked decline in the amount of illicit narcotics seized
in the internal traffic as well as a substantial decline in the
amount of narcotic drugs seized at customs ports and bor-
ders was noted in the bureau report. A marihuana eradi-
cation program in cooperation with other Federal agencies
and with State and local authorities was continued, re-
sulting in 7,805 acres of volunteer marihuana being de-
stroyed in contrast to 10,391 acres in 1939.
Scarcity of narcotic drugs in the illicit traffic was fur-
ther accentuated during the year, the bureau reported.
Such narcotics as are available are generally highly adul-
terated, it was found, and there has been a substantial
increase in what were already exorbitant prices.
Functions of this bureau resulted in a further dis-
integration of various rings engaged in the illegal traffic
of narcotics.
Outstanding among these was the notorious Louis
(Lepke) Buchalter who, in December, 1939, was tried in
the southern district of New York and convicted for con-
spiracy to violate the Federal narcotic laws. He pleaded
guilty to nine additional indictments charging substantive
violations of the Federal narcotic laws and received a
sentence of 12 years' imprisonment. Buchalter had been
indicted in November, 1937, with some 30 others, as a
result of an exhaustive investigation by customs and nar-
cotics officers.
Another case involved Dr. D. M. Nigro and others in
Kansas City. Missouri. Dr. Nigro, along with several
other members of the medical profession, was indicted in
April, 1940, for selling narcotics without prescriptions.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
February, 1941
The Operation of the Traffic Court
By Municipal Judge Herbert C. Kaufman
The traffic court is perhaps the most unique of any
of our criminal courts, because people appearing in the
traffic court are really not criminals in any sense of the
word.
They are individuals, just as you and I, who have
Judge Herbert C. Kaufman
violated one of the many hundreds of traffic laws, and are
brought before the judge — not so much with the idea of
punishing them, but more with the idea of making sure
that they will not repeat their offense.
Fortunately, most of the offenders in traffic court are
charged with trivial offenses, such as parking in illegal
zones.
However, there are a number of cases on the court's
calendar every day involving serious situations, such as
drunk driving, reckless driving, hit and run, and negligent
homicide cases.
The policy of the traffic court is to carry on a program
which will be not merely punitive, but educational in
character.
Most traffic offenders are intelligent and reasonable
men and women, and if properly approached, they are
amenable to reason, and their cases can be disposed of
without using any drastic measures.
There are, however, a small number of cases where
the punishment of the offender is the only solution. Drunk
drivers and hit and run drivers must be properly im-
pressed with the fact that they have committed a serious
offense against society and that unless they reform they
cannot be permitted to drive automobiles on our streets.
During my entire term as traffic judge, convicted
drunk drivers, without exception, received adequate pun-
ishment.
The same is true of wilful hit and run drivers. I say
"wilful" advisedly, because there are a certain number of
cases where people, through excitement, fail to stop imme-
diately at the scene of an accident, but do return to the
scene within a few minutes. These situations involve
merely technical violations, and are not serious.
The driver who wilfully runs away from the scene of
an accident is deserving of severe punishment, because
conduct of that sort very often leads to serious conse-
quences, such as bringing about the death of an injured
person who might otherwise be saved if taken to a hospi-
tal immediately.
Evidence against drunk drivers in traffic court is nearly
always sufficient to convict, because a drunk driver is
rarely apprehended until he or she commits an overt act,
the most common of which is running into parked cars.
I am reminded of the case of a society matron who was
convicted of drunk driving. She was driving home from a
party one night, and drove into her garage at a high rate
of speed, without the formality of opening the garage
doors — the crash, of course, awoke the entire neighbor-
hood, the police were called, and upon their arrival they
found the lady sitting in her automobile inside of her
garage in a very intoxicated condition.
Again, the case of the young lady who was driving home
one night from a cocktail party and in the space of one
block she collided with three parked cars and then drove
across the sidewalk directly through the plate glass win-
dow of a store and on into the store, very drunk.
Another, the case of the deaf and dumb woman who
was arrested for drunk driving and convicted. It was
obviously difficult enough for this woman to drive by
reason of her physical condition; but her conviction on
a drunk driving charge resulted in the loss of her opera-
tor's license.
There are a number of cases that come before the
traffic judge where the party is technically guilty, but
because of special or unusual circumstances the defendant
is excused by the court.
Such was the case of a man who was driving in Golden
Gate Park. Suddenly, he drove across the road and into
a flower bed. In court the defendant stated: "Judge,
when I sneeze I have to close my eyes ; and on this oc-
casion I felt an uncontrollable sneeze coming on. When I
sneezed I closed my eyes for a moment and when I opened
them, here I was in the flower bed."
This defendant was warned that next time he felt a
sneeze coming on, to pull over by the curb immediately
and stop his car. With this warning the case against him
was dismissed.
Also the case of the young man who was arrested for
parking his car in the middle of the bay bridge at 2 o'clock
in the morning. The arresting officer came along on his
motorcycle, found the parked car in the middle of the
roadway, with the defendant sound asleep behind the
wheel. The defendant's defense was that for many nights
he had been calling on a young lady, with a resulting
loss of sleep. Finally, on this occasion, his desire to go to
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sleep became so uncontrollable that he stopped his car and
remembered nothing further.
The defendant further stated that since his arrest he
and the young lady in question were married, with the
result that he is now getting his regular amount of sleep,
and he was sure that a situation like this would never
occur again. I accepted his excuse and dismissed the case,
there being no question of damages involved.
Also the case of the young mother who parked her auto-
mobile in the roadway on Market street in front of the
Flood building, tying up traffic and causing a great deal
of inconvenience to motorists.
The young mother's defense was that her little 5 year
old girl had caught her hand and arm in the wringer of a
washing machine at home. The mother released the child's
arm from the wringer and in a state of emotional excite-
ment had put the child in the automobile and dashed to
the doctor's office in the Flood building. She stopped her
car in front of the building, without finding a place to
park, and rushed upstairs to the doctor with her child.
The court held that the situation was an emergency
and that the young mother was justified in doing what
she did, because of the circumstances.
However, contrast this with the case of the delivery
boy who double-parked his car on Grant avenue, one of
the busiest streets in San Francisco, for over four hours
while he was inside making a delivery and passing the
time of day with a friend.
This young man had absolutely no defense and appar-
ently no sense of responsibility as a driver. The result
was that he paid a fine of $25.
Then there was the case of the young man speeding
on the bay bridge from Oakland to San Francisco, to
keep an engagement. The evidence disclosed that, at a
time when traffic was very heavy, around the noon hour,
this young man was weaving in and out of the traffic
lanes at a rate of 80 miles an hour and narrowly escaped
having three serious accidents. He was fined $25 and his
driver's license was suspended for three months.
Another time a man, driving down Folsom street in
San Francisco, ran into a street sweeper who was clean-
ing out a manhole in the center of the street.
The manhole was open but was protected with a wire
cage and several red flags were placed on the caging. The
defendant's defense was that his wife, who was sitting in
the front seat with him, was carrying on a conversation
and distracting his attention with the result that he ran
into the street sweeper without even seeing him.
The street sweeper suffered a broken arm, and the
defendant, as a result of his carelessness, paid a fine of
$50 and was forbidden to drive an automobile for a
period of six months.
The traffic court should always be operated in such a
manner that the public convenience and interest will be
well served.
Minor matters should be disposed of prior to the open-
ing of court, and the more serious cases should, of course,
be heard only in open court.
While strict enforcement of the traffic laws is import-
ant, it, by itself, will not promote safety. The educational
phase of traffic law enforcement is equally as important,
and it is such organizations as the California Safety
Council, a statewide citizens' accident prevention agency,
that do so much to carry on the educational program of
public safety.
Educational programs must be constantly carried on in
order to assist in this safety work, and it is certainly a
pleasure and a privilege for me to have a small part in
contributing to this splendid educational program on
public safety.
In closing, I would like to say a word concerning youth-
ful drivers. Although a young person is not supposed to
have enough judgment to go to the polls until he or she
is 21, no state in the Union keeps him or her from behind
the wheel of a car that long. Twenty-six of the states
that require drivers to be licensed say "go to it" when he
or she is 16; five states think 15 is old enough; four
states grant unrestricted licenses to 14 year olds; three
hold out for 18; one for 17; in two states there is no
minimum age at all.
Junior insists that he is a better driver than his dad,
and in all likelihood he does have an edge on his father
so far as eyesight and time reaction are concerned. But
he probably falls behind his dad in judgment, accident
visualization and regard for the rights and safety of others.
This is the explanation advanced by most of the authori-
ties to show why, skillful though they usually are, young
drivers have such a very high accident rate.
It seems likely that in time many states will raise their
age requirements above the average of 16 years. But
until they have, it is for mothers and fathers to decide
whether or not a boy or girl, though legally old enough
to drive, should do so.
And, speaking of age, there are no old age limits to
driving. Delaware requires its drivers to be re-examined
when they reach 75. Oregon asks for re-examination at
70. Since most state traffic laws make no mention of old
age, it is the duty of every driver to ask for a driving
test when he reaches 60 or 65, if only to find out his own
limitations and allow for them. If he flunks his test, he
should stay off the roads.
I desire to commend the San Francisco Police Traffic
Squad and the San Francisco Police Accident Prevention
Bureau for their splendid efforts in bringing about a re-
duction of traffic violations and traffic accidents. These
officers are highly trained men and are doing everything
possible to assist the public in solving our many traffic
problems. They deserve our cooperation and if we, as
good citizens, will do our part, they will do their part in
carrying on a traffi- educational program.
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February, 1941
Accomplishments of the F. B. I.
for the Year 1940
During the fiscal year 1940, the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation was confronted with a greater volume of work
and more responsibilities than during any other time of its
history. Occasioned by the national emergency, the burden
of work has increased tremendously. Nevertheless, this
John Edgar Hoover
was the most successful year from the standpoint of
accomplishments during the sixteen years that the Bureau
has been under the direction of Mr. J. Edgar Hoover.
From 1932 to 1934, the FBI underwent a transition
with the passage of new Federal laws directed at curbing
the interstate activities of desperadoes who were defying
the control of local authorities. The national emergency
has brought about another period of transition. During the
past year, new offices were opened in Honolulu, Hawaii ;
Juneau, Alaska; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Albany, New
York ; Phoenix, Arizona ; Baltimore, Maryland ; Savan-
nah, Georgia ; Grand Rapids, Michigan ; San Diego, Cali-
fornia ; New Haven, Connecticut, and Houston, Texas.
Investigative
During the fiscal year 1940, 5,605 convictions were se-
cured in Federal Courts in cases investigated by Special
Agents of the FBI as compared with 5,162 convictions
secured in the fiscal year 1939. This represents an increase
of 443 (8.6 per cent) convictions during the fiscal year
1940. Convictions were secured in more than 96 per cent
of the cases investigated by the FBI and prosecuted in
Court.
During the year, sentences imposed in cases investigated
by the FBI totaled 10 life, 17,833 years, 4 months and 28
days, while during the fiscal year 1939 sentences imposed
totaled 12 life, 16,948 years, 6 months and 5 days.
As a result of the investigative activities of the FBI
during the fiscal year 1940, fines, savings, and recoveries
totaled $58,390,180.64 as compared with $16,876,717.99
in the fiscal year 1939. The regular appropriation of the
FBI for the fiscal year 1940, totaled $7,300,000. For
every dollar spent in connection with the regular opera-
tions of the Bureau during the fiscal year 1940, $8.00 was
saved or returned to the Government or individual citizens
in stolen property recovered, fines imposed, and savings
effected for the Government.
During the year, a total of 4,153 stolen automobiles
valued at $1,911,162.03 were recovered in cases wherein
the FBI performed investigative work. Since the enact-
ment of the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act in 1919 a
total of 56,144 stolen cars valued at $32,310,216.57 have
been recovered in cases wherein the FBI performed in-
vestigative activity.
Fugitives from Justice
During the past year, 2,389 Federal fugitives from
justice were located and apprehended by the FBI. In
addition, 7,809 fugitives were located for state, county,
and municipal law enforcement agencies through the Fin-
gerprint Division of the FBI, making a total of 10,198
fugitives from justice located during the fiscal year 1940.
In the fiscal year 1939, 1,890 Federal fugitives were lo-
cated by Special Agents of the FBI, while 7,933 fugitives
from justice were located by checking incoming finger-
prints through the FBI Fingerprint Files, making a total
of 9,823 fugitives from justice located.
Espionage
In the five-year period preceding 1938, the FBI investi-
gated on an average of 35 espionage matters each year. In
the fiscal year 1938, 250 such matters were handled by
the FBI, while in the fiscal year 1939, a total of 1,651
matters pertaining to the national defense were received
for investigation. With the outbreak of war in Europe
early in September and the Presidential proclamation es-
tablishing a limited emergency, this type of work increased
materially. On one day alone in May of 1940, a total of
2,871 complaints were received. A total of 16,885 na-
tional defense matters were received during the fiscal year
1940 which required investigative activity.
On September 6, 1939, the President issued a state-
ment calling upon all law enforcement agencies in the
United States to refer "any information obtained by them
relating to espionage, counterespionage, sabotage, subver-
sive activities and violations of the Neutrality Laws to the
FBI." The handling of such matters is definitely the task
of constituted and well-trained law enforcement agencies
and the citizens' function in the present emergency is to
refer to the FBI information coming into their possession
which they believe bears upon the furtherance of our na-
tional defense.
The success of investigations of espionage and sabotage
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cannot be judged by prosecutions and convictions as is the
case with kidnaping, bank robbery and other heinous types
of crimes. Espionage and sabotage investigations must have
for their objective the identification of the individuals in-
volved, together with ascertaining their contacts, methods
of operation, sources of information and related matters.
The preventive aspect is of paramount importance. There
has been a negligible amount of sabotage in the second
World War in contrast to a similar period in the first
World War.
In September of 1939, in accordance with the request of
the War and Navy Departments, a program of surveying
the protective facilities of manufacturing establishments
having large contracts to provide the Government with
defense materials was inaugurated. A priority list of
some 800 factories and manufacturing establishments has
been furnished the FBI by the Armed Services and of this
number 270 have been surveyed and recommendations
made to the plant officials designed to maintain a maxi-
mum of protection. The FBI has no interest in the em-
ployer-employee relationship and its sole concern is bol-
stering the physical protective facilities in manufacturing
plants and establishments. Eventually it is estimated that
some 12,000 manufacturing establishments will be sur-
veyed by the FBI.
In consummation of the defense plans of the FBI for
emergency situations, Regional Conferences have been
held in the various FBI Field Divisions with ranking law
enforcement officials to fully advise them as to the pro-
cedure to take in connection with the emergency matters
which are arising from time to time and in order to enlist
their co-operation in this type of work.
Kidnaping
Since the enactment of the Federal Kidnaping Law
which was approved on June 22, 1932, a total of 184
cases have been reported to the FBI of which 182 have
been completely solved. In these cases, 367 persons have
been convicted in Federal and State Courts with the im-
position of sentences totaling 12 death. 42 life, 4,132 years
7 months, and 13 days. During the fiscal year, a total of
46 convictions was secured in this type of case with the
imposition of sentences totaling 451 years, 11 months, and
7 days.
During the fiscal year 1940, only 14 kidnaping cases
occurred, all of which were solved.
Extortion
The Federal Extortion Act was approved on July 8,
1932, and since that time the FBI has investigated a large
number of extortion cases. During the fiscal year of 1940,
105 persons were convicted for this type of violation with
the imposition of sentences totaling 351 years, 1 month
and 16 days with the imposition of fines totaling $4,525.
Bank Robbery
The Federal Bank Robbery Statute was originally ap-
proved by the President on May 18, 1934. As a result of
investigative activities of Special Agents of the FBI intc
this type of crime in co-operation with State and local
police agencies, bank robbery has declined approximately
SO per cent since its peak year of 1932. During the fiscal
year of 1940, a total of 178 convictions were secured, with
the imposition of two life sentences and other sentences
totaling 2,189 years and 28 days, with fines totaling
$52,601. The total amount of loot recovered in this type
of case amounted to $69,413.18. In the fiscal year 1939,
there were only 126 Federal convictions secured.
White Slave Traffic Act
Investigations of violations of the White Slave Traffic
Act during the fiscal year 1940 resulted in 476 Federal
convictions with sentences totaling 1,242 years, 8 months,
and 28 days.
Identification Facilities
At the close of the fiscal year 1940, there was a total
of 13,205,855 sets of finger print records on file in the
Identification Division of the Federal Bureau of Investi-
gation. These finger prints are so classified and arranged
in the files that an incoming record can be searched and
identified within a period of three minutes in the event
the individual has previously been finger printed and his
finger prints forwarded to the Bureau. A total of 2,449,-
397 sets of finger prints was received during the fiscal year
1940. Identifications were effected in 60.4 per cent of the
criminal finger prints received.
Included in the finger prints received were 570,850
finger print impressions of citizens to be placed in the
Personal Identification Files, 182,549 sets of finger print
impressions of individuals applying for employment in the
Federal Service and whose finger prints were forwarded
to the Bureau by the Civil Service Commission, together
with 741,443 sets of non-criminal finger print impressions
including those of unidentified deceased persons and Army,
Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps enlistment prints.
On July 1, 1940, the Personal Identification Files con-
tained 1,898,052 finger print impressions of citizens who
desired to insure their identity against emergencies. 713,-
395 Civil Service prints, 1.055,008 non-criminal prints
and 9,535,334 criminal finger print records.
During the fiscal year 1940, a total of 10,885 law en-
forcement agencies were contributing finger print records
to the FBI. The FBI is currently receiving 7,700 sets of
finger print records daily for search against the criminal
files and approximately 2,500 personal identification prints.
There are 27,493 wanted notices posted on the finger print
records in the FBI files including 7,662 parole violators
and 696 probation violators.
The Technical Laboratory
During the fiscal year 1940, a total of 7,0*37 examina-
tions were made by FBI scientists compared with 5.559
such examinations during the fiscal year 1939. Of the
7.097 examinations made in the FBI Crime Laboratory,
assistance was rendered to other Federal Agencies in 369
instances and to State, county, and municipal law enforce-
ment agencies in 2.065 instances. The 7.097 scientific ex-
aminations involved 39 500 different specimens of evidence.
During the fiscal vear concentra'ed research work has
been carried on in the laboratory to devise ways and
means to meet the many problems that have arisen in
connection w'th the widespread activities of the FBI in
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UNDERPAID TO GET WAGE BOOST
Mayor Angelo J. Rossi has included in the annual
hudget close to $100,000 to provide pay raises for 597
city employees who are, and for years have been, receiving
less than minimum wages in their respective classifications.
This is an act that brings great satisfaction to the Fed-
eration of Municipal Employees, of which Assistant Chief
of Police Michael J. Riordan is the current president.
The association has been waging a constant and con-
sistent campaign for increases for those now underpaid.
They have used intelligence and tolerance as well as
understanding in their efforts to obtain these increases.
There are over 1,500 more workers for the City of
San Francisco who are not receiving their established
seniority salaries, and which provisions will be made in
the coming budget if fiscal conditions will permit, to
grant a third of their incomes to be added to their present
salaries.
Through the agreement of the Federation's representa-
tives in this move to obtain the increase for these men
and women, it was planned to extend the raises over a
three-year period so that the burden to the taxpayers
would not come all in one year. If the raises are granted
in the oncoming budget, there will be two years more
before the wages will he brought up to the standard
which the law provides.
Standardization of wages in these days of economic un-
certainty is most essential. Wages have been pretty well
standardized in San Francisco by mandate of the people
and proper officials, but lack of funds has prevented them
from all being put into effect. It is through the efforts
of the Federation of Municipal Employees, which has
won the confidence and good will of elected public offi-
cials and private interests, that those underpaid employees
are gradually getting their just due.
Through the Federation every branch of the municipal
government has joined up, and through their selected
delegates — men who are able to dispassionately present
arguments in favor of just requests — are winning argu-
ments in the behalf of the city wage-earners.
FAIRFIELD TOUGH ON "FASTIES"
At the Solano County Peace Officers' Association we
had the pleasure of meeting Chief of Police Howard
Yatsie of the Fairfield Police Department.
We mentioned to Chief Yatsie that he had the reputa-
tion throughout this section of the state with being a
tough one on speeders and reckless drivers. If one expected
the chief to make a defense for this reputation, or deny it,
one would be mightily disappointed, for no sooner had
the statement been made than he replied :
"That's just the reputation I want to have. I want
people to think I am tough, and I am tough on speeders
and reckless drivers. If the word gets around that this
sort of drivers will get tickets if they don't keep down
to the legal laws, then you will find all drivers slowing
down when they hit our city limits. That's what I want
them to do. I would rather have them drive through Fair-
field according to the traffic laws than to have to give
them a citation or arrest them.
"I have been chief of police for ten years now, and in
that time there has been but one death from an auto
accident, and that was of a little girl who ran into the
side of a moving car. During those ten years there has
been but one other accident that required court action
and in which a person was injured.
"Yes, sir, you just spread the word around that if
any one passes through Fairfield faster than the law says
they should, they are going to be stopped and they are
going to have to appear in court, where our judge sees
that just punishment is dealt out.
"You won't find me hiding out. My car is at one end
of the main street or the other, in plain view, and I just
hope people will continue to slow down in our town so
that our streets will be safe for all. I don't like people
getting hurt and children getting crippled, and I don't
get any great pleasure in arresting drivers."
Kedrick Keeley has been made engineer of the motor
vehicle department short-wave radio system at Sacra-
mento, succeeding Engineer George Moynahan, who has
joined the army. Keeley was for a number of years in-
structor in radio in the Los Ange'es frnde schoo's and
placed high on the US'- of elig'bles in the state examination
for radio telephone engineer.
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FEBRUARY FOOTPRINTERS MEET
San Francisco Chapter No. 1, International Footprint
Association, held its February meeting in Carlos Cafe on
Liedesdorff street on the evening of the 18th.
A fine turnout of members greeted President Daniel
Noel Wyi.ie
Secretary of Footprinters
Murphy. San Francisco's sheriff, when he called the boys
to order at the banquet table.
The occasion was honored by the presence of Chief
Bodie Wallman of Oakland, president of the Grand
Chapter of the Association who was given a rousing recep-
tion. He made a nice speech and urged all who possibly
could get away to attend the grand chapter convention
in Reno next May.
A big delegation of Footprinters from Oakland Chap-
ter No. 7 were on hand and extended invitations to the
local members to come over to Oakland on February 26
for a big evening's entertainment. Among those from
Oakland were:
Vice-president Eugene L. Cleu, Charles Carroll, James
Drew, Frank Hood, A. H. McKenzie, Howard Weller,
Ben Hastog, J. H. Porrero, Sr. and Jr., and Frank
Harrow of Martinez.
Neil Marvin of Sacramento chapter was also present.
Sheriff Murphy presented newly appointed Municipal
Judge Edward P. Murphy as the speaker of the evening.
Judge Murphy gave one of the finest ten-minute talks on
Lincoln and Washington and what they did to assure us
the enjoyment of freedom under our present system of
government, that one will ever hear in a lifetime. Judge
Murphy spent 1934 and 1935 in 14 European countries
and saw the start of the present world war, and his
address was one filled with chilling pictures of the misery
he observed during those years.
Undersheriff Wm. Hollingbery acted as master of
ceremonies and put on one of the fast-moving floor shows,
furnished by Lou Emmel.
Secretary Noel Wylie announced that there would be a
special train for the convention at Reno and that he
hoped to have on that train representatives from even-
California chapter, and is preparing for 300 members.
Assistant Federal Attorney Val Hammack delivered
an eulogy to Alfred J. Cleary and asked that the meeting
adjourn out of respect to his memory which was unani-
mously voted.
The next meeting will be on March 18 at the same
place. Nate Peiper, FBI boss here, will be speaker of the
meet.
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February. 1 941
A Human Vulture
Story of the Most Despicable of Crooks — -By Opie L. Warner
Inspector Charles Iredale of the bunco detail takes a
keen delight in seeing fortune tellers or bunco men go to
the state penitentiary. He states they are more heartless
than any other class of criminal. Fortune tellers will take
the last cent from an unfortunate wasting away with an
incurable disease just as readily as from a silly jitterbug
who has too much of this world's goods.
Bunco men will leave a widow and her small children
penniless so that he and his profligate friends may wine,
dine and play.
Considered as a class, such people have not the courage
of a burglar or a highway robber, and, in the main, are
not the cause of so much suffering to law-abiding people,
Inspector Iredale states.
During his experience on the bunco detail he has come
across heart-rending instances of "man's inhumanity to
man." To be suddenly deprived of everything by a schem-
ing rascal is an awful calamity to some person whose con-
dition is such that they are unable to start over again — but
the bunco man or the fortune teller has no worries on that
score — belonging, as he does by profession, to that class of
human beings which corresponds with predatory fish, birds
or animals in nature.
Asked concerning individual cases, Inspector Iredale
laughingly said the lowest type bunco scoundrel he ever
came across is now actually doing a life term — and doing
this life term without even having been charged with any
sort of killing.
This fellow earned the wrath of the bunco detail on
his very first job. Their anger and resentment grew
against him steadily as reports of his heartless tricks came
streaming in from San Francisco and Bay region cities.
They called him even- name connoting fiendishness. The
Human Rat was a pet name for this much-sought demon
in human form.
Interviews with his victims revealed only one thing:
his method of securing their money. His size, age, weight,
dress, complexion — all were unavailable. You cannot look
for a man whom nobody has ever seen. It was heartrend-
ing to listen to his numerous victims. Each gruesome
story was virtually a repetition of those preceding it. The
victims were stripped of their clothing and robbed — yes,
right in their own bedrooms. Yet the men on the bunco
detail did not know the slightest detail concerning the
arch scoundrel — had no detail concerning him from any of
his numerous victims. He stripped them and he robbed
them and they could not describe him for the simple
reason thev had ne^er seen him — his victims all being
blind!
Hours daily Inspectors Harris and Iredale spent inter-
viewing people who are afflicted with blindness in San
Francisco. Thev instructed them what to do in case the
Human Rat called on them, but as the days turned into
weeks lady luck seemed to be on his side. It seemed he
knew by intuition those not to prey upon.
But like many of his criminal ilk, he heeded not the
truth of the adage: "Cobbler, stick to thy last." He
entered a new field and commenced preying upon old
men with Federal, State old age or other forms of pen-
sions. That is how he is now working out a full life
sentence.
In his new field he sought an old man, a pensioner,
and, fortunately for all except our culprit, this pensioner
was not at home. His landlady noticed, however, that the
"doctor" had small snapshot photographs of women on
the sun visor of his auto. The "doctor" also was careless
enough to leave a small bottle of wintergreen in the
victim's room.
Well, the wintergreen bottle gave a clue as to the por-
tion of the city the "doctor" chose as his residence ; and
the photographs of women on the sun visor of the auto-
mobile he was using gave the inspectors another clue —
such as it was.
True, there are thousands of automobiles in San Fran-
cisco, but then, there is that ten thousand to one shot that
some day that automobile may be found, and thus lead
to the arrest of the fiendish "doctor." That is exactly
what happened.
Using the drug store as a focal point, Inspectors Iredale
and Harris haunted the public garages, casually scanning
the sun visors of automobiles of all kinds, and enlisted the
aid of Inspector Michael Chrystal in this tedious process.
Life is full of coincidences, and coincidences are usually
very embarrassing. One afternoon the two inspectors,
doing their tedious rounds, found Inspector Chrystal in
a garage, in earnest conversation with the owner of a
coupe.
Inspector Chrystal greeted Harris and Iredale and, in
a rapid-fire manner, went on to tell about a hit-and-run
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ber given corresponded with that on the coupe, although
he stated, the coupe had no tell-tale marks. However, the
owner of the coupe could have the whole matter cleared
up at the Accident Prevention Bureau down at the Hall
of Justice. Like Barkus, the owner was willing, knowing
that the day previous he had worked his "doctor" trick
down the peninsula.
The "doctor" knew San Francisco's streets pretty well.
At their invitation he was riding in a police car with
Inspectors Iredale and Harris. The "doctor" became
fidgety after a few blocks and, when the police car stopped
in front of the address of his latest would-be non-blind
victim, he asked to be driven at once to the Hall of
Justice.
His ill-gotten gains he had squandered as quickly as he
had taken them from the most helpless of God's children
— the blind. Yes, he actually stalked his selected victims
in the manner of wolves in a blizzard following closer
and closer their handicapped denizens of the field and
forest. He arrived at a rooming house or residence of the
blind man a few moments after the latter's entrance. To
the clerk or the landlady he was a doctor from the city
hospital or the health department and was interested in
the victim.
A few friendly words in the victim's room resulted in
the victim agreeing to an examination — a thorough exam-
ination which meant undressing and being examined in
bed. The "doctor," as his very first move, covered the
victim's body with vaseline or grease — sometimes using
butter — and rub-down fluids such as witch hazel or
wintergreen.
If the "doctor" had not secured the victim's pocketbook
by this time he turned the victim prone and put hot towels
over his eyes, ordering the victim not to move for some
minutes. Sums from as low as a few cents to as high as
$500 were thus secured from stricken people in San Fran-
cisco and the Bay region cities, for months.
In Judge Jacks' court the sentences for the counts on
which the properly-named Human Rat was convicted
were ordered to run consecutively and without any recom-
mendation for parole. This ex-convict, from Colorado,
who gave the name of John Allen, will have some thirty-
odd years in San Quention to ponder the sorrow he
brought to his fellow men who already were, alas, so
heavily burdened — and to fear the just hatred of his
fellow convicts.
The inspectors concerned, the court attaches and those
present at the trial of John Allen were unanimous in
their approval of the sentence. He was taken from the
court room to the relief of everyone present. In the brief
buzz of court conversation the words torture, Vigilantes,
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BAY COUNTIES'
Peace Officers' Association
MEETINGS EVERY MONTH
Chief Thomas F. Burke, President
Captain Bernard McDonald, Secretary-Treasurer
The regular monthly meeting of the Bay Counties'
Peace Officers' Association was held at the Jimmie Val-
entine Country Club, Vallejo, on Thursday, January 30,
with Chief of Police Earl Dierking as host. The follow-
ing members and guests were present:
Chief of Police Earl Dierking of Vallejo
Chief of Police Earl Dierking; Mayor John Stewart; Lieut.
Henry A. Dietz; W. T. Stanford, retired chief of police; City
Clerk H. W. Mitchell; Roland L. Pope, city attorney; City
Auditor Al Wanger; Commander \V. E. Cheadle ; Supervisor
George C. Lemmon ; Fire Chief James D. Greig; Major Walter
S. Gaspar; Commissioner S. Hayden Perkins; Inspector Ray
Meyers; Laddie J. Jacobson, fire chief; District Attorney Phil
Lynch; Andrew Sheveland, constable; H. C. Grove, chief of
police, Dixon; A. C. Tillman, chief of police, Suisun; Howard
Yatsie, chief of police, Fairfield; Commissioner Frank Brew;
Sergeant James F. Hill; Lieut. Edward C. Beck; Justice John
J. Bradley; Judge Victor M. Costaguello; Councilman Dr. H.
Bergh; Deputy Sheriff Ray M. Nutting and Sheriff Jack Thorn-
ton of Solano county.
Chief of Police Charles W. Dullea ; Captain Bernard J. Mc-
Donald; Earl Warren, attorney general; Wm. P. Golden,
assistant district attorney; Sheriff Dan Murphy; Chief Paul
Madden; UndersherifF W. V. Hollingbery; Director George M.
Healy; Capt. John A. Engler; Lieut. Patrick J. Murray; Chief
D. O'Connell; J. D. Ritter; Special Agent J. L. Creighton ;
Officer Lenox G. Etherington ; Attorney Walter Duane; E. J.
Scanlon; P. T. Mackie, special agent, Pacific Telephone & Tele-
graph Co.; Charles Moore; H. L. Knowles; Patrolman William
M. Force; Philip E. Geauque, U. S. Secret Service; A. Helgoe ;
W. E. Schoppe, National Auto Theft Bureau; M. L. Britt, auto
theft bureau; Officer R. Sullivan; Sergeant William D. Russell;
Inspector Ralph V. Armstrong; W. F. Whitely, special agent,
F. B. I.; Captain T. H. Fairchild, Presidio; Lieut. Geo. L.
Woolley, Presidio; Opie L. Warner, editor, Police and Peace
Officers' Journal; Special Representative Ignatius H. McCarty;
Walter J. Vervais. California Auto Association; Postal Inspec-
tor Robert H. Morse, retired; Lieut. Joe E. Schoales, V. S.
Navy; Inspector Norbert P. O'Brien; T. P. Hunter; Fred Mur-
phy, fire department; Supervising Agent Thomas B. Foster; Dr.
T. B. W. Leland; Dr. L. J. McMahon; Lieut.-Col. R. G. Ayers
and Inspector Joe O'Ferrall, of San Francisco.
Chief of Police T. F. Burke; Sheriff James J. McGrath;
Martin C. McDonnell, police department secretary; Frank
Ferrea, director of public relations; District Attorney Gilbert
D. Ferrell; E. A. Long, P. G. & E. ; Councilman Edward E.
Captain Bernard J. McDonald
Captain of Inspectors
Keller; Belton Rhodes, city clerk; Inspector M. J. Powers;
J. P. Britt, retired; City Treasurer Charles A. Ginnever;
W. D. Soule, city manager; Mayor F. P. Simmens; Martin A.
Ross, city councilman; Dave McCullough, city councilman;
Walter H. Moore, deputy sheriff; Mayor Al Sagehorn ; L. G.
("lark; Chief Edw. J. Wheeler; City Treasurer Joseph A. Cun-
ningham; C. Martinelli, Cncle Tom's Cabin; Chief C. L.
Collins; Chief John J. Harper; Allan F. Hunt, commissioner,
and W. J. Wisnom, chief of police, of San Mateo county.
Steve Neilson, chief of police; Constable B. B. Rogers; Glenn
W. Regh; Sheriff John A. Miller; Lloyd G. Jester, Albany's
chief of police; J. T. Riley, fire chief; Officer E. J. Stockdale;
District Inspector Fred A. Leber; J. M. Joseph, deputy sheriff;
H. T. Woodward, deputy sheriff; Wm. Simms, Union Oil Co.;
Constable E. Shea; E. S. Bellinger, Hercules Powder Co.; Chief
of Police Chas. E. Hamilton; Y. L. Harvill, Columbia Steel Co.;
Constable Joseph Rodda ; Charles Schwake, constable; Chief
R. R. Cheek and Justice Joseph Longo, of Contra Costa county.
Chief of Police Antone Quadros; Fred Perry, Sr. ; Fred
Perry, Jr.; Max Perry; Henry Meyer; H. O. Peters, N. W. P.
Ry. ; Chief Donald T. Wood; Chief W. V. Nicholson; Major
Walter C. White; Lieut. Bruce E. Siledro; Captain Stanley Q.
Wentz; Sergeant Walter E. Parsons; Clinton T. Duffy, warden;
Dr. Leo. L. Stanley, and Sergeant Vernon Dwelly, of Marin
county.
Chief of Police John Black; City Clerk John J. Lynch;
Director of Police School Wm. A. Wiltberger; Carl E. Taylor,
constable; Chris Madsen, constable; Mavor Stanley Mills;
Constable E. O. Woods; Chief of Police L. L. Feathers; A. H.
Excell, chief of police; H. A. Zink, chief of police; Inspector
L. S. Lawrence, and Mayor Harold F. Anderson, of Santa
Clara county.
Chief of Police B. A. Wallman; James T. Drew; District
February, 1941
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Attorney Ralph E. Hoyt; Lieut. H. F. Radhruch ; Capt. Geo. J.
Helms; District Inspector Elmer Steinmeyer; Deputy Sheriff
H. L. Adams; Chief of Police J. A. Greening; Captain L. H.
Laird; Capt. W. J. Lee; Retired Inspector Frank L. Waterbury;
Chief of Police William F. Pflaum; Capt. Dan W. James;
Chief of Police L. E. Jones; Frank Farina, assistant chief of
police; Louis H. Mann, chief of police; J. F. Peralta, chief of
police; Capt. A. L. Lamaureux; Chief Vera Smith; Sheriff
H. P. Gleason and Inspector Douglass G. Webb, of Alameda
county.
Chief of Police Melvin Flohr; Sheriff A. A. Wilkie; Judge
M. E. Rutherford; Charles J. McGoldrick, assistant district
attorney; Capt. Harry Clodfelter; Vernon C. Silvershield,
coroner; Toland C. McGettigan, district attorney; Officer Bill
Lawrence; Chief of Police E. J. Foster and Chief of Police
Harry L. Patterson, of Sonoma county.
Sheriff John P. Steckter; Wallace W. Everett, Jr., district
attorney and Undersheriff John Claussen, Jr., of Napa county.
While it is probably true the importance of the January
meeting of the Bay Counties' Peace Officers' Association relative
to the national defense program drew many of those who
attended, there is no doubt but the fact the meeting was held in
Vallejo, the thriving big little city of the U. S. Navy's west
coast operation, had a lot to do with the record attendance.
It is well known that Vallejo doesn't do things half way and
when Chief of Police Earl Dierking said he would give the
boys a good party, all who got invitations determined to make
January 30 a "must" date.
Peace officers and others invited began converging on Vallejo's
Jimmy Valentine Country Club in plenty of time to do a lot of
visiting and toast drinking.
Chief Dierking had a committee of his boys on hand to see
that everyone was made welcome, and when he, Mayor Jack
Stewart and Commissioners J. Hayden Perkins and Frank Brew
appeared they dispensed hospitality with a lavish hand.
* * »
Prominent among those present was former Chief William
Stanford of Vallejo, who is now residing in Los Angeles, and
who was the guest of Chief Charles W.
Dullea. Chief Stanford was given a
rousing reception and it is quite evident
that the people he served so faithfully
for 36 years (a record of continuous
service never equaled in the United
States by a chief of police) still hold
him in high affection. Chief Bill says he
will be coming north one of these days.
* * *
Warden Clinton Duffy of San Quentin
and Prison Doctor J. L. Stanley, the lat-
ter a charter member of the Association,
were present.
* » *
Another member who doesn't make all
the meetings, and who was given a
hearty welcome was Chief Special Agent
Daniel O'Connell of the Southern Pacific.
» * *
You have to admit that the boys at Chief Stanford
Jimmy Valentine's Vallejo Country Club
know how to dish out the viands. This spot is a mighty popular
one with the various peace officers, and no man ever leaves the
table hankering for more food. Plenty, and well prepared.
* * *
The January meeting was President Thomas Burke's first
one, and he got away with it in fine shape.
* * *
Mayor Stewart and Chief Dierking in their welcoming
speeches assured the big crowd that Vallejo was mighty glad to
have the peace officers and that all should enjoy themselves
to the fullest. All did. * * *
Dr. Leo McMahon was in perfect condition and he filled in
with a list of Italian dialect stories that kept the huge audience
rolling with laughter. Director George Healy was revealed as
a fine soloist when he favored with a couple of numbers.
Everyone thought his brother Edward, of the district attorney's
office, was the only one who could warble. Sheriff Miller of
Contra Costa proved himself a good story teller, though the
boys would also have liked to hear him whistle, he being an
expert in that line. * * »
A fine tribute was paid by all present when Attorney General
Warren was presented. Mr. Warren, who has probably given
more time to the problems of law enforcement officers of this
state than any man, rates high with the guardians of the peace.
Under his able direction the program of national civilian de-
fense is probably farther along in California than in any other
state in the union.
Sheriff H. P. Gleason, Alameda's new sheriff, made his first
Bay counties' meet, and was elected a member.
• • «
Captain of Inspectors Bernard J. McDonald, the new secre-
tary of the Association, demonstrated they have the right man
in the right place. He saw there was no slipup of the day's
program and had the details of every feature of the meeting
at his finger's end.
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February. 1941
FOOTPRINTERS* RENO TRIP
January 25, 1941, will be long remembered by some
hundred California members of the International Foot-
print Association who swooped down, on that date, upon
Reno, Nevada. With a buffet and two special cars, repre-
sentatives from chapters as far north as Dunsmuir and
as far south as Salinas, joined with Bay area and Sacra-
mento valley members aboard the crack Pacific Limited
of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
The beautiful daylight run took the train with its
special cars of the Footprinters over the scenic mountains
and through the heaviest snowstorm of the season. How-
ever, all arrived in Reno on time and the fun and frolic
aboard the train was as nothing compared with what fol-
lowed after the boys alighted from their train.
Met at the station by a committee from Reno Chapter
13, comprising D. J. Seevers, Joe Barbash, George South-
worth, Jr., Bob Young and Ted Cupit the California
members were escorted to the Golden Hotel with an
escort of motorcycle officers and police cars, with Chief
of Police Andy M. Welliver of Reno leading the parade.
Here the visitors found their rooms ready for them, no
delay waiting, and the management made a big hit with
all the out-of-state guests.
Given plenty of time to spruce up, the visitors were
instructed to get to the Riverside hotel for the banquet
scheduled for 7 p. m., and here again was demonstrated
the truth of the Reno motto: "The biggest little city in
the world," for nowhere in this land could a better meal
have been obtained than that served the 250 and more
banqueters.
Following the banquet all Footprinters repaired to the
Masonic Temple, where the Sacramento Chapter took
over the program and proceeded to initiate 18 new mem-
bers, and what an initiation ! With the crack Sacramento
team in charge and with plenty of equipment to properly
impress the neophytes they were really riding a goat, the
300 men present saw a lot of things they never saw before
and the candidates got a run for their money.
A program of singing and instrumental numbers con-
tributed more enjoyment to the evening's entertainment.
A few speeches were made, among the speakers being
Chief Welliver, who welcomed the Californians and
told them this was just a preview for the annual Foot-
printers' convention that will be staged in Reno in May
when three days will be used up. James Drew, former
Chief of Oakland, and Secretary of the California Peace
Officers Association, expressed the regrets of Chief Bodie
Wallman of Oakland, president of the Grand Chapter,
who was too ill to make the trip.
District Attorney Babcock of Sacramento, a member,
also made a few remarks.
After the initiation all the travelers proceeded to see
if they kept the electric lights burning all night and all
gave the many games a whirl and a lot of the boys found
that there are slot machines that pay off.
The return trip, starting at noon Sunday, was a fine
one, the sun brightening the snow-clad mountains from
Truckee to Cisco, and all got home safe and sound and
very happy.
On the trip up and back much of the credit for the
splendid time must be given to Noel Wylie, secretary-
treasurer of Chapter No. 1 and manager of the Manx
Hotel. He never overlooked a single detail that would
make the outing an enjoyable one. He saw that everyone
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Benny Hiller, of the Kraft Cheese Company, didn't
lessen his popularity with the tourists when he passed
through the special cars and announced hundreds of sand-
wiches were to be found in the buffet car, and he kept one
and all supplied with the same going and coming. The
Kraft Cheese Company got a lot of plugs for this gener-
ous gesture.
* # *
Joe Rae of the Dolores Press, and retired Sergeant
Peter Hinrichs, past president of Chapter No. 1, opened
up a class in pedro playing, but a couple of city slickers
out bid them and they would have no more of the game
from then on in.
* * *
The Sacramento gang, headed by Chief Clerk Z. C.
Pressey of the Sacramento Police Department, was
brought to the train when it stopped at the Capital City,
in a patrol wagon.
* * *
San Jose Chapter No. 10, was represented by Fire
Chief Charles Plummer and Police Officer Bill Young.
* * *
The following from Oakland Chapter No. 7 boarded
the train at the 16th Street Station: James Drew, Chief
Louis H. Mann of Emeryville, Captain George Bingley,
Richmond Police Department, Ben Celli. George C.
Davis, Ed Adams, John Schatz and Andy Anderson.
* * *
San Francisco Chapter representation included Chief
John J. Harper, Burlingame; Chief William Maher and
Officer Louis Greger of San Bruno Police Department ;
Lieutenant J. J. Mullin, Police Department; Peter Hin-
rich, retired police sergeant; Ed. Furness, Panhandle
Carpet and Linoleum Co. ; Robert H. Morse, retired
postal inspector, and grand treasurer of the Footprinters ;
Walter Vervais, chief special agent A.A.A. ; Bill Green,
Haiden Auto Parts, Oakland ; Ed. Flynn, special police
officer; Insurance Broker Joseph Pagano ; Tom Brown,
State Controller's Office; Captain Hansley, chief special
agent Pacific Telephone Company ; Caterer Gus Lipman ;
Joe Rae and Don Munro, Dolores Press; Opie L. War-
ner, Editor Police and Peace Officers' Journal ; Ben
Hiller, Kraft Cheese Co.; E. L. Hrubanik, J. Blair, Pat
Shaw, Bill Millif, Harrow and Keife.
* # *
Among the Sacramento members who took an active
part on the trip were Justice of the Peace Gregory E.
Koshell and Fred D. Corfee, and Secretary Faulkner
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
February, 1941
The Monkey and the Sailor Man
I never knew my Jocko,
When coming to this land,
Of any sort of mischief
That you or I had planned.
We just agreed, my Jocko,
To take coins both white and brown
So come along Jocko,
And we'll both leave this town.
Everyone has frequently heard the expression "monkey
business" and anyone at all superstitious believes there is
something in Friday the 13th. Well, as far as able-bodied
seaman Al Joslin is concerned, Friday, September 13,
1940, was full of monkey business and bad luck.
It seems Al had spent quite a number of years sailing
back and forth among the Spice Islands, the Dutch East
Indies, Formosa, Borneo, Java, and had touched also
British Indian and Philippine ports. During the interims
between typhoons, cloud bursts and other varieties of
equatorial weather, he dreamed of the ease and leisure he
could have in San Francisco on $2,000 of lawful United
States money. With a view to this period of ease and
leisure, Sailor Al decided that five monkeys, sold at a
rate of $500 each in San Francisco, would about cover his
long looked-for ideal vacation.
Accompanied by his family of five monkeys, he arrived
in San Francisco September 12th, and immediately de-
posited the necessary $500 bond to have one monkey re-
leased pending meticulous examination for each and all
the various diseases Uncle Sam's experts suppose afflict
even young, healthy monkeys.
Sailor Al informed the experts that his No. 1 specimen
of high class monkey society had already been named
"Jocko." Al was very proud when he sauntered along
Battery street with Jocko doing some boasting in his
own jungle language in the matter of having successfully
passed Uncle Sam's most stringent physical examination.
In the first block of Market street, Sailor Al briefly
reviewed his story of the capture and the voyage to San
Francisco of Jocko and Jocko's four mates to a vivacious
brunette who just casually happened to be ordering a
Coca Cola high ball. This girl was an excellent listener,
and while partaking of Al's hospitality, suggested it would
be safer to lock Jocko in her automobile which was parked
in front of the tavern. To Al she gave a family name of
that European type always parted in the middle, and per-
sisted that this was her real name.
So, much to his disgust, Jocko is shut up in the 1940
model coupe, and Al and the brunette are discussing
further details about the Far East in general and the final
disposition of Al's five monkeys.
Enters now a stunning blonde who most affectionately
salutes Al's brunette lady friend. Yes, the blonde will also
partake of Al's hospitality and listen to his fascinating tales
of the Far East, and sharks, and typhoons, and man-eating
savages, and monkeys. Suddenly the blonde and her sailor
boy host learn from the bartender that the brunette and
the coupe and the monkey are gone.
In no uncertain terms Sailor Joslin expresses surprise,
sorrow and anger. The soothing words of the bartender
and the blonde have no palpable effect. Full of righteous
indignation, Sailor Joslin arrives at the Hall of Justice.
Inspector Findley listens to his story.
The facts are instantly relayed to Acting Captain
Michael Mitchell who senses the sad plight of Sailor Al
and remembers that on one occasion Inspector Con Des-
mond retrieved a monkey lost under almost similar
circumstances.
Of course Captain Mitchell also considered the fact
that, inasmuch as the monkey was surreptitiously re-
moved from a location in the Harbor district, the case
should be assigned, in the usual course of events, to
Inspectors Bartholomew Kelleher and Michael Desmond ;
but these Inspectors were out on details. The sailor natu-
rally will brook no delay in the matter of retrieving one
fifth of his valued livestock. For a moment Captain
Mitchell and Inspector Findley cannot recall any available
inspectors to whom to assign the case.
But they both felt Friday the 13th was their individual
and collective lucky day when Inspector Con Desmond
strode into the office. Captain Mitchell, remembering that
Inspector Con Desmond had solved a monkey case some-
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into his office where the case was briefly outlined for
Inspector Desmond.
Sailor Joslin seemed to sense that Captain Mitchell
had placed the Department's best Inspector on the trail of
his monkey, and volubly expressed this belief to Inspector
Desmond, who unenthusiastically replied his forte was
finding lost automobiles, not monkeys.
In the swift-moving progress of the case, a theft report
was made out and a warrant issued by Judge Theresa
Meikle charging a certain brunette with the theft of the
monkey "Jocko." They found the brunette and Jocko
through Inspector Desmond's uncanny sense of tracing
automobiles.
Under the sailor's promise to Inspector Desmond,
which promise was given in the Captain of Inspectors'
office, in the presence of Captain Mike Mitchell, Jocko
is now the property of the San Francisco Police Depart-
ment, although, technically, under the control of Cap-
tain Peter H. McGee, Property Clerk of the Department,
under the guise of that vexatious holding power, "cus-
todia legis."
Inspector Findley has already secured a hand organ
and expressed his wish to be assigned to Inspector Ken-
eally's drum corps to handle Jocko, when, on the date of
the dismissal of the case against the interesting brunette,
Sailor Al Joslin officially delivers the said Jocko to In-
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Vacaville is a community of 2,300 people, and is noted
for its early deciduous fruits and nuts, and for its vege-
tables. This year the first almond trees blossomed on
January 6th, which is plenty early if you ask us.
During the harvesting of the crops Vacaville is swarmed
with seasonal workers, who inflate the population to as
high as 6,000 men and women. The workers are of every
nationality and it was here that the first public appear-
ance of red activities were presented. Due to the work of
Chief Alley, some five years ago, he uncovered the organ-
ization of a group of workers with subversive ideas and
he started a cleanup that made the front pages. While
there are some who still foster these un-American ten-
dencies they do not spout it out publicly in Vacaville.
Chief Alley has demonstrated some splendid co-opera-
tion with fellow peace officers by ferreting out wanted
men who have tried to take refuge in his domain during
crop harvestings, and whom he has turned over to other
jurisdictions where they were desired for court procedure.
In addition to being head of the police department,
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GOLDEN TAVERN
Buffet Lunch — Sandwiches — All Kinds Wines, Soft Drinks
Cigars and Tobacco Booths for Ladies
27 EMBARCADERO (Under the Bridge) SAN FRANCISCO
ST. JULIAN RESTAURANT
140 BATTERY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
ORdway 2920
NORTH POINT TRADE SCHOOL
Courses Offered: Machinist, Welding. Diesel. Aircraft Metal
Refrigeration. Air Conditioning. Automobile Body and Fender Work
Automobile Driving — Ask for Information
915 NORTH POINT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
CArfield 03 1 I
ANSEL W. ROBINSON
BIRD AND ANIMAL IMPORTER
Visit the New Garden Department
40 OTARRELL STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone CArfield 7512 Since 1905
M. G. WEST COMPANY
OFFICE FURNITURE— FILING EQUIPMENT
OFFICE PLANNING
117 FRONT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
MOntrose 10495
KARL KOPP
PAINTER AND DECORATOR
1343 FIFTEENTH AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
Courtesy of
FRUIT INDUSTRIES. INC.
900 MINNESOTA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone ORdway 714 1 E. E. OLEARY
BRIDGE CITY HEATING CO.
Contracting — Steam and Hot Water Heating
14-16 DODGE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments
HARRY HOWARD
LA MORENA MEXICAN RESTAURANT
Enchiladas - Tamales and Other Mexican Dishes
CRYSTAL PALACE MARKET SAN FRANCISCO
CArfield 3350-3351-3352 J. J. SMITH
NYE AND NISSEN, INC.
Wholesale Dairy Produce
324 TOWNSEND STREET SAN FRANCISCO
MISSION PORK STORE
3016 SIXTEENTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone HEmlock 0750
INDUSTRIAL ENAMELING CO.
OF CALIFORNIA
Architectural and Industrial — Baked Enamel and Lacquer Finishes
Sagerdahl Office and Factory: 1239 - 17th St.. San Francisco
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
February, 1941
Annual Widows* and Orphans* Aid Show
By Retired Officer George Barry, for Years Publicity Director of the Association's Annual Ball
During the year 1940, 33 active and retired San Fran-
cisco policemen, members of the Widows' and Orphans'
Aid Association, passed on. The association paid the
widows and orphans of these departed members the sum
of $99,000 in insurance.
Those who survive paid into the treasury of the asso-
Captain Aloysius I. O'Brien
General Chairman
ciation during last year $52,500 in dues. It takes no cer-
tified accountant to tell you that the annual concert and
ball this year has got to go over big to make up the dif-
ference between $99,000 paid out and $52,500 taken in,
which amounts to $46,500.
The decks are all cleared to make up that deficit. The
date for the ball has been set April 19, 1941, in Exposition
auditorium. Captain Aloysius I. O'Brien of Northern
Police District, has been chosen general chairman ; Captain
John Engler, vice chairman. The general and sub-com-
mittees have been named and the boys are out on the
streets disposing of tickets for this, the greatest show of
the year, and which will be better than any of the many
successful ones that have preceded this year's offering.
Chairman O'Brien made the following statement when
he accepted the chairmanship of the 1941 ball, about the
necessity of putting this year's show over:
"It is the earnest hope of myself and the ball committee
that 1941 will be "the big year" in ticket sales. Recent
efforts of the officers of our association to widen the
scope of our investments to obtain increased revenue have
impressed on all of us the importance of our annual ball
as a means of replenishing the treasury of the Association.
The drain during the oast year has been heavy. We must
replace nearly $100,000 paid out last year to the families
of those officers who have passed away.
"Certain competitive ticket drives such as the Finnish
and Polish relief fund, the International Association of
Chiefs of Police and others, which prevailed prior to last
year's campaign, have not prevailed the past year. Busi-
ness conditions are generally considered to be better than
last year. So with special inducements being offered this
time, we can if every member of the department puts out
his best efforts, surpass any previous show.
"As in the past, all money collected from the sale of
tickets shall be forwarded to Property Clerk Peter Mc-
Gee, who is also the treasurer of the association."
One of the last official acts of retiring President Mat-
thew C. Carberry of the Police Widows' and Orphans'
Aid Association was the naming of a large committee to
make arrangements for the annual concert and ball.
Following are those placed on the executive committee:
Chief of Police Charles W. Dullea.
Deputy Chief of Police Michael Riordan.
Department Secretary John A. Engler.
Captain Peter M. McGee, property clerk.
Sergeant George F. Kopman, secretary.
HEADQUARTERS COMPANY— Supervising Cap-
tain Arthur L. Christiansen, Captain Charles F. Skelly,
Director Frank E. Winters, Director George M. Healy,
Director Emmet Moore, Lieutenant Patrick J. Murray,
Sergeant Henry M. Smith, Sergeant Michael F. Fitz-
patrick. Sergeant Walter J. Francis, Officer Owen M.
Fogarty, Officer Henry M. Schutzer, Officer John T.
Butler, Officer Richard E. Brennan, Officer Stephen J.
Flahaven, Officer Matthew C. Carberry.
BUREAU OF INSPECTORS— Captain Bernard J.
McDonald, Lieutenant Samuel Miller, Sergeant Frank
J. Murphy, Sergeant John W. Breen, Inspector Leo E.
Bunner, Inspector William C. Gilmore, Inspector Percy
H. Kenealy, Inspector Raymond J. O'Brien, Inspector
George H. Page, Inspector Peter R. Maloney, Officer
George C. Heeg, Jr., Officer Edward J. Murphy.
COMPANY "A"— Captain Joseph M. Walsh, Lieu-
tenant Michael Gaffey. Officer Walter L. Sullivan, Of-
ficer John T. Cooney.
COMPANY "B"— Captain Leo J. Tackney, Lieu-
tenant Thomas J. Sullivan, Sergeant John R. Dower,
Sergeant Thomas I. Flanagan, Officer Arthur R.
Minaker.
COMPANY "C"— Captain Michael E. I. Mitchell,
Sergeant Carlisle H. Field, Officer Jack E. W. Atwood,
Officer John P. Hanrahan, Officer John F. Hanley.
COMPANY "D"— Captain John J. Casey, Lieutenant
John J. Donegan, Officer Emmett M. Cottrell, Officer
John J. Doran.
Telephone Fillmore 85 5 0
Arch Van Movers and Furniture Exchange
1775 GEARY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
February, 1941
POIICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 33
COMPANY "E"— Captain Aloyslus I. O'Brien, Lieu-
tenant Jeremiah J. Coughlan, Lieutenant John Alpers,
Sergeant John L. Dolan, Officer George A. Langley,
Officer James W. McGinn, Officer Kligio N. Marelli.
COMPANY "F"— Captain John M. Sullivan, Ser-
geant Thomas J. Fecney, Officer Charles Ute.
COMPANY "G"— Captain Francis J. McGuire, Lieu-
tenant Daniel O'Neill, Sergeant Eldon E. Bearden, Of-
ficer John P. Curtin.
COMPANY "H" — Captain John A. Annear, Lieuten-
ant Wm. J. Harrington, Officer Michael O'Malley, Of-
ficer Elston J. Carroll.
COMPANY "I"— Captain John A. Reed, Sergeant
Walter S. Ames, Officer John Houlihan, Officer James
A. Doran, Officer John F. Floyd.
COMPANY "K"— Captain Albert S. Munn, Lieu-
tenant Edward R. Pootel, Lieutenant Mark Higgins, In-
spector Byron J. Getchell, Officer John F. O'Connell,
Officer Thomas B. Tracy, Officer Michael J. Reilly,
Officer Arthur Garratt, Officer John E. Curley, Officer
Andrew W. Miller, Officer George J. Sullivan, Officer
Martin J. Reichlin, Jr., Officer Van P. Denike, Officer
Wm. J. Valentine.
OLD-TIMERS UNIT (RETIRED OFFICERS)—
Arthur W. Hextrum, Peter S. Hinrichs, George F. Barry,
Thomas F. Whelan, Henry Cills, James J. Farre'l. John
T Fitzhenry.
The chairman and vice chairmen of the sub-committees
in order, follow :
Hall and Decorating — Sergeant John R. Dower and
Officer John F. Hanley.
Music — Sergeant Carlisle Field and Officer George A.
Langley.
Entertainment — Captain Leo Tackney and Officer
John T. Butler.
Publicity — Retired Officer George Barry and Lieu-
tenant Patrick J. Murray.
Invitation to the Mayor — Chief Charles W. Dullea
and Deputy Chief Michael Riordan.
Badges and Programs — Captain Joseph Walsh and
Walter L. Sullivan.
Printing — Capt. John Annear and Frank P. Murphy.
Flowers — Officers John J. Doran, Owen M. Fogarty.
Token to Past President — Director George M. Healy
and Director Frank E. Winters.
Tickets — Captains Arthur L. Christiansen and John
M. Sullivan.
Invitations — Captain John A. Engler, Sergeant George
F. Kopman.
Speakers — Chief Dullea, Deputy Chief Riordan.
Prizes — Captain Michael Mitchell. Inspector William
Gilmore.
Old Timers — Arthur Hextrum, Peter Hinrichs.
Transportation — Captain A'bert S. Munn. Lieutenant
Edward R. Pootel.
Advisorv — Commissioners Walter McGovern, William
P. Wobber. Sr., and Ward G. Walkup, Chief Dullea.
Deputy Chief Riordan and Captain O'Brien.
Night and Day Phone call DOuglas 132 3
Thomas G. W. Drayage & Rigging Co., Inc.
CENERAL DRAYIM.
SAFE AND MACHINERY MOVING
Hoisting and Placing Heavy Machinery
Truck Cranes for Rent
586 HOWARD STREET
SAN I RAM Ibc < i
Telephone GArfield 9970 N. J. Townscnd
General Petroleum Service Station
MOBILGAS - MOBILOIL - U. S. TIRES AND BATTERIES
Lubrication a Specialty
THIRD AND HARRISON STREETS SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone HEmlock 5685 Karl Koefoed
KARL KOEFOED BODY CO.
Repairing - Painting
Designers and Builders of Automotive Bodies
1465 FOLSOM STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Sam and Johnnie Telephone Mission 94 7 1
ORMANDO'S
at Hunter's Point
Dancing Every Night — Music by Bernie Lovejoy's Band
Sea Food of All Kinds
Telephone EXbrook 6464
HEALTH FIRST!
PURITY SPRINGS WATER
from the Mountains of Marin
2050 KEARNY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
VALLEY CAFE AND TAVERN
Food of Quality and Quick Service
1087-9 SUTTER STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Benj. W. Berg, Proprietor Telephone SUtter 1168
BLAKEWAY SHEET METAL WORKS
Light and Heavy Sheet Metal Works
105 BEALE STREET (Corner of Mission) SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone MArket 2051
BEVERLY COAT HANGER CO.
Manufacturers
500 INDIANA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone MArket 9136
J. VASQUEZ
LA ESPERANZA
Groceries, Wines and Beer
548 NATOMA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone WAlnut 8036-3 7 Gong Ting. Manager
Prompt Service — Free Delivery
HARDING MEAT MARKET
1824 FILLMORE STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone MArket 6262
Peter George
STONE'S LINEN SUPPLY CO.
Specializing in Butcher Gowns
Aprons and Towels
1124 HARRISON STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone UNderhill 1422
MAIN ENGINEERING CO.
Boilers, Tanks. Stacks. Booms. Dippers. Sticks.
Plate Work. Welding, Repairing
110 HOOPER STREET SAN FRANCISCO
George Osborne — 146 Shawnee St, Telephone RAndo'.ph 2^26
MOHICAN CLUB
Neal Carroll
901 HOWARD STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
The Old Reliable Auto Wrckers since 1909
H AIDEN
We buy Automobiles in any condition, anywhere, any time
Main Office: 653 Potrero Ave. Branch: 701 Golden Gale Ave.
San Francisco
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
February, 1941
T
racy
Tracy is a bustling community of 5,000 residents, and
as many more centering on that little city from outlying
points. It is situated in a rich farming and cattle raising
country, and is an important railroad point on the South-
ern Pacific valley lines. There are a lot of people gain-
fully employed in Tracy and surrounding country, and
it has long been recognized as one of northern California's
most prosperous little cities.
Adjoining Tracy are the largest asparagus fields in the
\ Opportunity
nized as a modern and up-to-date police official. His suc-
cessor, R. H. Wise, is proving himself worthy to follow
his namesake.
His long service — over 25 years — with the Fresno
Police Department, where he was given his pension be-
cause of his splendid record, to become chief of the Tracy
Police Department, eminently qualifies him to give Tracy
the utmost in police protection.
From patrolman in the Fresno Police Department he
TRACY'S POLICE DEPARTMENT IN
Back row, left to right: Clerks B. L. Sandidge, J. R. Rickma
and E. C. Wyman, Chief R. H. Wise, Officer C. C. Hayhurst an
world. Sugar beets and lima beans form two other great
sources of income for the farmers. There are many dairy
farms and green alfalfa fields are numerous. There are
lesser acreages devoted to various other needed vegetables
and fruits.
The population of the town is considerably increased as
harvesting gets under way. Many transients, of different
races, converge on Tracy, taxing housing accommodations.
But with all the prosperity, and the influx of transient
workers, Tracy is a law-abiding place. Most of the crime
is of the nature that might be characterized as "emo-
tional," springing up through a mixing of nationalities.
But even these are infrequent. The so-called major crimes
are less so. The amateur bad check passer bobs up now
and then to give the police a little extra work, and occa-
sionally some motorist will get in a condition unfit to
guide a car and he is quickly and well cared for.
Tracy has always been fortunate in having a good
police department and a good man heading that depart-
ment. The late F. G. Wise, who was killed in an auto-
mobile accident on the Altamont road last fall, was recog-
FRONT OF NEW HALL OF JUSTICE
n and C. J. Guevara. Front row: Officers J. Canale, V. Jeffries
d Sergeant A. L. Bone.
rapidly advanced to sergeant and a place in the detective
bureau. He often served as acting captain of detectives.
During his last 12 years at Fresno he was on the check
detail and worked on many important cases with Charles
Stone, now chief of the State Bureau of Identification.
We have several cases he solved which we will reserve
for later issues of The Journal.
Chief Wise is determined that no police department
will excel him in possessing the latest in equipment. He
Telephone Fillmore 2833
Wholesale — Retail
Vacuum Cleaner Rebuilding Factory
"If we can't fix it, throw it away"
1058 McAllister street san francisco
Telephone TUxedo 9711
JACINTO MEXICAN RESTAURANT
67 TURK STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone MArket 92 74
CENTER HOTEL
1130 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
February, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 35
has been granted a frequency for two-way radio, which
he will operate with Stockton sheriff's office. Already he
has a hundred-foot aerial ready for use and is prepared to
install dual sets in his police cars. Thus he will be able
to give the nearly two-mile square of the city faster serv-
ice, as well as serving Parker acres, a fast-growing com-
munity adjacent to Tracy with some 2,000 people.
Tracy's progressiveness in civic affairs may be cred-
ited to Mayor J. N. Lynch and Councilmen C. L. Shep-
pard, Fred Herzog, Wm. Ritchie and L. O. Stark, who
have given whole-hearted support to every need of the
police department.
The people of Tracy are always behind every improve-
ment that promises civic betterment.
Tracy has a new and modern hall of justice. Here are
to be found well-furnished, well-lighted quarters for every
branch of the enforcement department.
A solid, prjoperly ventilated and furnished jail is to be
found. There is an office for the chief of police, a squad
room for the members with tables to write reports and
to wait their turn for street duty. The clerical force has
every convenience and the identification and photograph
end of the business is not neglected, special quarters for
this needed work being provided.
The new hall of justice was dedicated August 18 last
year, and at the ceremonies Tracy Chapter of Native Sons
placed a plaque at the main entrance, on which had been
carved :
THIS PLAQUE DEDICATED TO TRUTH. LIBERTY
AND TOLERANCE THE NATIVE SONS.
The people of the little city live up to those virtues
and from the residents of the town Chief Wise and his
police force have nothing to require any severe police
action.
He and Mrs. Wise have, since taking up their home in
Tracy, become a part of the friendly people who make
up the population of "The City of Opportunity."
Compliments of
FLEISCHMANN'S YEAST
Drink Two Cakes per Day in Tomato Juice
CAN - DO CLUB
1915 FILLMORE STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone EXbrook 9601 100% Union Hou.e
RUMMY HOUSE
Large glass of beer with Hot Lunch Served all Day— 10c
Assorted Liquors —■ui.i«i
74 EMBARCADERO SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone PRospect 8028 J- W. FOX. Manager
INDEPENDENT EGG CO.
Butter - Eggs - Cheese
1293 PACIFIC AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Executive Offices: Boston, Massachusetts
SAN FRANCISCO BRANCH
UNITED DRUG COMPANY
1-29 HARRISON STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone PRospect 6638
Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
DR. EARL T. LEANER
CHIROPODIST
Ready to serve Municipal Employees and their immediate families
Many Years with the Olympic Club
DEAN BUILDING — 964-A Market Street— Rooms 17-19
Telephone SKyline 4680
E. B. MORRILL
Hrarrsentine CLEVELAND WORM & GEAR CO.
TERRY STEAM TURBINE CO, JOHN Z1NK CO.. BURNERS
45 - I 8TH AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments
MITSUI AND CO.. LTD.
465 CALIFORNIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SUtter 4095
J. G. GREEN
Manufacturer's Agent
28 GEARY STREET SAN FRANCISCO. CAL
"Tony"
COREGIDOR CAFE
750 PACIFIC SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone DOuglas 0648 Established 1880
American Writing Machine Co., Inc.
Typewriters and Adding Machines
5 22 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
' MODERN PHOTOGRAPHY
SANDINO PHOTO STUDIOS
SAN FRANCISCO
1317 STOCKTON STREET— Telephone YUkon 0936
2 090 CHESTNUT STREET — Telephone ViAInut 6/10
Compliments of
SCHIRMER STEVEDORING CO., LTD.
PIER 4, SAN FRANCISCO
G. W. CHENEY. Manager Western Division
General Water Heater Corporation
899 BRYANT STREET SAN FRANOSCC
VALFNTE. MARINI. PERATA 8C CO.
MORTICIANS
4840 MISSION STREET -Telephone DElaware 0161
649 GREEN STREET — Telephone DOuglas 062/
SAN FRANCISCO
GRAYSON SHOPS
Dresses - Coats - Suits - Sportswear - Lingerie - Hosiery
875 MARKET STREET-Two Stores-2630 MISSION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephones: UNderhill 4417. UNderhill 4418
Wholesale Only
GENERAL ENTFRDRISE CO.
Milonas fit Sons. Inc.
Importers — Exporters
I960 FOLSOM STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments
JESSE J. LEVY
999 VAN NESS AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
Tel-phone MOntrose 9224
Wong Toy
WONG TOY LAUNDRY
Walter D. Kentner
KENTNER TRUCK LINES
1371 TENTH AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
5500 THIRD STREET
VAlencia 12 72
SAN FRANCISCO
165 5 S. ALAMEDA STREET
PRosp-ct 2964
LOS ANCELES
Page 36
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
February, 1941
SOLANO PEACE OFFICERS MEET
The quarterly meeting of the Solano County Peace
Officers' Association, held January 22 in Vacaville,
brought out every peace officer of the county. In addition,
there were many county and city officials on hand, as
well as a number from outside counties.
Chief of Police O. E. Alley of Vacaville was host to
the meeting, which was held in the Gum Moon cafe.
At the banquet tables the members and guests were
served with a Chinese dinner that included dishes many
of them never knew existed, and which all agreed were
mighty fine eating.
From 7 p. m. until 8 o'clock the boys just visited.
Chief Alley, President H. E. "Fritz" Emigh, constable
of Rio Vista and Secretary Harry L. Oliver, chief dep-
uty sheriff of Solano county, acting as the reception com-
mittee. Everybody met everyone present and when they
took their seats at the banquet tables were well acquainted
with each other. Secretary Oliver would be a good bet
for a chamber of commerce to get as a manager.
At the conclusion of the meal, especial guests were
introduced and a few remarks given by a number of these.
Sheriff Jack Thornton of Solano county was presented
by President Emigh as the chairman of the evening. Sher-
iff Thornton sketched the history of the association, ex-
pressing his pleasure at the growth in membership and in
constructive work that had characterized the association
since its organization.
He took occasion, he said, in the face of some inquiries
that had been made throughout his county, to announce
that he would be a candidate for sheriff at next year's
election. He said this went for Sheriff Jack Steckter, the
speaker of the evening, who hails from Napa county.
The sheriff told the meeting that he and Sheriff Steckter
were elected the same year and took office in their respec-
tive counties 18 years ago the first of this year.
His announcement met with great applause and it
wasn't difficult to surmise that he has the backing of the
officials of Solano county in his next campaign.
In presenting Sheriff Steckter as the speaker of the
occasion, Thornton told how the chief enforcement officer
of neighboring Napa county had endeared himself to the
peace officers of California, as well as with the law abiding
citizens of Napa and adjacent counties.
As president of the State Sheriffs' Association and as
junior past president of the State Peace Officers' Associa-
tion, the Napa sheriff had done much to see that proper
laws were enacted to give constant battle to the criminal
element of this State.
Acknowledging the introduction and replying in kind
to Chairman Thornton's remarks, Sheriff Steckter re-
counted many instances of how Solano's sheriff had co-
operated in criminal cases.
During his speech Sheriff Steckter reviewed bills affect-
ing the peace officers of California now before the state
legislature, and urged all present to study these bills and
get behind those that he pointed out were good and oppose
those that would be harmful to their interests.
He said that it was urgent that all law officials support
those bills having to do with fighting sabotage and espion-
age, and that it would be the duty of all such officers to
take their part in the program of national civilian defense
that is now in operation in California.
He said all officers should know where the water plants
of the county were located, see that the source and courses
of these plants were safeguarded that they might not be
contaminated.
Protection of other public utilities would also become
another imperative duty of law enforcement officers as the
national emergency progresses.
He urged all present to be on their guard for any bill
that would create a state police, as he declared the peace
officers of this state were opposed to any such measure.
The reduction of the counties of California to from
seven to eleven, he declared was another measure to guard
against, for he argued that instead of vast savings the
proponents of such a plan claim, there would be a loss to
the taxpayers, and further that the diversity of interests
in nearly every locality of the state would make such an
idea unworkable and create chaos.
President Emigh gave a hearty welcome to all the peace
officers and guests and called on Chief Earl Dierking of
Vallejo, who during his talk invited all in attendance to
come to the meeting of the Bay Counties' Peace Officers'
Association held in Vallejo, January 30.
Assisting Chief Alley in the arrangements for the
meeting were Mayor Rudy Warner of Vacaville, Con-
stable G. M. Gates, Justice of the Peace Fred L. Nay,
Burton Associated Oil Co. and Joe Coppo, Chevrolet
dealer in Vacaville.
GEORGE V. NICHOLS
Manufacturers' Representative
50 HAWTHORNE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone YUkon 02 01 JOSEPH F. SARRO
MISSION NEWS COMPANY
Distributors of PERIODICALS and MAGAZINES
Comic and Scenic Views — Postal Cards — Souvenir Folders
367 FOURTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
BUSH'S CIGAR STORE
Best in Tobaccos
FOURTH AND BRANNAN STREETS SAN FRANCISCO
WEst 9022
EASTMAN ICE CREAM CO.
Plant and Wholesale Department
2548 GREENWICH SAN FRANCISCO
WILLIG TRUCK TRANSPORTATION CO.
565 BERRY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Febi
I'Ul
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 37
From Vallejo came Chief Dierking, Commissioner of
Public Safety J. Hayden Perkins, Radio Technician Ray
Meyer, Major Henry Diet/, of the Intelligence Service
at Mare Island, Police Judge V. M. Castagnetto, Police
Lieutenant E. C. Beck and Constable P. W. Brown.
Solano's superintendent of schools, T. C. McDaniels,
and county clerk, Louis Morrill, joined with District
Attorney P. B. Lynch in enjoying the evening's program.
From Suisun Dr. S. Berg, police commissioner, was
among others from that community, Chief A. C. Till-
man, Justice of the Peace Richard Dinkelspiel and Officer
Anthony Ross.
A big delegation headed by Sheriff Thornton came
from Fairfield, including Assistant District Attorney K. I.
Jones, Constable R. L. Oliver, Undersheriff E. E. Lockie,
L. B. Sarasin, deputy superintendent of schools, and Chief
Howard Yatsie.
Sergeants Elmer King and L. W. Sweeney of the
highway patrol, were on hand as representatives of that
branch of law enforcement.
Chief of Police H. C. Grove of Dixon was present
with Justice of the Peace H. E. Hoyt, Game Warden
Ed Hughes and Constable Ben Hayes. Chief Grove,
veteran of Dixon's police department, extended an invi-
tation which was unanimously accepted to have the next
meeting scheduled for April held in Dixon. He promises
a red letter evening's entertainment.
Chief George Alves and Judge John J. O'Grady were
down from Benecia.
It was an enjoyable and instructive meeting which this
writer enjoyed immensely and for which he is very grate-
ful for the wekorre accorded.
ORdway 2504
PAHL'S BAKERY
Hans Morsoe
1040 HYDE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
G. P. GONZALES
1250 MASON STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
M. McNERNEY
STANDARD BRASS WORKS
245 ELEVENTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Our Best Wishes
MATTEUCCI & VANNUCI
64 3 FRONT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
REGAL AMBER CO.
675 TREAT AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
POMONA TILE CO.
Tile for All Purposes
135 TENTH STREET
Telephone SUtler 6262
ARGONNE VAN & STORAGE CO.
Moving. Packing. Shipping, Storing
342 FIFTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
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Former Big and Minor League Ballplayer
RICHFIELD STATION
BAY AND FILLMORE
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone UNderhill 4 12 1
BEAR PHOTO SERVICE
326 CROVE STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
DOuglas 7266
EVergreen 2845
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IDA BREIT KESSLER
Dress Coats, Formals, Suits, Furs
154 SUTTER STREET— Room 405 SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone BAyview 73 73
GUS MOELLER & SONS
Real Estate and Insurance
Renting. Collections and Loans
6260 GEARY BOULEVARD at 27th Ave. SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone WEst 982 8
ORIGINAL CONEY ISLAND
Specializing in Toasted Sandwiches. Tasty Hamburgers. Spaghetti
and Chili, Baked Beans and Hot Tamales. Beer by the bottle.
1545 FILLMORE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
THE MENASHA PRODUCTS CO.
101 HARRISON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments
JOHN W. COTTON
322 ELLIS STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone HEmlock 0105
A. S. FRASER
SQUARE D COMPANY — ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
130 POTRERO AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments
COLUMBIA OUTFITTING CO.
2600 MISSION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone MArket 6 746 Geo. Overby, Proprietor
ECONOMY CLEANERS AND DYERS
Hats Cleaned and Blocked - Men's Suits Cleaned and Pressed
Fancy Gowns our Specialty
245 FILLMORE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
GENERAL EXPORT COMPANY
24 CALIFORNIA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone CHina 062 5
WING DUCK CO.
Importers and Exporters
Liquor. Wine and Grocery
960 and 944 STOCKTON STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone HEmlock 1351
Compliments of
C. D. MASON. Distributor
Globe Slicing Machine Co.. Inc.
Sales and Service
5 6 SEVENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone UNderhill 3934
P. J. Kellogg
SAN FRANCISCO
BEHR-MANNING
Sandpapers - Abrasive Specialties
230 EIGHTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
February, 1941
DEATH TAKES LIEUT. FITZHENRY
Men from every walk of life, city officials, businessmen
and just plain citizens gathered at Sacred Heart Church
on February 13 to pay their last respects to one of the
best loved men ever to wear a policeman's star. They
came as a sad and silent tribute to John T. Fitzhenry,
Lieutenant John Fitzhenry
who for 50 years (lacking a few weeks) was an honored
member of the San Francisco Police Department, and
who had answered his last roll call.
"Fitz," as he was affectionately known, was made a
member of the force in 1882, having come to San Fran-
cisco from Brooklyn where he was born in 1857. He
served during those tough old days in the down-town
districts and he held his own with any and all of the
big and little law violators. And as he piled years onto his
service he gained recognition from the "front office" and
finally found himself as head of a complaint bureau, which
was a misnomer, for he had to handle everything that any-
one else found it difficult to handle.
Possessing a trigger mind, he could ease the "kick" of
the most turbulent complaining taxpayer, and he could
sit in on any job in the department. During the adminis-
tration of the late chief D. A. White he was indeed
called on many times for difficult tasks and he always
discharged them with proper promptness.
But his outstanding talent was on extraditions. For
more than a quarter of a century he prepared all papers
to extradite prisoners from other jurisdictions, and all
during his long service in this work he never lost a pris-
oner through any mistake of his. In fact, superior judges
in this city got so they never bothered about reading his
papers or hearing much evidence. They just asked Lieu-
tenant Fitzhenry about it and took his word on the matter.
He had some tough ones in his day but he always found
the right answer and he trained many of the boys who
worked under him about the importance of attending to
details.
No one ever heard John Fitzhenry speak unkind about
a human being. He was more apt to go to the defense of
one being attacked than siding with a detractor.
He possessed a remarkable memory and was a man of
sparkling wit. He had a ready answer for any and all
banter. Once when Admiral Rodman was raising the flag
in Portsmouth Square celebrating the anniversary of a
similar event by General Fremont, Chief White, who had
a number of distinguished guests in his office watching the
ceremoneis, popped this one at Lieutenant Fitzhenry, as
that official came into the office:
"Lieutenant," the chief queried, "are there as many
people in the square today as there were when Fremont
raised the first American flag?"
The lieutenant shot back, without a moment's hesita-
tion :
"Chief, I couldn't say. I was sheriff in Modoc county
at the time and was busy rounding up some high graders."
Abalone fishing and dancing were the great pasttimes
of the departed lieutenant, and he was a pastmaster at
each.
Since his retirement in 1932 he has kept in touch with
the old-timers throughout the various districts, and he
was always a welcomed visitor at the Hall of Justice.
The pallbearers were retired officers Harry Cills and
James Farrell ; Inspector William Gilmore ; Lieutenants
Charles Maher and George McCullough and Sergeant
Henry Smith, the latter four having at various times
served under Fitzhenry.
Though it will be a little darker around here by his
going, Heaven will be the brighter by his coming.
Telephone UNderhill 05 78 H. M. Puckhaber
J. A. SYMON MACHINE WORKS
Manufacturing Machinists
3648-50 EIGHTEENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone UNderhill 1612
HOTEL DONNELLY
12 72 MARKET STREET, near Larkin
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone MArket 3400
. . . HOTEL EMPIRE
LEAVENWORTH AND McALLISTER
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone EXbrook 3047
PACIFIC BUILDING
Modern Offices — Complete Service
821 MARKET ST. (Corner 4th St.) SAN FRANCISCO
Two Phones: UNderhill 0856
Res.: MArket 9668
PETERS WALL BEDS
Roller Beds - Pivot Beds - Recess Beds - Murphy Beds - Mattresses
We Repair and Install Coil Springs of Any
Make of Wall Beds
2236 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
February, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 39
ELEPHANT TRAINS FOR G. G. PARK
AND OCEAN BEACH
Steve Rice, Associated Oil Company salesman, has
come up with something that promises to fill a long-felt
want in San Francisco, and if the venture is as successful
as the promising start, in the face of almost continual rain,
his myriads of friends will sure be giving him a big hand.
For Steve Rice, besides being an oil salesman, is one of
the best violinists in these parts, having been No. 1 man
on this instrument at the old Orpheum, until blindness
caused him to give up his musical career. After six years
of darkness his sight was restored, and from thence on
Rice has refused to play the violin for profit, but is
available for any benefit entertainment, no matter how
prominent or how humble the gathering. He'll play for
any benefit and gladly. So that's the reason his legion of
friends are glad to see him take the initiative in a venture
that will give comfort and convenience to thousands of
people annually.
Steve got hold of a fleet of those elephant trains used
at Treasure Island during the two fairs. He has gotten
himself a permit to run part of them through Golden
Gate Park taking sightseers, and another part from
Fleishhacker Pool to the Chutes at the Beach.
For 10 cents you can ride the Great Highway route.
For 35 cents you can go through Golden Gate Park, get
stopovers at all important points and see every attraction
in the city's great playground, which was fashioned by the
beloved John McLaren.
The first day the cars were put in operation every trip
found them loaded to capacity, and already it looks like
more trains will have to be provided before the summer
rush.
Telephone RAndolph 2610
E. H. KERVIN
JEWELER and WATCHMAKER
1549 OCEAN AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone VAlencia 9620
NELLO and LOUIS
BLUE BIRD CAFE
Italian Dinners and Lunches
We serve only the best brands of wines and liquors
3149 - 22ND STREET, corner Capp SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone HEmlock 3927
E. GONELLA
Full line of Fancy and Staple Groceries, Fruits,
ties "
Vegetables, Wines, Liquors
300 SANCHEZ, corner 16th
SAN FRANCISCO
THE GRAY LINE, INC.
781 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
JACK FITZGERALD
1049 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone ORdway 7410
Colyear Motor Sales Company
Automotive Parts, Supplies and Equipment
1250 VAN NESS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone ORdway 8383
NEEL D. PARKER
(Member American Institute of Decorators)
Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Draperies, Upholstery, Finishing, Painting
INTERIOR FURNISHINGS
1431 VAN NESS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone EXbrook 5288
B. LaLanne - A. Cantegrit
HOTEL GOLDEN EAGLE
402 BROADWAY
SAN FRANCISCO
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Left to right, standing: Dewey Alread, Denny McAuliffe, Charles Borreane, Al Albrecht, Augustus Galligan, Bill Vivian.
Seated: Merrill LeBoeuff, Murry Wimple, Chief Dorrel LaFortune, Ed Wimple, Leo Stein.
Page 40
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
February, 1941
SAN FRANCISCO TRAFFIC
SCHOOL REPORT
Frances J. Neil, supervisor in charge of the San Fran-
cisco Traffic School has completed the 1940 report of the
school which shows an increase in interest in this innova-
tion and presents facts and figures which indicate those
who are sent to the school by the courts are getting some
new ideas about traffic laws and the driving of auto-
mobiles.
Supervisor Neil in her report states in a resume of the
school's activities during the past year the following :
"In addition to the classes and driving activities of the
school we have acted as a traffic safety center and have
distributed many thousand pieces of literature to schools,
students, P.T.A. groups, clubs and citizens in the interest
of safety ; also have given lectures and shown motion
pictures.
"At the last automobile show we handed out 50,640
pamphlets, talked to 4,573 persons regarding safety and
answered many inquiries regarding the school.
"A new branch of the school's work has been well re-
ceived. This consists of practice sheets for civil service
tests. It has long been the desire of the courts that the
younger offenders be encouraged to study. The civil
service practice sheets have served this purpose admirably.
Some of our pupils have been kind enough to state that the
work given them in the school, both the regular class les-
sons and the civil service practice sheets, helped them more
than anything they have had before. At Judge Ames' sug-
gestion we compiled a new set of lessons to use in the
sessions held for the younger violators.
"The class attendance coupled with the office instruc-
tion and correspondence course total 9,814.
"It is our hope that before the end of this year we will
have the proving field which has so long been promised
the school.
"Plans have been formulated to add a defense unit and
we feel that we have much that can serve our country in
this time of need."
In her summary of cases handled the supervisor stated
that those probated to the school by the traffic courts
totaled 535 men, 16 women and 23 juveniles.
Class attendance included 2288 men, 105 women pro-
bates; 514 men and 2615 women beginners; 627 men
and 755 women volunteers, making a total of 6904
people who received instructions at the school during the
year.
In addition 2989 driving lessons were given to 649
pupils, which resulted in the granting of 231 new licenses
and 292 renewals.
During the year 193 class sessions were held and tele-
phone calls totaled 3071.
Many men and women who have taken the courses
have thought so well of them that they have taken the time
to write their impressions and express their appreciation
of the manner the school is conducted.
Telephone TUxedo 5658
TIN Y'S
5 5 TAYLOR STREET
Leo Po
SAN FRANCISCO
ROSENBROCK Be HAACK
DRAYING
2 70 NAPOLEON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone Mission 1265
V. POLI 8C CO.
Dealers in Wood and Coal. Hay and Grain
All Kinds of Chicken Feed
2577 BRYANT ST (Near 24th)
SAN FRANCISCO
C. I. T. CORP
525 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
TROJAN POWDER COMPANY
620 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
HAMBURGER APPAREL CO.
130 SUTTER STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
RUSS BUILDING COMPANY
SAN FRANCISCO
GArfield 5661
Established 1876
G. T. MARSH 8C CO.
Oriental Art Collectors
441 POST STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephones: EXbrook 35043505 NORMAN J. BISS
ATTHOWE & CO.
PRINTERS
Advertising and Commercial Printing
344-346 FRONT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone: ORdway 2246
A. WILBUR WOODRUFF
Interior Decorator
1550 PACIFIC AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
E. O. HAND
Cluett Peabody
180 NEW MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
MArket 3029 A. IVANETICH
P. V. KNEGO & CO.
Coal — Wood — Charcoal
1911 ALAMEDA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
WAlnut 3864
G. TODARO
PACIFIC TERRAZZO CO.
Terrazzo Steps and Floors
Office: WEst 5325
2 144 LOMBARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
FREDERICK STEARNS 8c COMPANY
Manufacturing Pharmacists
Laboratories: Detroit. Mich.; Windsor, Ont.; Sydney, Australia
349 NINTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
DR. H. A. HILL
450 SUTTER STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
February, 19 '41 POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL Page41
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY
J. EMMETT CHAPMAN ATTORNEY THOMAS ASHBY VENETIAN RESTAURANT
Attorney Hearst Bldg. 405 Montgomery St. San Francisco 734 Montgomery Street San Francisco
COOPER, WHITE & COOPER ATTORNEY I. M. PECKHAM RIOS BROS.— Fine Furniture
Attorneys Crocker Bldg. 333 Montgomery St. San Francisco 1217 Pacific Street San Francisco
WILLIAMSON & WALLACE ATTORNEY BARTLEY C. CRUM BLUE FOX CAFE
Attorneys 310 Sansome St. 2001 Russ Bldg. San Francisco 659 Merchant Street San Francisco
THOMAS C. NELSON ATHEARN, CHANDLER & FARMER VIENI VIENI CAFE
Attorney 614 Financial Center Bldg. Attorneys Balboa Bldg. |3|3 Stockton Street San Francisco
H. W. B. TAYLOR ATTORNEY H. F. PEART F. CHOURRET
Attorney I Drumm St. ||| Sutter Street San Francisco 3619 Balboa Street San Francisco
RAYMOND PERRY ATTORNEY CARL H. ALLEN THE ROXY CORNER
Attorney 409 Mills Bldg. 465 California St. San Francisco No. 6 Market Street San Francisco
COMPLIMENTS OF ATTORNEY CHAS. A. CHRISTIN TOM'S LAUNDRY AND CLEANERS
A FRIEND 550 Russ Bldg. San Francisco 681 Geary Street San Francisco
LELAND J. LAZARUS ATTORNEY CHAS. H. McDONALD I. BRACHMAN
Attorney 785 Market St. 220 Bush Street San Francisco 1024 McAllister Street San Francisco
COMPLIMENTS OF ATTORNEY GUY C. CALDEN COO COO CLUB
A FRIEND 22 Battery San Francisco 668 Haight Street San Francisco
DR. MARTIN BENZINGER ATTORNEY CLINTON L. MARKLEY FELDHEYM'S
135 Stockton Street San Francisco 620 Market Street San Francisco 1449 Polk Street San Francisco
DR. FRANK GRIMWOOD ATTORNEY T. C. VAN NESS, JR. ROSENBERGS HEALTH FOOD STORE
291 Geary Street San Francisco 220 Montgomery St. San Francisco 1120 Market Street San Francisco
DR. R. F. GRANT ATTORNEY A. M. BREYER ALLEN'S Passport and Identification Photos
870 Market Street San Francisco Crocker Bldg. San Francisco 222 Market Street San Francisco
DR. E. N. GREENWOOD ATTORNEY CLARENCE TODD PORTOLA SUPER SERVICE STATION
909 Hyde Street San Francisco 200 Bush Street San Francisco Bayshore and Thornton San Francisco
MISS JANE COLE ATTORNEY MATHILDE LACAU ZERBATO BROS.
Physio-Therapist 1753 Washington St. I 10 Sutter St. San Francisco 2164 Mission Street San Francisco
DR. M. B. MOOSLIN, M.D. DR. MICHAEL T. MICHAEL AVENUE JEWELERS
1811 Fillmore St. San Francisco 41 I I - 18th Street San Francisco 519 Columbus Avenue San Francisco
DR. EMANUEL APOSTOLIDES DR. EDWARD A. DAWSON HENRY MEYER'S BUFFET
995 Market Street San Francisco 2624 Mission Street San Francisco 12 Clay Street San Francisco
DR. L. C. HARLAN DR. C. M. CHOW MARTIN NEILSON
556 Flood Building San Francisco 824 Stockton Street San Francisco 2847 Army Street San Francisco
DR. R. H. McVEY JOSEPH J. RAFFETTO, M.D. PACIFIC MOTOR SALES
450 Sutter Street San Francisco Conti Building San Francisco 799 Van Ness Ave. San Francisco
DR. D. W. SOOY DR. RUSSELL D. CHITTENDEN GOOD WISHES TO
490 Post Street San Francisco 4||| . |8th Street San Francisco POLICE DEPARTMENT
J. CLIFFORD LONG, M.D. H. M. GRIMWOOD, D.D.S. HOTEL LYRIC
450 Sutter Street San Francisco 3993 . 24th Street San Francisco 140 Jones Street San Francisco
DR. JOHN R. UPTON DR. B. B. MASTEN ORIGINAL JOE'S No. 2
384 Post Street San Francisco 323 Geary Street San Francisco 2001 Chestnut Street San Francisco
DR. O. F. NOLAN DR. J. G. LEHNER, D. C. ROOSEVELT GARAGE
909 Hyde Street San Francisco 465 Geary Street San Francisco 265 Eddy Street San Francisco
COMPLIMENTS OF Camille's Monte Carlo French Restaurant TURK STREET MARKET
PAK KWAI MAU 167 Mason Street San Francisco 300 Turk Street San Francisco
DR. R. M. CASEY HOLLY PARK PHARMACY NEW BRYANT TAVERN
4234 Mission Street San Francisco 3399 Mission Street San Francisco 2400 Bryant Street San Francisco
DR. P. G.TAYLOR 311 CAFE Y. M. C. A. COFFEE SHOP
922 Flood Bldg. San Francisco 311 Washington Street San Francisco 220 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco
i — —
SAMUEL L. STEVENSON, M.D. CARGOES, INC. BIANCHI'S PLACE
1141 Market Street San Francisco 540 Sutter Street San Francisco 632 - 20th Street San Francisco
P. A. BERGEROT CLEMENT BITTNER. C. P. A. JACK'S TURKISH BATHS
Attorney-at-Law 110 Sutter Street 544 Market Street San Francisco 1 143 Post Street San Francisco
EDGAR SINTON FIFE BUILDING KERR'S MARKET
Attorney 1650 Russ Bldg. No. I Drumm Street San Francisco 2101 - 21st Avenue San Francisco
CLIFFORD R. CARVER Japanese Asahi House Cleaning Co. LEONE'S RESTAURANT
Attorney 465 California Street 209 Twentieth Avenue San Francisco 464 Broadway San Francisco
ATTORNEY TEVIS JACOBS HENRY'S FASHION RESTAURANT CHINESE SKYROOM
333 Montgomery Street San Francisco 270 Market Street San Francisco 605 Pine Street San Francisco
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
FLASHES
February, 1941
A prowler call to an address in the Northern District
recently resulted in an "Aided Case report." It seems the
alleged prowler had fallen into the complainant's yard
and in the darkness made quite a disturbance. The radio
car crew, after quite a search of the basement and yard,
discovered the prowler asleep in a tree. A sailor he proved
to be, and on being told to come down he replied : "Aye,
matey", and just stepped to the ground. At the hospital
he was given credit for having the luck that protects tiny
children and inebriated adults.
A stolen property report under the heading "trade-
marks," had this enlightening information: "Burglar
made erratic search of the house." (That burglar owes it
to himself to take a refresher course. Right now he is
probably missing the best loot and securing only cheap
stuff.)
* * *
Lady: "Is this the Park station?"
Officer: "No, this is the Communications Bureau."
Lady: "Where is the Park Station?"
Officer: "At Stanyan and Waller streets."
Lady: "What a fourflusher that police officer's wife is!
I knew that lovely lodge at Stanyan and Fell street did
not house a lot of cops."
* * *
Tipsy Man: "You have a Central Station?"
Officer: "Yes."
T. M. "And you have a Northern Station?"
Officer: "Yes, sir."
T. M: "The joke is on you, brother, 'cause the Central
one is not in the center of the city and the Northern is
where the Central should be. My pal discovered that,
didn't you, Steve?"
* * *
A young sailor was arrested for violating Section 152
of the municipal code, blood flowing freely from his hand,
due to the fact that he had just lost his fingertip. At the
hospital he refused to give any further information con-
cerning his being a mayhem victim other than that his best
girl had just bitten the end off his finger. He was very
definite in withholding the name of this best girl, but
kept repeating: "I will get even — and how."
* * *
Some victims, in making reports, are all at sea when
it comes to names, places and times, but uncanny when
describing the alleged defendant. This young man had
some drinks in a tavern with two small blondes, one of
whom was assistant manager of one of our best local
hotels she said. Of her partner our victim complained.
He knew neither names nor addresses, nor the tavern —
which he described as a knockout. The little blonde took
him home and he later missed his silk dressing gown, his
wallet and a table radio. Asked for a description of this
little blonde lady, he replied : "She was a small, white.
blonde dressed in black with small feathers in black hat.
Can easily be identified because she wears heavy black-
rimmed glasses, is very intelligent looking and would re-
mind anyone of a moving picture, newspaper reporter."
(Any man in the department will easily pick up this stray
from Hollywood.)
* » »
Lady: "I wish to report the loss of a white terrier
that was taken a week ago today. He has a large, black
spot on the right shoulder, and answers to the name Jack."
Officer: "I will make the usual report. Have you tried
the pound?"
Lady: "He's not there. I delayed ringing up because I
understood the police had him."
Officer: "Why did you think this department would
hold your dog for a week ?"
Lady : "Well, the day he disappeared my neighbor
told me the only stranger she saw around was a police-
man— you know, a big strong-looking man and wearing
a blue shirt and black tie." (And some of our boys are
being laughed at for carrying a spare tie — with a more
or less pronounced Latin flare.)
Tipsy Gentleman : "Officer, will you give me change
for this 'ped™'- I want to take a taxi and I don't want
the young fellow to tell me I gave him a dollar bill like
he done last night." (Some people are wise even from the
day of their birth.)
* * *
Lady: "There is a regular stream of water running
from the next yard above mine and right into my kitchen.
Can't I make the parties above take care of it?"
Officer: "Have you taken the matter up with them?"
Lady: "I have, but they only laughed at me and said
it had been wished on them from the lot above; that it
was only seeking its own level."
Officer: "Well, vou will only have to do the best you
can in getting rid of it."
Lady: "I tried to turn it into the yard below me and
the whole family threatened to murder me if I flooded
their place. Officer. I better call the fire department.
The kitchen is flooded now and the stream is pouring into
the basement ! Good bye."
» * *
Lady: "Is it not so that policemen are always walking
the street or on those bicycle and radio cars looking for
law violators?"
Officer: "Well, in a measure that is so."
Lady: "Now, why don't the firemen go around look-
ing for fires?"
Officer: "Now, as to that idea — well, wait a moment.
Call Underhill 8000 for a complete reply to that ques-
tion, lady."
February, 1941 POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL Page 43
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY
R. G. FONTAINE L. SALOMON EVEREADY GARAGE
73 Main Street San Francisco 1734 Broderick Street San Francisco 2130-40 Bush Street San Francisco
MEADS NEW DAIRY LUNCH IDEAL TIRE SERVICE CO. CHINESE VILLAGE
24 Sixth Street (near Market), San Francisco 641 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco 702 Grant Avenue San Francisco
NEW CIVIC CENTER MARKET OLYMPIA CAFE ALHAMBRA 5 & 10
1596 Market Street San Francisco 600 Twentieth Street San Francisco 2246 Polk Street San Francisco
L. LAGOMARSINO & CO. S. PETERSEN & SON WHITTELL REALTY CO.
Colombo Market Stalls No. 36-37 2237 Fillmore Street San Francisco 166 Geary Street San Francisco
RAFAEL'S PERFECTION CURTAIN CLEANERS ACE GROCERY
335 Jones Street San Francisco 3121 Seventeenth St. San Francisco 1301 Florida Street San Francisco
S. TILLES ZOHN BROTHERS GRAND CAFE
384 Eighteenth Ave. San Francisco 250 Jones Street San Francisco 1801 Post Street San Francisco
THE MADRIGAL LINE J. GARCIA & CO. LOUIS FASHION RESTAURANT
465 California St. San Francisco 270 Valencia Street San Francisco 524 Market Street San Francisco
CAPITOL THEATRE P. H. GEARY 4 SON EDWIN E. WACHTER
30 Ellis Street San Francisco 900 Twenty-second St. San Francisco 565 Mission Street San Francisco
ADAMS RADIO STORES ST. JAMES RESTAURANT EMMONS DRAYING 4 SAFE MOVING
460 Geary Street San Francisco 233 California Street San Francisco 26 Davis Street San Francisco
MAR-BUD FOOD PRODUCTS Famous Coney Island Sandwich Shop HOTEL MONARCH
1250 Sanchez Street San Francisco 1240 Market Street San Francisco 722 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco
EVANS TAVERN COCHRAN & PALM SEVILLA'S ART GALLERY
3rd Street 4 Evans Avenue San Francisco 924 Market Street San Francisco 401 Sutter Street San Francisco
McCRACKEN'S KEY & RADIO SERVICE KAUFMANS SHOES C. I. STURROCK
370 Hayes Street San Francisco 1607 Fillmore Street San Francisco 616 Financial Center Bldg. San Francisco
THE BARREL HOUSE OSCAR KINSTEN NEW UNION GROCERY
The Embarcadero San Francisco 51 Tehama Street San Francisco 301 Union Street San Francisco
ST. FRANCIS LUGGAGE SHOP IMPERIAL PEARL SYNDICATE COMPLIMENTS TO
140 Powell Street San Francisco 210 Post Street San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT
JOE PELLEGRINI MIKADO GRILL AMERICAN FRUIT COMPANY
3590 Nineteenth St. San Francisco 1734 Post Street San Francisco 112 Washington Street San Francisco
DEL RAY HOTEL T um>l.B . , SUNSET PRODUCE COMPANY
352 Taylor Street San Francisco NMA MII(-MtLL:> 447 Front Street San Francisco
DEL CARLO GROCERY HAPPY'S GELBER-LILIENTHAL, INC.
700 Lisbon Street San Francisco 731 Columbus Avenue San Francisco 336 Sutter Street San Francisco
RED RAVEN GRATTA WELDING SERVICE HARVEY AMUSEMENT CO.
1098 Sutter Street San Francisco 1322 Potrero Avenue San Francisco 291 GOLDEN GATE AVE. San Francisco
HENRY GERTMENIAN ALTA NAPA WINE COMPANY TELL HOUSE
552 Mission Street San Francisco 2953 Folsom Street San Francisco 291 Sickles Avenue San Francisco
LEVISON 4 SCHNEIDER PLAY ON THE PALACE OF FINE ARTS LOUIE AND VAL GARAGE
71 First Street San Francisco TENNIS COURTS 2515 Jones Street San Francisco
INTERNATIONAL MARKET GROCETERIA GEM SANDWICH SHOP WELCOME HOTEL
1658 Polk Street San Francisco 215 Market Street San Francisco 691 Folsom Street San Francisco
20TH CENTURY EXPRESS CO. NEW CHINA HERB CO. GEARY SERVICE MARKET
81 Sixth Street San Francisco 2331 Mission Street San Francisco 1398 Geary Street San Franc"sco
MABELLE WALSH HELENA BEAUTY SALON EXPOSITION LAUNDRY
601 Steiner Street San Francisco 1317 Fillmore Street San Francisco 2308 Lombard Street San Francisco
REES 4 GROSS SUPER SERVICE STATION TOSCA CAFE LAMERDIN FURNITURE
5400 Mission Street San Francisco 312 Columbus Avenue San Francisco 1226 Stockton Street San Francisco
W. J. BURKE 4 CO.. INC. TURK 4 PIERCE GROCERY WILLIAM TELL HOUSE
780 Bryant Street San Francisco I 101 Pierce Street San Francisco 630 Clay Street San Francisco
MUM GONG CO. LOUIS WOLOSKI UNITED ARTISTS CORP.
615 Jackson Street San Francisco 1246 Webster Street San Francisco 205 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco
A. C. ADAMS WILLIAM SENKO DEBTORS SERVICE
1468 Hyde Street San Francisco 1431 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco 1095 Market Street San Francisco
VARNE DRUG 4 CHEMICAL INTERNATIONAL BOOK SHOP D 4 S FOOD SHOP
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
February, 1941
THE LIE DETECTOR
(Continued from page 12)
probable that such tests will have to be limited to key
employees only. There are not enough skilled lie detector
operators in this country to test all applicants for national
defense jobs.
2. That a periodic lie detector checkup be made on all
employees in key positions. This procedure insures the
nipping of subversive activities in the bud before much
damage can be done and keeps in line any borderline key
employees who may be wavering between committing
some overt act and merely thinking about it. The lie de-
tector will disclose such thoughts to the skilled operator.
3. The prompt investigation with the assistance of the
lie detector of all offenses committed within industrial
plants detrimental to the national defense program. When
a large number of suspects are involved the segregation
of the guilty becomes complicated for industrial police.
Innocent employees feel they are under the cloud of
suspicion. Morale suffers all around and despite the
most vigilant investigation the guilty often escape detec-
tion because the investigators are unable to find concrete
clues pointing to the guilty ones.
Lie detector tests of suspects will expediently permit
the innocent to go back to work and forget the occurrence
while the guilty parties will be promptly brought to light
and removed where they can do no further harm. A few
instances of prompt, efficient detection of guilty persons
in defense industries will act as a strong deterrent to
would-be wrong-doers.
4. None but skilled operators should be employed in
lie detector test work. The detention of deception by
mechanical means of sensitive instruments is an art which
cannot be learned from a book or picked up overnight.
Anyone can learn to operate the usual instrument in a
few hours but it takes many months of experience to make
accurate interpretations of the records run from such
instruments.
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1349 Hayes Street San Francisco
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1008 Market Street San Francisco
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Flood Building
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566 Shotwell Street San Francisco
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February. 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 45
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Officer William McRae of the Northern station saved
the Bureau of Inspectors a lot of work the other night
when he jerked out of circulation B. Leelan and hung a
robbery charge on him. McRae was patrolling his beat
when he spotted Leelan, whose actions aroused his suspi-
cions. As the suspected man went into an apartment
house the officer just waited around to see what would
happen. Pretty soon the clerk of the nearby DeWalt hotel
came out yelling he had been "stuck up," giving the de-
scription of the man who had attracted the suspicion of
the officer, McRae went into the apartment house and
arrested Leelan and a couple of companions who were
"vagged." * * #
Sergeant Harry Barnett of Harbor station, after a
long and honorable service with the department, was
given his retirement on pension February 1.
* * *
That was a swell piece of detective work Officers Roy
Soper and David Barry did in getting a hit-run driver
who killed a 72 year old man out on California street.
With some bits of glass found at the scene of the acci-
dent they were able, after tedious study, to determine
the make of automobile equipped with such glass. Then
started a hunt for a car of that make with a broken
headlight. They checked 310 such cars until they found
the one they were searching for. The owner, Henry
Suomela, lost no time admitting his guilt when he saw
how thoroughly the officers had pinned the accident on
him and his car with the broken headlight lens that fit
the glass bits they had.
* * #
Two more members of the San Francisco Police De-
partment have entered the service of Uncle Sam. Officer
Daniel Danielson of Richmond station has joined the
army. He has been granted a leave of absence from the
department, by the Police Commission, until February 10,
1942.
Officer William Faulkner of the traffic bureau is with
the U. S. Navy. He has been granted a leave until March
1, 1942. » * *
Former Inspector William Milikin is now a resident
of Felton, having got himself a piece of land down at that
well-known community in the Santa Cruz mountains.
* # *
The department has two new sergeants. On February
1 Traffic Officer Charles N. Bills, was promoted to a
sergeancy. He has been assigned to the Richmond station.
On the same date Officer Daniel Moriarty of Harbor
station got him promotion. He goes to Taraval station.
Sergeant George Kopman, veteran secretary of the
Widows' and Orphans' Aid Association, was hospitalized
this month at St. Mary's, where last reports are that he
is winning his battle against the ailment that laid him low.
Officer Frank Pleasants of Company F, where he has
been stationed for some ten years, passed away on Janu-
ary 22. The deceased, who was born in Illinois March
30, 1888, became a member of the police department July
2, 1923. He was for a number of years in the Central
district. * * *
Officer Carl Harkans suffered a fractured wrist when
hit by an automobile. He is rapidly getting over the acci-
dent and will soon be reporting for work.
Inspector Morris Harris, struck by an automobile, and
who received a fractured shoulder in the accident, was
ready to take up work with his partner, Inspector Charles
Iredale, when the Golden Gate race track opened.
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for FINE FOOD and SMOOTH COCKTAILS
Our Charcoal Broiled Steaks and Southern
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Mason at Market Street
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Page 46
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
February. 1041
SHERIFF ELMER GUM DIES
Another of California's colorful and efficient sheriffs
has answered the final summons. Sheriff Elmer H. Gum,
67, veteran peace officer of 40 years service and for 22
years sheriff of Placer county, died suddenly at his home
in Auburn on New Year's day.
Though born in Lodi and spending his youth in that
city and in Salinas, and his young manhood in his native
city, he went to Auburn in 1897 and went to work in
a bottling works. He liked the great Sierra and from then
on became a part of his adopted home.
Three years after he moved to Auburn he became a
special deputy sheriff, and in 1906 became a regular
deputy under Sheriff George Macaulay, serving in this
capacity for 12 years. Sheriff Macaulay not choosing to
run for office in 1918, Deputy Gum entered the race
and was elected by a 78 per cent majority of the voters
at that election. He was re-elected in succeeding terms by
like majorities, and no public office holder in that region
retained the popularity and esteem enjoyed by Sheriff
Gum.
He was prominent in civic affairs as well as in fraternal
circles, and he entered into the work of the organizations
he joined with an enthusiasm and intelligence that made
him a most valued member.
He was a past president of the State Sheriff's Associa-
tion as well as of the State Peace Officers' Association in
1931. He was an ardent sportsman and had much to do
with the stocking of the mountains with game and the
streams with game fish in the high elevations.
It is doubtful if there is a man alive who knew the
mountains he loved as well as Sheriff Gum. He had to
take the trail of some desperate criminals in his long
tenure of office, but he was always able to bring his men
in, because he knew where he might locate them, and he
always did locate them. He was highly respected for his
fairness in presenting a case and for the thorough manner
he prepared each and every case for the courts.
As a mark of honor, all stores in the principal towns
and cities of Placer county were closed during the funeral
services for the deceased sheriff.
Prominent peace officers from Northern California at-
tended the services.
On February 4 the Placer county supervisors appointed
Deputy Sheriff Charles Silva to fill the vacancy created
by the death of Sheriff Gum. The new sheriff is a son
of Justice of the Peace Edward Silva of Newcastle and
is of a pioneer family of the Mother Lode country.
Telephone CArfield 2180
TIEDEMANN AND McMORRAN
Wholesale Grocers
T. fie M. "Above Par" and "Rose Bowl"
1 0 1 MISSION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
THE CALIFORNIA INK CO., INC.
545 SANSOME STREET SAN FRANCISCO
ROBERT KIRK, LTD.
British woolens, Ready-made Clothes
No. 3 7 POST STREET SAN FRANCISCO
301 CLUB
301 VALENCIA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Business phone: UNderhill 5951. Residence phone: ATwater 2021
BARRETT VAN SERVICE
Tim Barrett
Moving - Shipping - Storage
3 382 EIGHTEENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
ACE-HI TAVERN
150 SIXTH STREET
FRANK WERNER CO.
Nationally famous SHOES for MEN
374 MARKET STREET ... 26 POWELL STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments
HOTEL CHANCELLOR
433 POWELL STREET
Telephone GArfield 6026
Telephone Fillmore 0095
Compliments
495 SANCHEZ
Telephone DOuglas 2400
PARROTT 8C CO.
Established 185 5
320 CALIFORNIA STREET
ORIGINAL OLD GLORY CAFE
282 THIRD STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO
Geo. C. Doll
THE RENDEZVOUS CLUB
with its MIRROR OF MAC1C
15 1 ELLIS STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone EVergreen 9932 Leonard P. Trieweiler - Frank E. Belton
BALBOA CLUB
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3 707 BALBOA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
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VON'S FOOD CENTER
SAN FRANCISCO
Carlos W. Parris
SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO
P. Costello Telephone UNderhill 92 5 5 J. Ahern
THIRTEENTH STREET TAVERN
The place to go for all-day service
Hot and Cold Lunch, Beer or Coffee and the
best in Wines and Liquors
1699 MISSION STREET, corner Thirteenth St. SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SUtter 8324
GUS WOLF
SAN FRANCISCO SCREW PRODUCTS CO.
562 BRYANT STREET, between 3rd and 4th SAN FRANCISCO
february, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 47
J. A. LEE— CLERK EXTRAORDINARY
Among others around the Police Department « 'ho have
been celebrating since February 15, is Joseph A. (Little
Joe) Lee, who is now on his second year as a clerk in
Deput) Chief Michael J. R Jordan's office.
Little Joe was transferred from the Communications
Bureau to his present billet
-— — 1 the. day following the appoint-
^^^^^ ment of Chief Dullea.
^0k ML. Joe Lee is one of those ex-
m ^^^^^k amples of what a young fel-
low can do if he will improve
^P^B^J^t his time and take advantage of
opportunities that lie around
him. For going on a genera-
^^ tion he has been a valuable
^M fl assistant in clerical work. A
jB stenographer who lias mas-
*£ jfl tered shorthand and typing as
'Ufa, ^k but few have, he has been
U^^ called upon on numerous occa-
sions to transcribe important
statements and testimony for
branches in the department.
Joe has passed the rigid test for superior court reporter
which he did with flying colors, and recently he passed
and is on the list of eligibles as a phonographic reporter
for any city service.
In addition to these accomplishments he is a revolve
expert and has hung up some good records on the range.
Joe is glad to be back with Deputy Chief Riordan as it
was under his direction that he got his start as a clerk.
Phon.- Mission 03 38
A. OLIVER
THE TRAPPER
2285 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Q. Spediacci Phone ELkridge 2593
F. SPEDIACCI 8C SON
PAINTERS, DECORATORS AND PAPERHANGERS
218 NEY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Joseph A. Lee
Phone CArfield 9 700
LICK GRILL
I. I. l>hon.- DOuglas 4810
NATIONAL LOCKSMITH CO.
Authorized YALE Sales and Servil e
Locks - Door-Closers - Keys
"Choose your Locksmith as you would your Bunker"
697 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
CLINE PIANO CO.
301-311 MARKET STREET
Telephone DOuglas 6429
WAREHOUSE: SEVENTEENTH AND MISSION
Telephone UNderhill 3381
Telephone ORdway 5 121 S. LEPLAT, Manager
HOTEL RAFORD
TURK AND TAYLOR SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone EXbrook 4065
E D . H AUS
STYLISH CLOTHES
Custom made or ready to wear
217 FRONT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Joe Burns
BURNS CIGAR STORE
33 13 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
South San Francisco Tallow Works
1420 EVANS STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone Mission 5988
No Branch Store
Established 1904
J. J. O'CONNOR, Florist
Funeral Work a Specialty
2901 MISSION STREET, corner 25th SAN FRANCISCO
SOUTHERN PACIFIC MILLING COMPANY
1885
206 SANSOME STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SUtter 9363 E. J. Sammon-P. Herlihy
58 CLUB
58 EMBARCADERO SAN FRANCISCO
BAILEY PAINT COMPANY
Distributors: DuPont Finishes — Duco — Dulux
606 MISSION STREET - 5 707 GEARY BLVD. - SAN FRANCISCO
SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY
of New Haven, Connecticut
Pacific Department: EDWARD V. OLIVER. Manager
250 SANSOME STREET SAN FRANCISCO
27 LICK PLACE
SAN FRANCISCO Telephone Fillmore 0521
J. MURRELL. General Manager
Telephone WAlnut 7940
Attention, Doctors!
THE CASTRO DENTAL
LABORATORY
Spec
ializes in making Dentures
1796 Geary Street
San Francisco
JACK'S TAVERN
Choice Good Food
Wines & Liquors
193 1 SUTTER STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
MAN FAR LOW
RESTAURANT
1615 BUCHANAN STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
NEW PROCESS LAUNDRY CO.
185 EICHTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
CYCLOPS IRON WORKS
83 7 FOLSOM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Page 48
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
February, 1941
COMMISSIONER W. McGOVERN
((Continued from page 5)
dent of the commission. At that time he stated he would
serve only one term because he favored rotation in the
office of president of municipal commissions.
In March of last year Ward G. Walkup was appointed
to succeed Commissioner J. Ward Mailliard, resigned,
and the police commission became in fact a three-man
commission.
The result has been the most harmonious conditions
in the affairs of the board in many years. The morale of
the officers has risen to a high point and the San Francisco
Police Department is in better shape than for years.
At the expiration of his year as head of the commission,
President McGovern reiterated his belief in the rotation
of the office of presidency, and he placed in nomination
William P. Wobber as his successor. Commissioner Wob-
ber was unanimously elected.
One of the outstanding accomplishments of the admin-
istration of the police commission under the presidency
of Commissioner McGovern has been the elimination of
politics from all branches of the department and giving
the chief of police the powers contemplated in the charter.
In other words, a policeman has been allowed to run
the police department without political interference by
the commission. This has resulted in the high morale and
satisfactory police conditions now existing here.
Numerous improvements in the department include:
Installation of two-way radio; development of a new
shooting range; free ammunition for all members of the
department, which is provided for in the pending budget ;
the new rule proposed by Commissioner McGovern, and
adopted, which allows ten or more officers of the depart-
ment interested in any matter of general welfare to appear
before the commission and state their positions, which is
the first time in the history of this department that this
has been done (see copy of new rule on another page).
Commissioner McGovern has been a true friend of the
policeman, and has been ever ready to protect the interests
of the department and its members, and has had the full-
est of cooperation from his associates, Commissioners
Wobber and Walkup.
The retiring president of the commission was elected a
delegate to the Republican national convention at Phila-
delphia last year. He presided over the Willkie mass meet-
ing in Exposition auditorium during the last presidential
campagn and introduced Wendell Willkie to the people
of San Francisco.
His services as an orator have been sought by many
civic, fraternal and social organizations and he generously
responds to these requests.
As a lawyer, as a public spirited citizen, as a public
official and as a good American, Commissioner McGovern
has met every test. It takes no seventh son of a seventh son
prophet to foresee he is destined for higher places in politi-
cal realms of California.
Phone: P. A. 6603
Phone: Redwood City 312
KERTZ 8C SON
FEED AND FUEL— COAL, WOOD, GRAIN, ETC.
434-436 HIGH STREET PALO ALTO, CALIF.
160 MAPLE STREET, REDWOOD CITY. CALIF.
MArket 5245
BEETZ BROS. & CO., Inc.
FURRIERS
475 HA1GHT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Nite: RAndolph 8254
Day: DEIaware 7278
AIRCO HEATING CO.
AIR CONDITIONING - WARM AIR HEATING
Water Heaters - Sheet Metal
5240 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
Phone DOuglas 0710
RUSS BUILDING GARAGE
DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE
RUSS BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone EXbrook 9983
LA RINASCENTE
Incorporated
ITALIAN SOCIAL CLUB
4 15 BROADWAY
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone HEmlock 7602
RUBBER SALVAGE CO
Export and Import
USED TIRES and TUBES
130 VERMONT STREET
B. B. Feldman
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone GArfield 4493
AHART & ROBINSON
50 SANSOME STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone HEmlock 9295
30 1 CLUB
30 1 VALENCIA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Solo
Phone WAlnut 9964
Sam Pontier
TURK AND FILLMORE CIGAR STORE
Cigars are always a good smoke
1201 FILLMORE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone HEmlock 73 13
A. E. SMITH ENGINEERING COMPANY
Mechanical and Electrical Equipment
Consulting Electrical Engineers
145 ERIE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone CHina 0916 W1LBERT WONG. Manager
Chinatown's Unique Cocktail Lounge
"Where Friendly Spirits Reign"
916 GRANT AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
PIOMBO BROS. 8C CO.
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
1571 TURK STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone ORdway 8191
MIKE MATTERI
CHATTERBOX COCKTAIL LOUNGE
701 GEARY STREET
Geary and Leavenworth
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
MAX ABRAHAM'S, Inc.
HO YEE HONG HERB CO.
HERB SPECIALIST
Teas and Herbs for All Ailments
728 SANTA CRUZ AVE.. MENLO PARK— Phone 5481
III STOCKTON STREET— SAN FRANCISCO — Phone CHina 2390
February, I ''4 1
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 49
FORDS IDEAL POLICE CARS
Hailed as the ideal police car the 95 h. p. Special Police
Fold is winning increasing favor with police chiefs and
police departments everywhere throughout the country,
according to reports received at the Ford Motor Com-
pany Richmond branch. There are 83 of these 95 h. p.
Fords in the service of the California Highway Patrol, and
many others, of course, in use by police at various munici-
palities throughout the West. It is pointed out by Ford
executives that this 95 h. p. engine, which is the power
plant of the Police Ford V-8 and the Police DeLuxe Ford
V-8 cars, is sold only to police departments or police
executives.
The advantage of the 95 h. p. Ford is that it provides
exceptionally high speeds, together with hair-trigger pick-
up essential for speeding through traffic in the pursuit of
criminals or lawbreakers. Careful checks have shown that
in spite of this speed and pickup the Police Ford continues
to feature proved gas and oil economy and enjoys the tra-
ditional Ford dependability and long life.
Many police officers declare that this new police special
is the answer to the demand of police everywhere for an
economical, yet exceptionally speedy car for squad car
work and highway patrol duty.
The fleeing crook who is being trailed by any Ford V-8
has plenty to worry about, but when a 95 h. p. Ford V-8
is after him, the fugutive might as well pull to the curb —
he just hasn't a chance to escape.
The Police Ford is not only fast but is also easy to
handle, an especially important point when the police are
working in crowded traffic. Dealers have shown that it is
safe at the highest speed, too, because of its low center of
gravity, and that it hugs the road and is stable on curves.
Ford Motor Company executives point out that the
Ford V-8 95 h. p. Police Special is available with either
the standard 3.78 to 1 axle ratio (for high speeds and fast
acceleration) or the 4.11 to 1 ratio for maximum pulling
power in hilly country.
Ford executives or Ford dealers everywhere will be
happy to furnish complete information about this Police
Special to any police officer or any organization, but they
request that in case of written request the inquirer give the
name of his police organization or his official position as
the sale of this particular unit is restricted to police
officers.
Telephone ORchvay 5020
Hours: 10-11. including Sundays
ROSE PARKER
FOR A REAL SCIENTIFIC MASSAGE
11.20 HYDE ST.— Apt 115 SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
S. S. STEINER. INC.
465 CALIFORNIA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone TUxedo 4156
Bobby Watson
EXbrook 6567 H. F. BROWN. Prop.
BROWN BROS. WELDING COMPANY
WELDING
223 MAIN STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone EXbrook 5975
Complete Stocks — Prompt Service
FOUCAR, RAY 8C SIMON
IRON — STEEL
Mild Steel Bars — Plates — Cold Rolled Steel — Shapes— Sheets
Alloy Steels -Cold Drawn Seamless Steel Tubing
512 FOLSOM STREET SAN FRANCISCO
DOuglas 964 1
SPANISH BOOKS & MUSIC STORE
658 BROADWAY SAN FRANCISCO
THE EXCHANGE TAVERN
George Joyce
368 BUSH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
H. S. TITTLE COMPANY, INC.
Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Contractors
85 COLUMBIA SQUARE SAN FRANCISCO
Phone UNderhill 9179
REGAL PHARMACY
595 POTRERO AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Phone UNderhill 2328
MILES RADIATOR SERVICE. INC.
Pick-up and Delivery
Quality and Service Have No Substitutes
Oakland Shop: 373 - 40th St.. OLympic 8465
264 NINTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
The Standard of Quality
"ROMAN" BRAND
Pure California Olive Oil
"At Your Grocer's"
BAyview 0773 S. D. ("Sam") BALIN
TR AD'R SAM
GEARY BLVD. «c 26TH AVE. SAN FRANCISCO
Residence: 147 Parker Avenue — SKyline 6246
G. MASSAGLI & CO.
R. Massagli
Contractors — Concrete Construction — Cement Work of All Kinds
128 PARKER AVENUE SKyline 6246 SAN FRANCISCO
MArket 5778 Cocktail Bar
M AISON PAUL
CHARCOAL BROILED STEAKS
Good Food Means Good Health
12 14 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone UNderhill 14 78
COMPLIMENTS
UNITED ARTISTS THEATRE
WHERE THE BIG PICTURES PLAY
SINGLE FEATURE
1077 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Imitated But Never Equaled
TUXEDO CLUB
NEW JOE'S
FAMOUS FOR QUALITY FOOD
Not Affiliated With Any Other Restaurant
105 TURK STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
5 36 BROADWAY
SAN FRANCISCO
Page 50
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
February, 1941
JUDGE MEIKLE
(Continued from page 13)
tion enrollment never arrive at the reform school, which
is really the first step towards the penitentiary. Strange
as it may appear, the danger of free time seems now to
swing to our adults.
The five-day week, the eight-hour day, the speeding
automobile, the show houses, the intriguing music of
our taverns, night clubs and roadhouses in picturesque
settings, all exert a pull against home and fireside — and
anything that militates against home love and home-
sought pleasures leads to home-breaking, heart-breaking,
divorce courts, failure and sorrow. Some years hence our
present-day hysterical conditions will have an interest for
students of sociology. They will smilingly wonder how
we were able to go at such a pace.
In our lifetime a great change has come over the world.
Heretofore, in the davs of an economy of scarcity, all
men's efforts and all their time were devoted to building
up a future and assuring themselves and their families a
measure of security. This ereat country of ours was built
up by men and women who worked in the office, in the
store, in the factory, on the farm and home long hours
from early morning until far into the night.
All that has changed almost overnight. The invention
of marvelous machines, the increase of population, mod-
ern wise governmental regulations and the myriad labor-
saving devices for the home have wrought more changes
than had taken place during the five thousand previous
years of human historv. We have seen the hours of labor
so reduced in number that we are face to face with a five-
day, forty-hour week for the wage-earner. Woman has
been released from what was once the onerous task of
housekeeping. Electric stoves, tin cans, refrigerators, fire-
less cookers, washing and ironing machines and the num-
berless other gadgets with which our homes are filled
have brought to wives and mothers of today untold hours
of freedom from that household toil which was seemingly
endless for our grandmothers.
Yet this sudden release has brought with it a tremen-
dous problem, one fraught with difficulties and dangers,
and one which in the final analysis we ourselves must
solve.
One thing is very sure, and that is that empty hours
spent over the bridge and poker tables, or night after
night devoted to wide-eyed staring at movies, or endless
evenings sitting by the radio are not going to help us to
live properly, wisely and fully those blessed hours which
modern life and conditions have brought us as a free gift.
What, then, can we do? Formerly we had to plan our
hours of labor that they be both productive and con-
structive. Now that we have these many more free hours,
must we not employ them equally constructively? The
laboring hours are devoted to making a living. Is it too
much to ask that the leisure hours be devoted to making
a life?
Even now, though the program for adult leisure is far
from complete or comprehensive, much is offered us.
In the first place, adult education is at our hand, inex-
Telephone HEmlock 1818
RICH PIE SHOP
1086 FOLSOM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone: RAndolph 8245
Easy Payments — Everlasting
NATIONAL MEMORIAL CO.
Manufacturers of Monuments from Stone Eternal to Please You
5715 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
EXbrook 6502
Oregon, Nevada, California Fast Freight, Inc.
675 BRANNAN STREET SAN FRANCISCO
MODERN APPLIANCE CO.
General Electric Refrigerators and Washers — Occidental Stoves
All Types of Gas and Electrical Appliances
3 15 1 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone CArfield 2997
Res. Phone: SKyline 2997
F. DANIEL O'NEILL
BUILDER
273 MINNA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone DOuglas 1336
"Free Delivery to Any Part of California"
P. RAVAZZINI
Clothier — Furnisher — Tailor — Suits Made to Order
We Carry Charge Accounts — Six Months Time Payment
1301 STOCKTON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
MArket 6705 CUS E. JOHNSON
MARIS PLYWOOD CORPORATION
Plywood for Every Purpose
Super-Harbord - Fir - Redwood - Hardwoods
540 TENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
HEmlock 1873
THE VIKING BAKERY
Orders Taken for Parties and Birthday Cakes
SHI SIXTEENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone: EXbrook 3919
JACK T. CAMPBELL
Gilbert & Barker Manufacturing Co.
66 BAY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
A PIER1
Telephone DOuglas 4 106-4107
MONTE CARLO WINE CO.
Wine and Liquor Dealers
Sales Room, 717 Vallejo Street Winery 575% Vallejo Street
San Francisco
Phone GArfield 943 1
JORGENSEN PHARMACY CO.
625 KEARNY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
DOuglas 8480
J. Barsotti — R. Fambrini and Son
COSTA'S MEAT MARKET
Finest Quality Meats — Wholesale and Retail
13 10 GRANT AVENUE, near Vallejo SAN FRANCISCO
Phone CHina 24770766
JAMES L. LEE. Secy.
JACKSON SOCIAL CLUB, INC.
565 JACKSON STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
You Are Always Welcome at
WALGREEN DRUG STORES
"The Stores of Friendly, Courteous Service"
981 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Lots of Success
GEO. D. NICHOLS
50 HAWTHORNE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
February, I 'HI
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 51
pensive and invaluable. In the day and evening classes of
the University of California Extension and other organi-
zations one can study everything from drawing and
photography to art, philosophy and foreign languages.
Even for those whose circumstances have deprived them
of the higher education for which they have yearned in the
past, the donr is now open for unlimited advancement.
We, members of various women's clubs, have our answer
to the problem of leisure in our groups and their many
splendid projects, our classes and programs of activities.
The new interest in crafts revealed so remarkably in
our own Exposition points the way to achievement in
weaving, wood-carving, metal-working, pottery and the
multitude of other artifacts which the hands of men can
so easily produce with talent, patience and inspiration.
Music, especially for us of San Francisco, holds out
endless opportunities for self-development and self-ex-
pression with the numerous classes and orchestras to be
found locally.
Finally, if one is shy or reticent or does not care to
mingle with groups, there are hobbies — endless, sunny,
winding paths to happiness, which we can take up with
unending pleasure and profit to ourselves and others.
If you find a person with a hobby, there you will be
most likely to find a good citizen. I know a drayman
whose hobby is ship models and wood-carving, and the
things that take shape in the evenings at the bidding of
his toil-worn fingers are beautiful beyond belief. Julian
Smithe, one of the world's greatest photographers, took
up the camera as a hobby, in order to escape the nerve-
strain resultant of his work as a skillful, busy and success-
ful surgeon in Australia. And today he is world-renowned
for his hobby. Lewis Carroll wrote "Alice in Wonder-
land" as a relaxation from severe mental work. Stephen
Leacock is a teacher of mathematics by profession. Dis-
raeli wrote novels to distract him from the cares of state
and Gladstone translated Greek in his spare time. Our
own president escapes from his labors when he can to the
collecting of postage stamps which brings him refresh-
ment of mind and new vigor for his work.
We, too, must consider this problem. It is yours and
mine, a pressing one. And the young generation looks to
us to solve it for them, too, so the responsibility is a
double one.
Yet it is, or should be easy for us here in free
America. Books, museums, inexpensive classes, trained
workers are all at hand. We have but to knock and the
door will be opened to us. The words "scholar" and
"scholarship" are derived from the Greek word "schola,"
meaning leisure. That precious leisure is now no longer
a prerogative of the rich alone. It has come to us, and
brings to us all glimpses of a rich, vital and vitalizing
future, full of the promise of lives bringing more to our-
selves and giving more to others than was ever possible
before to the sons and daughters of men.
Under modern conditions even the most humble person
has an opportunity for rest and recreation while still of an
age to enjoy it. It is not so many years ago since only the
very rich and the moderately rich could afford to enjoy
Telephone TUxedo 0403
M. Kerrnoyan fit Sons
HOLLYWOOD FLORIST
Souvenir Moving Picture Service for Weddings
403 GEARY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Alexander Payne Phone DOuglas 9742 Manuel Rehfeld
UNION SQUARE LOUNGE
"A New Place to Meet"
The charming, cozy cocktail lounge you've been searching for!
177 MAIDEN LANE, right off Stockton SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone WAlnut 9887
Hank Segelkcn - Maurice Fulks
THE PLACE
PRESIDIO AVE. Sc CALIFORNIA ST. SAN FRANCISCO
John Anselmino HEmlock 6320
JOHNNY'S GROCERY
Groceries, Wine, Beer, Fresh Fruit
SOI SAN BRUNO SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments to Chief Dullea on his
First Anniversary as Chief
J. B ALTER
Historical
SCHROEDER'S CAFE
Since 1893
Gentlemen's Grill for Lunch
Ladies Invited in the Evenings
1 I I FRONT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SUtter 9742
DICK RICHARD'S CHEZ PAREE
DINE and DANCE
The oldest night club manager of Barbary Coast Days
with the newest ideas
150 MASON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone ATwater 2616
Colan Heating and Sheet Metal Co.
at your service
2 5 PATTERSON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
(Vicinity of Oakdale and Bayshore)
Telephone GArfield 0867
...ESQUIRE...
EVERY SEAT A LOGE!
San Francisco's Most Modern Downtown Theater
MARKET STREET opposite Hale's SAN FRANCISCO
A. B. C. House Cleaning and Painting Co.
Interior and Exterior Painting
425 MOSCOW STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SUtter 6737
California Stevedore and Ballast Co.
311 CALIFORNIA STREET
Branch Office: Pier 26
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SUtter 9691
Steve Chibidakis, Proprietor
THE BARREL INN
Best Drinks — Sensible Prices
139 ELLIS STREET SAN FRANCISCO
peacefully and leisurely the twilight of life. Now that
science and inventions have stepped in to aid industrial
movements in the matter of bringing laboring hours to a
minimum it is even a duty on our part to become acquaint-
ed with the best methods of enjoying all this free time
twilight to which we have fallen heir. It is ovir duty to
copy the actions of the bees, as pointed out in our nursery
rhymes in the beautiful words of the poet:
How does the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour;
And gather honey all the day
From every opening flower.
Page 52
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
February, 1941
OAKLAND'S POLICE DEPARTMENT
(Continued from page 11 )
continental highways converge on that city, except those
that stop in Southern California or come down the Red-
wood highway. A lot of folks who come west over those
roads find it advantageous to visit Alameda county with
its big university and other attractions. So Oakland has
plenty to look out for in the way of mobile traffic. Then,
too, the bay bridge presented further problems and these
increased as the bridge grew older.
Yet today we find Oakland with the situation well in
hand, and farther along in solving the ever-growing
traffic problem than any other large city in the country.
Co-operation has been the keynote of the success of
Chief Wallman. He preached it and practiced it when he
started his climb through the ranks. He did the same
when he decided to try a new approach to the juvenile
question and he successfully applied that principle in his
traffic drive. He has extended it to Alameda county's
officials, and to the peace officers of this state and the
western states.
Because of this fine trait of co-operation he has become
highly regarded by law enforcement officials of California
and the nation. It has resulted in his being selected as
president of every peace officers' organization he has be-
longed to, or has started him to the top office.
He is current president of the State Peace Officers'
Association, past president of the Bay Counties Peace
Officers, and of the International Association of Police
Officials; now president of the International Footprint
Association, and is headed for the presidency of the Inter-
national Chiefs' Association.
To all these offices he has given the same energy and
enthusiasm that has marked his administration as a police
official.
As president of the State Peace Officers it has been his
duty as ex-officio chairman of the State Council of
Civilian Defense being taken over by the peace officers
of California to see that the nine regional branches as-
signed the state be properly organized.
Chief Wallman has the closest association with the
men of his department and this accounts in no small meas-
ure for the success of the department in handling crime
and criminals who try their trade across the bay.
The Oakland Police Department consists of five divi-
sions, including the bureau of inspectors, traffic division,
and three outside districts. Experienced and capable officers
head these respective divisions.
Captain R. P. Tracy is in charge of the bureau of in-
spectors, and his command has made an enviable reputa-
tion for handling the so-called major crimes assigned it.
He has as his chief aides Lieutenant L. M. Carroll,
Lieutenant A. W. Andersen, bureau of identification, and
Lieutenant F. Barbeau.
Captain I. Reedv commands the traffic division. Under
his direction much of the credit for straightening out
Oakland's complex traffic problems is due.
Lieutenant Jesse Jackson is chief assistant in the traffic
division.
Telephone EXbrook 7892
JOSEPH A. KITTS
Consulting Engineer
Joseph A. Kitts Company, Concrete Technologists. Civil Engineers
539 R1ALTO BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO
SINALOA CANTINA
Good Food and Very Good Mexican Entertainment
The Meeting Place of Friends
1416 POWELL STREET SAN FRANCISCO
MArket 1469
Res., WAlnut 5628
B . N . PO E T Z
Manager-Owner El Patio
MARKET AT VAN NESS AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone TUxedo 95 5 3
E L-T A Y
Jos. M. Litchfield. Prop
San Francisco's Finest Parking Station
Day Parking. 15c; Night Parking, 25c; Weekly and Monthly Rates
Complete Facilities
Two Entrances: 210 Taylor Street, 275 Ellis Street San Francisco
Phone HEmlock 9093 J. FERRARI
LIBRARY GARAGE
General Auto Repairing
Battery and Ignition - Generators - Greasing - Washing - Polishing
15 12 SIXTEENTH STREET (Near Sanchez) SAN FRANCISCO
CALLING ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS
A sample copy of CAMERA CRAFT and a 36-page Photo-
graphic Book Catalog. 10c.
Headquarters for photographic books and magazines.
CAMERA CRAFT. 42 5 BUSH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
NEW KAY KAY GARDEN
835 WASHINGTON STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone WEst 9811 A. ROSELL1. Prop
BAGDAD BOWLING RECREATION
Lloyd Cook, Manager
21 Streamlined Alleys — Modern As Tomorrow
164 1 ELLIS STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
GENERAL DRY BATTERIES, INC.
200 DAVIS STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
CHARLES FEY
1885 MISSION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone ORdway 9688
GARY'S RESTAURANT
501 BAY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
ST. JULIAN CAFE
140 BATTERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone DOuglas 9690
John DeAmicis, Larry Lavorini
POWELL CAFE
1600 POWELL STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone HEmlock 2191
M. HAURET FRENCH LAUNDRY
Cash and Carrv — 20% Discount
Minimum Bundle $1.00
3226 SEVENTEENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Always insist on . . .
MAREMONT MUFFLERS
and you'll have the best when replacing a muffler on your car.
Distributed by
G. A. SHOEMAKER
5 74 EDDY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
February, I') 4 1
POLICE AND PHAGE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 53
Captain J. F. Lynch is chief of the Central division. Be-
loved by thousands of people for his philosophic disposi-
tion and his comprehension of police work, he has, during
his loiif; service in the department, become one of its most
popular members.
Lieutenants C. L. Hemphill and G. A. Lallement are
assigned to the Central division, and take a great deal of
the work off their captain's shoulders.
Captain Thorvald Brown, another veteran, with a long
and distinguished record of service, is in charge of the
Eastern division. His top aides are Lieutenant W. H. Gar-
rett and H. Bernstein.
Captain W. E. Barkis is commander of the Northern
division and he has had a lot to do with keeping that
residential area crime free.
Oakland is now working out plans for installation of
a two-way radio in the fleet of automobiles used by the
police department, and thus will another step be taken
to make it as up to date as any of the country.
U. S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT
(Continued from page 17)
Dr. Nigro, a city official, was found guilty and sentenced
to four years' imprisonment and fined $12,000.
In still another case indictments for conspiracy to vio-
late narcotic laws and evasion of income taxes were re-
turned in New York City against Charles, Harry and
George Neiditch, better known in the underworld as the
"Newman brothers". Pleading guilty, they were sentenced
to two years' imprisonment each and incurred substantial
fines. These brothers were considered to be ringleaders in
the world wide narcotics traffic.
Bureau of Customs
Law enforcement activities of the Bureau of Customs
were again directed in large measure against the smug-
gling of narcotics into the United States during the year.
Operating independently, and in some cases in coopera-
tion with the Bureau of Narcotics and the United States
Coast Guard, it seized a number of important narcotic
shipments, and apprehended many notorious smugglers.
Seizures of all kinds of smuggled commodities totaled
6.600, a decline from the previous year. There were 3,000
seizures of smuggled liquor, also a decrease. Narcotic
seizures aggregated 600 instances, a drop of 302 under the
fiscal year 1939.
Customs seizures in the southwest indicated there was
a trickle of Mexico raw opium and marihuana into the
United States from Mexico.
Agents of this bureau, culminating an extended investi-
gation made on behalf of the Bureau of Marine Inspec-
tion and Navigation of the Department of Commerce,
obtained and showed evidence of fraudulent registry of
approximately 200 American vessels of various sizes dur-
ing the \car. These vessels, documented under the Ameri-
can flag as being owned by United States citizens, were
found to be owned by aliens, principally Japanese. Many
Compliments
YAMATO POOL ROOM
1729 POST STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone EXbrook 9726
Paul — Tom — Os
THE CHICAGO
Established in 1900
Open from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Beer on Draft — Imported and Domestic Liquors Served
184 THIRD STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone DOuglas 9871
Bill Spencer
NEW BRIDGE TAVERN
201 THIRD STREET, comer Howard
SAN FRANCISCO
FRED J. EARLY, JR. CO.
CONSTRUCTION
2452 MACNOLIA STREET— OAKLAND— HIgate 6807
369 PINE STREET— SAN FRANCISCO— SUtter 1731
Compliments of
A FRIEND
Telephone MArket 0138-39
Stores all over the West
WESTERN AUTO SUPPLY COMPANY
Auto Supplies - Tires - Radios
Washing Machines - Refrigerators
154 VAN NESS AVE- SO. SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
A. R. REID CO.
2600 OAKDALE
SAN FRANCISCO
FINLEY AND MILLER
1298 MARKET STREET— Telephone HEmlock 9836
137 BUSH STREET— Telephone EXbrook 7620
SAN FRANCISCO
MEADOW GLEN DAIRY
"Meadow Glen Milk Builds Champions"
Telephone ORdway 7776
E. H. Browns tone. Proprietor
BROWNIE'S
Biggest and Best Stock of House Furnishing Goods
at Lowest Prices
1538-1540-1544 POLK STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
THE WHITE HOUSE SHOE CLINIC
Where you can have your shoes repaired, dyed or rebuilt
at moderate cost.
Telephone CHina 1133 Private Booths
UNIVERSAL CAFE
The Brightest Spot in Chinatown. Open from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 a.m.
Specializing in Chinese Dishes
824 WASHINGTON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone Mission 3713
Casperson's Eggs — Buttercup Butter
"Tops in Quality**
O. CASPERSON & SONS
355 TWENTY-NINTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone UNderhill 2713
ALBERT WRIGHT
Accurate Screw Machine Products
419-425 TENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone VAlencia 2930
Free Call and Delivery
NEW ONLY CLEANERS
Mrs. Helen Colby. Proprietor
729 DIAMOND STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Page 54 POLICE AND PEACE
of the vessels have been seized and proceedings are pending
against the others.
A summary showing the number of Federal prisoners
committed to penitentiaries during the fiscal years 1939
and 1940 through the activities of customs officials follows:
1939, 231; 1940 (11 months), 203.
Sentences to be served: 1939, 324 years, 6 months, 11
days.
1940 (11 months), 168 years, 3 months, 3 days.
Alcohol Tax Unit
A total of 27,099 prosecutions was recommended to
United States attorneys in alcohol tax cases during the
fiscal year 1940. Of these, 22,037 defendants were in-
dicted, and 18,056 were convicted. Approximately 14,000
defendants were awaiting grand jury or trial action in
Federal liquor cases at the year's end. Of the defendants
indicted, 3,552 were involved in conspiracy cases, that is,
cases involving major frauds on the revenue.
Comparative statistics for the Alcohol Tax Unit cover-
ing seizures and arrests for the last two fiscal years are as
follows :
Seizures and Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1939
Arrests 1940 (Preliminary)
Stills seized 12,059 10,661
Distilled spirits (gallons) 336,268 264,590
Mash (gallons) 8,076,461 6,480,150
Automobiles 4,109 4,066
Trucks 447 458
Value of property $2,223,899 $2,042,883
Number of persons arrested 28,844 25,621
OFFICERS' JOURNAL
February, 1 941
Telephones EXbrook 5 105-6-7
Frank Nolan
FRANK NOLAN DRAY AGE CO.
Draying and Warehousing
180 TOtt'NSEND STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
BEST WISHES TO CHIEF DULLEA
from
CALIFOIWIAS WINE GROWERS
Telephone UNderhill 9 157 pau] A. Vogler
The Mantilla Cocktail Lounge and Bar
1446 HAIGHT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SUtter 6890
FINE FUR COATS
Styled in the mode of the day
I. LANGSAM FUR CO.
Manufacturing Furriers
259 CEARY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Marty Blagg EVergreen 9760 Carl Schroeder
THE GEARY INN
3745 GEARY BLVD., near S. E. Cor. 2nd Ave. SAN FRANCISCO
PRospect 95 78
EL ADOBE
TROPICAL TEMPLE OF MERRIMENT
lour favorite drinks expertly mixed. Our specialty: the
n c-arm-?,"ScTn?-'?-e^Fizz- Entertainment nightly except Monday.
0 EDD'i STREET SAN FRANCISCO
,dwa>' 9531 GRaystone 3256
THE HELBING COURT APARTMENTS
SAN FRANCISCO
Unfurnished 2's and 3's
1320 1540 1360 LOMBARD STREET
CHRIS'
Original Coney Island
1545 FILLMORE STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
DOuglas 9583
Oscar Parmentier
SEARLES STORAGE
Wishes to announce that we have an adequate warehouse at
3359 ARMY STREET
Cheapest insurance rates, quick service, careful handling
Phone VAIencia 3 149 — Residence: 9 Virginia Street, San Francisco
Telephone YUkon 2 3 03
ERNEST COPPEL
FURS
Special Low Rates on Restyling — Fine Workmanship Only
133 CEARY STREET^Suite 619 SAN FRANCISCO
FOLSOM AUTO WRECKERS
Telephone OVerland 24 11
940 FOLSOM STREET
san francisco MARSHALL'S WEST PORTAL PHARMACY
WAlnut 5827
Let Us Fix It
SAN FRANCISCO
OSWICK RADIO REPAIR
12 1 1 SCOTT STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
MONTEBELLO WINE CO.
2507 BRYANT STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
186 WEST PORTAL AVENUE
Telephone ORdway 0807
BIG EASTER SPECIAL
BASIE'S BEAUTY SHOP
681 ELLIS STREET — Harvard Hotel SAN FRANCISCO
Phone EXbrook 9818 Frank Arribas, Prop.
FRANK'S PLACE
(Formerly Marin Hotel)
The Best Liquors. Win?s and Beer - Good Eats
122 EMBARCADERO SAN FRANCISCO
AMERICAN FRENCH LAUNDRY
SAN RAFAEL, CALIF.
Congratulations and Best Wishes to Chief Dullea
AND HIS EXCELLENT ORGANIZATION
HOTEL COMMODOP.E — Sutter-Jones
HOTEL LOMBARD— Geary at Polk
John Schroder Geo. J. Schriefer
THE POPPY BUFFET
Beer - Wines - Liquors
101 SIXTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments
BOOKBIN DERS
THE BELL BAZAAR
Office Supplies, Stationery
Greeting Cards
3030 SIXTEENTH STREET SANFRANCISCO
We would like to see you at
PETE'S CAFE
1533 GRANT AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
February, 1'Ul
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 55
INSPECTOR JOHN J. MANION
(Continued from pay 15)
There was no rime to be lost. The good deeds must
commence at once. Mr. Foida was a good-living and hon-
orable man and admirably fitted for the Christian task.
Was he a man of substance— a man who had saved his
money? Oh, yes, Mr. Foida had, in the few years he had
been herding sheep, saved nearly $1,000. That was fine.
Only a thrifty man could have done so. Of course, he
could produce that amount so that Mike and Mike's
friends could see it and thus he satisfied. The time, place
and date were set. Foida's $1,000 and Mike's $30,000
would be on hand so that delivery of the $30,000 could
be made in the presence of witnesses, after Mr. Foida
had displayed his $1,000.
The meeting was brief and solemn. Even though com-
posed of a tight package of ten dollar bills, Mike's money
looked an immense amount compared with Foida's paltry
$1,000, which Rovigo casually counted. Mike arrived
with his uncle's hoard in a black tin box, which he care-
fully unlocked. The solemn occasion ended with Mike
dramatically tossing his uncle's $30,000 back into the
tin box and Foida's $1,000 along with it, locking the
box and handing the key to Mr. Foida.
Everyone was happy. Before they separated to meet at
the same time and place next day, Mike handed Mr.
Foida a dollar to get some cigars and held the tin box
while Foida was momentarily making the purchase, hand-
ing the box back on receiving his cigar. Certainly the
hand is quicker than the eye. especially when three men
are operating against one.
The victim waited quite a while next day, but received
no word of Mr. Gallo. He became excited. Like all such
guileless people he felt that something terrible had hap-
pened to his good friends Mike and Logione.
At the Detective Bureau they seemed not the least bit
surprised that the tin box contained two packages of paper
made up of strips of local newspapers cut the size of
currency. Gently but firmly they impressed on Mr. Foida
the fact that he had been swindled of his entire savings.
They did not tell him they could have finished his story
the moment he told them about meeting the sobbing
stranger. Neither did they tell him that the sobbing
stranger was awaiting him that day, having learned
through Rinaldo Pietri, one of his gang, that Mr. Foida
had saved $1,000 by living thriftily.
They took the description of Mike and Rovigo and
promised they would do the best they could to locate
them. Captain Ryan, a man of strong will and kindly
heart, meant just that— and more. He had the utmost
confidence in John Manion and felt he was the man to
put an end to Mike Gallo's reign. John Manion, as we
shall see later, did just that. (To be continued)
MArket 0133
Dyer Brothers' Golden West Iron Works, Inc.
,,50 SEVENTEENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone GArfield 97 11 J°h" P Omizzolo. Prop.
VENETO RESTAURANT
Veneto Dinner: Daily, 65c; Saturday and Sunday, 7Sc; Lunch, SOc
i89 BAY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone SUtter 9582 BANDONI & MASETTI
STOCKHOLM CAFE
Choice Liquors - Wines - Beer— Hot and Cold Sandwiches
2 34 FOURTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone MArket 0487 Enn° L- Schmidt
THE WHITE PHARMACY
398 HAYES STREET (Cor. Hayes and Cough) SAN FRANCISCO
ORdway 0296
THE OLD CROW
Compliments of
AN ADMIRING
FRIEND
Excellent Food — Wines and Liquors — Entertainment
962 MARKET STREET - 3 I TURK STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Best Wishes from
RAYMOND D. WILLIAMSON
Telephone VAlencia 0242
N. GIORGI DUMP TRUCKING CO.
Office and Residence: 225 I Quesada Ave.
San Francisco
E. CLEMENS HORST CO.
World's Largest Hop Growers
Branch Office: 39 Cortlandt Street. New York City
Main Office: 235 PINE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone HEmlock 1261 U-DR1VE
Cars and Trucks Rented Without Drivers
Ace Auto and Truck Rental Co., Inc.
2 5 ELEVENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone DOuglas 8646 Charles P. Low, Manager
FORBIDDEN CITY
SUPPER CLUB
Dinner Dancing - All-star Chinese Show
363 SUTTER STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone GArfield 7455 Fred L. Sumner. Manager
HORN PRODUCTS CO.
202 TOWNSEND STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone GRaystone 0632 Seat Covers made to order
Universal Furniture 8C Upholstering Co.
Modernize your old set
Interior Decoration iTBAVri<;rO
1470 SUTTER STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SUtter 4499
HORACE R. SPAULDING
Milling Engineer and Mill Builder
Grain Cleaning. Rice and Flour Mill Machinery. Blending and Feed
Plants, Salt and Sugar Grinding and Bolting Machinery.
Plans and Specifications made. ro,vrisrn
69 CLEMENTINA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SUtter 8240 Carbon Alloy Steel Forgings
HAWLEY FORGE 8C MFG. CO.
Specializing on High Grade Tool Steel Forging
7 ZENO PL., off Folsom, near Fremont SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone EXbrook 3123
CRANE & COMPANY
301 BRANNAN STREET
Steam and Plumbing Supplies
SAN FRANCISCO
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February, 1941
FBI ANNUAL REPORT
(Continued from page 21)
coping with sabotage, espionage, counterespionage and
other matters related to national defense.
Summary of Accomplishments During
the Fiscal Years 1939 and 1940
1939
Convictions 5,162
Automobiles Recovered 3,982
Federal Fugitives Located 1,890
Fugitives Located Through
Fingerprints 7,933
Total Number of Fugitives
Located 9,823
Sentences, 1939, 12 life, 16,948 years, 6 months, 5 days
1940, 10 life, 17,833 years, 4 months, 28 days.
Recoveries, fines and savings, 1939, $16,876,717.99-
1940, $58,390,180.64.
10,198
GArfield 8308
HERTZ SHOE CLINIC
We Make Your Old Shoes Look Like New
7 7 OFARRELL STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Phones: ATwater 0063 — Res.: RA. 7595 — Emergency: WEst 1400
DR. H. A. TAGLIAFERRI
Dental and Oral Surgeon
2873 MISSION STREET
Office Hours: 9 to 5
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone: GArfield 5 113
DR. FRANK M. WAGENER
Foot Correction - Chiropodist
SUITE 703 ANCLO BANK BLDG.
830 MARKET ST. (Bet. Powell and Stockton) SAN FRANCISCO
ROBERT MILLER GREEN
Attorney-at-Law
1 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
T. T. SHEA, M.D.
Compliments to
THE SAN FRANCISCO
POLICE DEPARTMENT
L'EMPORIO LUCCHESE
GENTS' FURNISHERS
530 BROADWAY— Phone EXbrook 9796
1429 STOCKTON— Phone SUtter 9502
1940
5,605
4,153
2,389
BILL DELANEY
BRASS RAIL
Best in Our Line
4fh and MISSION STREETS
SAN FRANCISCO
NEPTUNE METER COMPANY
THOMSON METER CORP.
World's Largest Manufacturers of Liquid Meters
32SANAFRRKAENTC>SSroEET 701 E TH1RD STREET
5AN FRANCISCO LOs ANGELES
Telephone YUkon 1504
CALIFORNIA SHOWER DOOR CO.
Manufacturers of Shower Tub Enclosures. Shower Bath Doors
630 FOURTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
7,809 Telephone SKyline 5468
Irene Marie Weed
MARIE'S SCHOOL OF DANCING
Ballet. Tap and Acrobatic - Ballroom, Tango and Rhumba
Class and private lessons for children and adults
53 16 FULTON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
THE CORNER
Fuzzy Hagen
299 COATES STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone GArfield 2996
THE G. R. GREY COMPANY
INCOME TAX SERVICE
Business analysts, tax consultants and accountants
MILLS BUILDING
SAN FRANCISCO
WARNER BROTHERS
Radio Station KLS
_. Refrigerators, Ironers. Washing Machines. Radios
««* «£?#&? II'3 Phones HIgate 1212 and 1213
428 MARKET ST. 327 . 2IST ST
San Francisco, Calif. Oakland, Calif.
Telephone DOuglas 7044-45
MANNO SALES COMPANY
Marine and Railroad Salvage Brokers
53 1 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Frank Williams, Joe Chelini, Lonnie Blythe
CRaystone 96 78
CLUB ALOHA
NATIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Something Different Under the Sun
843 LARK1N at Geary SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone PRospect 972 5 Henry Hearde
EDDY-FRANKLIN LIQUOR STORE
Beer - Wines - Liquors - Cigars. Tobacco, Cigarettes
Soft Drinks of all kinds - Local and Eastern Beers
898 K EDDY ST., Corner Franklin SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone GArfield 4401
CARL S. VELLA
HOUSE OF WINDSOR
Tailors and Designers
101 POST STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone HEmlock 3573
QUALITY PIE SHOP
Wholesale and Retail
106 CERMANIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone EXbrook 4315
Seattle . . . San Francisco . . . Los Angeles
WORLD IMPORTERS, INC.
Imported and Domestic High Grade Liquors
4 14 BRANNAN STREET SAN FRANCISCO
GRIZZLY BEAR CLUB
4 14 MASON STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
GEO. KAPPAS
FOUNTAIN SERVICE - GROCERIES - WINES
1647 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
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Best Wishes from
Hotel
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE
San Francisco
DON B. BURGER, Manager
Home of the Persian Room
For MEN'S WEAR
Eagleson &> Co,
Manufacturers and Retailers in
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1118 MARKET STREET 726 MARKET STREET
Opp. 7th Street Bet. Grant and Kearny
MArket 7700
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MOTOR TRUCKS
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11TH & HOWARD STREETS • SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments
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"The Recommended Laundry"
LA GRANDE & WHITE'S
Laundry and Dry Cleaning
Careful, gentle methods insure long life
and lasting style to your garments.
Phone MArket 0916
San Mateo 1488 . . Redwood 301
San Rafael 1576
GLASER BROS.
"All Over the Coast"
Distributors of
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The Cigar That Breathes
475 - 4TH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone Fillmore 7878
WESTERN NOVELTY
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Programs . . . Announcements
Personal Stationery
1427 DIVISADERO STREET • SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments
of
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The Gold Medal Whiskey
Bottled in Bond
RATHJEN BROS., INC.
Compliments of
AMUSEMENT MERCHANTS'
ASSOCIATION
SID MACKIN
Managing Director
429 MARSHALL SQUARE BLDG.
San Francisco
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
March, 1941
Lhe world's unrest makes thoughtful people plan for the future.
The wise man knows that in these times there can be no finer
security than the ownership of a home. This bank has inaugurated
a plan to aid its friends to become home owners. Our FHA
Department has been supplemented by the Treasure House plan
which guides and assists the prospective home owner from the
date of his first deposit until completion of his loan. + Inquire
at any of our banking offices or ask to have a representative call.
-< A header in Home Finance Since 1868 >-
THE SAN FRANCISCO BANK
SAVINGS TRUST
Incorporated February 10, 1868 • Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
SEVEN OFFICES— EACH A COMPLETE BANK
Phone HAyward 3468
OUR PLACE
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I 640 I E. FOURTEENTH STREET SAN LEANDRO. CALIF.
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Phone HUmboldt 8000
THE OUTBOARD MOTOR SHOP
EVINRUDE - ELTO
Boats - Parts - Repairs - Outboard Motors
3260 SAN PABLO AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Compliments of
S. KULCHAR & CO.
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
73 1 EAST TENTH STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone HIgate 0645
SUPERIOR FRENCH LAUNDRY
22 12 POPLAR STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
J. J. KNIGHT
Compliments of
UNION MACHINE WORKS
ENGINEERS AND MACHINISTS
334 THIRD STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
TRY THE
PALACE GRILL
R. D. DIEZ, Proprietor
604 14th St.. Bet. Jefferson and Grove Sis. OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone GLencourt 8000
GEORGE WALLING
BEE LINE TRUCK DISPATCH
2700 SAN PABLO AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone HIgate 7441
CALIFORNIA FURNITURE CO.
L. & J. BERGER, Proprietors
1728 SAN PABLO AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
G E Glatt. Engineering Vice-President Phone TEmplebar 2 708
California Laundry Equipment Co.
Put the Motor on the Machine - Application Specialists
222 1 UNION STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
COMPLIMENTS OF
MULLER BROS.
OAKLAND
GEO. RISLEV'S PARKING LOT
612 TWELFTH STREET
OAKLAND CALIFORNIA
H. FRASHER, President
VALLEY EXPRESS CO.
MAIN OFFICE: FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
Phone OLympic 9587
GEORGE W. WERNER
CEMENT PRODUCTS
77 SIXTIETH STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
BEST FOODS FORD
F. HEUSEL
FORD REPAIRING
59 18 CROVE STREET
Phone OLympic 8596
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Shee-Nah Herb Tea - Chop Suey Brand Noodles - Chop Suey Sauce
Kelp Powder (Laminaria) - Poultry and Livestock Vege-Sea
Kelp Noodles - Wholewheat Noodles
OAKLAND FOOD PRODUCTS CO.
26th and UNION STREETS Phone TEmplebar 1635 OAKLAND
WALTER R. DRUHE
Phone HUmboldt 3495
DRUHE AUTO REPAIR
Complete Auto Reconditioning
1369 34th STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
J. L. ••BACCY" BAGLIETTO
BAGGY'S
BY THE LAKE
Phone HIgate 9258
A. L. COSTA
Phone OLympic 3288
JOHNSON AND COSTA
Manufacturers of
NOVELTY AND SPECIAL FURNITURE
288 EAST 18th STREET
OAKLAND, CALIF. 60,6 OCCIDENTAL STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
March, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 1
COLLONAN Electrical & Manufacturing Co.
3215 Mission Street
CON F. COLLONAN, President
Electrical Work in All Its Branches
Phone Mission 7282
Featured in This Issue
PAGE
William P. Wobber, Commission President —
By the Editor 3
City Prison Fiscal Report 4
All Citizens Urged to Attend Police Ball —
By Retired Officer George Barry 5
Bay Counties' Peace Officers' Association 6
Captain Thomas B. Foster — By the Editor. 8
Patrol Driver Louis Holz Pensioned 9
Police Captain John J. Wade-
By Opic L. Warner
10
Department's First Motorbike Rider —
By Opie L. Warner 11
"I Do Solemnly Swear . . ." —
By Deputy Chief Michael Riordan 12
Mike Gallo, Ex-Bunco Man— By O. L. W 14
National Police Academy Associates 15
Let the Law Prevail 16
Chapter No. 1 Footprinters 18
The Marriage of Michael O'Malley—
Poem — By Officer Dominic Hogan....
20
Chief Anson Crutcher of Williams 21
Woeful Would-be Wreckers 22
No. Cal. Police Communication Officers' Ass'n 23
Covering All the Beats 24
Death of Captain Annear 28
Flashes 30
The Editor is always pleased to consider articles suitable for publication.
Contributions should preferably be typewritten, but where this is not pos-
sible, copy should be clearly written. Contributions may be signed with a
"nora de plume," but all articles must bear the name and address of the
sender, which will be treated with the strictest confidence. The Editor
will also be pleased to consider photographs of officers and of interesting
events. Letters should be addressed to the Editor.
Directory
SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Hall of Justice, Kearny and Washington Streets
Telephones SUtter 2020 - 2030
Radio Short Wave Call KGPD
Mayor, Hon. Ancelo J. Rossi
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
Regular Meetings, Monday, 7.30 p.m Hall of Justice
Hon. Wm. P. Wobber, Sr., President. ...412 Jessie Street
Hon. Walter McGovern 625 Market Street
Hon. Ward G. Walkup 240 Second Street
Captain Chas. F. Skelly, Secretary
Room 104, Hall of Justice
CHIEF OF POLICE Charles W. Dullea
DEPUTY CHIEF OF POLICE Michael Riordan
Bur. of Inspectors. Bernard J. McDonald Hall of Justice
Residence - 1341 31st Avenue
Traffic Bureau Albert S. Munn 635 Washington St.
Residence - 226 Jules Avenue
Dept. Sec't Capt. John A. Encler Hall of Justice
Residence - 1631 32nd Avenue
Director
Bur. of Personnel Lieut. George Healy Hall of Justice
Residence - 4028 18th Street
Supervising Capt .Arthur L. Christiansen Hall of Justice
Residence - 1346 24th Avenue
Director - Bureau of Criminal
Information Lieut. Frank E. Winters Hall of Justice
Residence - 670 41st Avenue
Director - Bureau of
Special Services Lieut. Emmet Moore Hall of Justice
Residence - 2186 15th Avenue
Inspector of Schools Traffic Control — Byron J. Getchell
Residence - 533 Brussels Street
Property Clerk Capt. Peter M. McGee Hall of Justice
Residence - 225 Ashton Avenue
City Prison Lieut. John J. Casey Hall of Justice
Residence - 188 Liberty Street
Central Capt. Joseph M. Walsh. .63 5 Washington St.
Residence - 170 Beaumont Street
Southern Capt. Leo J. Tackney 360 Fourth St.
Residence - 2533 18th Avenue
Harbor Capt. M. E. Mitchell. . Drumm & Comm'l Sts.
Residence- 1471 29th Avenue
Mission Capt. John J. Casey 3057 17th Street
Residence - 570 16th Avenue
Northern Capt. Aloysius I. O'Brien 841 Ellis Street
Residence - 2610 Sacramento Street
G. G. Park _..Capt. John M. Sullivan Golden Gate Park
Residence - 4075 26th Street opp. Waller St.
Richmond Capt. Francis J. McGuire 451 Sixth Ave.
Residence - 758 Tenth Avenue
Ingleside Capt. John A. Reed Balboa Park
Residence - 438 21st Avenue
Taraval Capt. John J. Wade 234S 24th Avenue
Residence - 200 Juanita Way
Headquarters Capt. John A. Encler Hall of Justice
Bayview Sub-Station 1676 Newcombe Avenue
When In Trouble Call SUtter 20-20
When in Doubt Always At Your se^ce
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March, 1941
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"Efficient Police
Make a City of
Peace"
(Established 1922)
A Police News
and Educational
Magazine
(Trade Mark Copyright)
Volume XIX
MARCH. 1941
No. 3
William P. Wobber— Commission President
By The Editor
A little over a year ago Mayor Angelo J. Rossi found
he had a vacancy on the board of police commissioners. The
appointment of a man to fill the vacancy called for some
extra serious consideration. Things were happening, and
Commissioner Walter McGovern was urging a complete
reorganization of the police department. A man was
needed for the position who could decide whether the time
was right for such reorganization.
Mayor Rossi, who has a habit of selecting able and
public-spirited citizens for important municipal posts, was
determined a year ago last February to appoint a man to
the police board who had a proven record for business
success and some experience in public office, as well as
being able to devote the proper amount of time to the bet-
terment of the police department.
As he scanned the list of eligibles his eyes centered on
the name of William P. Wobber, St., member of the city
planning commission, and forthwith he decided that was
the man to succeed the late Commissioner Charles Traung.
Immediately thereafter he advised William Wobber he
was no longer planning commissioner but a police com-
missioner. Commissioner Wobber, well knowing he was
stepping into a job that was going to take a lot more time
than his planning commissionership, accepted the new ap-
pointment. On February 9, 1940, he became a member of
the police commission.
Mayor Rossi was taking no wild shot. He knew he was
making a good appointment, one that would redound to
the benefit of this city. In 1936 he had appointed this lead-
ing, native San Francisco business man, engaged in varied
and numerous interests to the planning commission. He
knew how Commissioner Wobber, despite his other activi-
ties, tackled his new job, the first political one he had ever
held. He knew the intelligent way he approached the
many problems of the planning board, and how reliably
he handled every situation.
He was aware that the other members of the planning
commission had made Mr. Wobber their president for
two terms, so he felt he was getting a citizen who, with
his business experience, would bring to the police com-
mission proven civic loyalty, moral courage and service of
the highest type. The past thirteen months have amply
proven the wisdom of the city's chief exeuutive.
Commissioner Wobber was born in San Francisco on
March 25, 1876, in that great district south of Market
street, which has produced so many men and women who
have shed luster on San Francisco, in many callings and
in many states. He has lived here all his life.
His schooling included courses in North Cosmopolitan
school, and the old Lincoln school and Commercial eve-
ning school.
As well-reared boys of his day were accustomed to do
when they got through their schooling, he looked around
for a job. He found one with Tillman & Bendel, whole-
sale grocers. His salary was the munificent sum of $15 per
month. His work was trucking cases of goods, and it was
hard work. He did not remain a trucker for long. By ap-
plying himself wholeheartedly to his work, by getting an
idea of what it was all about, he found himself in better
jobs as the years passed. When he decided he would go
into business for himself, after eighteen years with Till-
man & Bendel he was assistant to the manager, and no
doubt if he had remained longer he would have been the
manager.
He had two brothers. Edward H., and Herman. The
three boys decided to go into the printing business so
they formed a company to be known as Wobbers,
Printers and Stationers. This was back in 1908 and from
the very first the firm grew and prospered, until today
they maintain one of the largest and best-equipped print-
ing plants, and conduct one of the leading stationery stores
in the bay area.
The printing plant is on Jesse street near Fifth, and the
stationery store is next to Roos Brothers on Market street.
As San Francisco grew they engaged in other business
ventures. They became interested in moving picture
theatres, and their Unique theatre on Market street is said
to have been one of the first such houses in downtown San
Francisco. They also bought legitimate theatres, notably
the Curran theatre, and many pieces of valuable real estate
and income property.
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March, 1941
So extensive became their interests outside their print-
ing and stationery plants they incorporated Wobber
Brothers to take care of these added activities.
The success of the three brothers has been due to hard
work, faith in San Francisco, and giving the ultimate in
service and the best in merchandise.
Commissioner Wobber is secretary of Wobbers, Wob-
ber Brothers and of the Curran Theatre Company.
The people of San Francisco are fortunate to have such
a man as William Wobber who will accept positions of
small pay but of big responsibilities, give his time and
talents to public service, and who brings into these
positions the same energies and principles that have brought
success in the business and professional wcrld. San Fran-
cisco has many of this type of citizens serving them today.
When he took over his duties as police commissioner
Mr. Wobber simply and sincerely stated he knew no more
of the police department than any other good citizen, but
that he was going to study it and make up his own mini
what should be done to make it better. He joined with
Commissioner McGovern in appointing Captain of In-
spectors Charles W. Dullea as chief of police. He heartily
subscribed to the policy of permitting the chief to run
the department without any political interference, and he
has been solidly behind everything that has been for the
best in law enforcement.
He is never too busy to see any policeman, no matter
what his rank, and is always accessible to each and every
one from the top down to the newest member.
He knows that hard work, full co-operation, sympa-
thetic understanding and harmonious relations are prin-
ciples that bring success in any line of endeavor, and he
sees no reason why they should not apply to public office.
They have paid dividends in his business and on the plan-
ning board and they will pay dividends in the police
department. We find many changes since he became com-
missioner that have increased police efficiency.
Commissioner Wobber's family consists of his son,
William, Jr., associated with the firm of Wobber Broth-
ers, and a daughter, Mrs. J. W. Wells.
Besides his various business enterprises, he has not neg-
lected civic, social and fraternal activities. He is a member
of Fairmount Lodge, F. & A. M. ; California Consistory
No. 5, Islam Temple of the Shrine ; Royal Order of Jest-
ers; San Francisco Lodge No. 3, B. P. O. Elks; California
Parlor, Native Sons of the Golden West; the Family
Club; Transportation Club, and the Olympic Club.
In line with the policy promoted by Commissioner
McGovern that the presidency of the police commission
should rotate each year, Commissioner Wobber was on
February 15 made president of the commission.
THE DRINKERS
CITY PRISON 1940 FISCAL YEARLY
REPORT
The 1940 fiscal yearly report of the San Francisco
Police Department dealing with the city prison reveals
68,182 men and women were incarcerated during the year.
According to the report, June seems to be the month
that most men got into trouble during the past fiscal year,
for in that month 5772 males were taken to the fifth floor
of the Hall of Justice. November saw the least number
given police escort to the city prison, when but 4322 were
arrested and locked up.
For women, July, with 960 arrested, was top month,
and February registered the smallest number, with 602.
Following is the summary of the year's operation of
the city prison :
Prisoners cared for 68,182
Male prisoners 59,437
Female prisoners 8,745
Prisoners receiving treatment by city physician in
the city prison 2,327
Prisoners taken from city prison to emergency
hospital 521
Prisoners sent from city prison to detention hos-
pital 850
Average time spent, per prisoner, in city prison,
for fiscal year 1939-1940 5 days
Number of meals served in city prison 113,377
Average daily number of meals served 310
Number of persons given free lodgings, on per-
sonal request 972
Total cost (exclusive of salaries of department
members and employees) of operating prison
for fiscal year 1939-1940 $6,940
Total number of bail releases received in city
prison 18,067
Editor's Note: A perusal of the report of our city
prison for the fiscal year 1940 reveals the fact that, in
addition to being a place of temporary incarceration, it is a
most important social city unit — prisoners being given
medical aid in the city prison, our city emergency hospitals
or in the detention hospital, as the exigency of the particu-
lar case happens to call for.
One out of every four fatal accidents involves a pedes-
trian or driver who had been drinking, reports the public
safety department of the National Automobile Club. No
one should drink and drive. Refuse to ride with drinking
drivers. Motorists should be careful of tipsy pedestrians,
particularly when nearing liquor sale spots.
AND HE ONCE THOUGHT HE DIDN'T
HAVE ANY FRIENDS
How Greorge W. Lee, P. G. and E. agent at Suisun,
and Carl Kelly, a clerk in his office, carried on the Pacific
service tradition of lending a hand in emergencies is told
in a letter from Alex Weiss of that city :
"Recently my beloved wife was killed by a train at the
crossing here.
"I am a poor man, without means and, what is worse,
I had no friends until Mr. Lee and Mr. Kelly showed me
different. They helped me in every possible way, even
locating my wife's nephew in San Francisco, although I
didn't know his address. On top of everything else, your
whole local staff sent a beautiful floral piece.
"Many sincere thanks from a grateful customer."
March, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
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All Citizens Urged to Attend Police Ball
By Retired Officer George H. Barry, Publicity Director
Attention, all citizens! Attention, all citizens! Report
to the police annual concert, entertainment and grand ball
on Saturday evening, April 19, in the three spacious halls
Captain John Engler
Vice Chairman, 1941 Concert and Ball
of the Exposition Auditorium. A worthy cause ; proceeds
to go to the police widows' and orphans' fund. Attention,
all citizens!
This was the message broadcast over police radio station
KGPD by Captain Aloysius I. O'Brien, who is chairman
of the committee of arrangements of the big charity affair.
The above command had the official sanction of the Board
of Police Commissioners and Chief of Police Charles W.
Dullea, as well as Mayor Angelo J. Rossi. Captain Lee J.
Tackney as chairman of the entertainment committee
promises this year's entertainment program will be one of
the most elaborate ever staged, and will include presenta-
tions by many of the city's leading singers, dancers and
theatrical stars.
The San Francisco Police Band of forty pieces, under
the direction of Sergeant Carlisle H. Field, will play a
concert program starting promptly at 7:00 p. m. Enter-
tainment program will start at 8 :00 p. m. Dancing will be
carried on in Larkin and Polk halls, starting at 9 :00 p. m.
Immediately after the entertainment program the spec-
tacular grand march will start, headed by Mayor Angelo
J. Rossi and Mrs. Rossi, the Board of Police Commis-
sioners and their wives, Chief of Police Charles W. Dullea
and Mrs. Dullea, Deputy Chief of Police Michael Riordan
and Mrs. Riordan, Captain Aloysius I. O'Brien and Mrs.
O'Brien, Captain John A. Engler and Mrs. Engler,
Officer Matthew C. Carberry, the junior past president,
with Mrs. Carberry, followed by the officers of the associa-
tion and their wives, the executive committee, members of
the association, city officials and other notables, and the
public in general is invited to participate.
The singing of "The Star Spangled Banner" will take
place after the last figure of the grand march has been
performed. This part of the program has always been a
feature of the police charity affair.
Stressing the importance of a successful ticket campaign,
Officer Matthew C. Carberry, acting secretary, has re-
ported at an early meeting of the executive committee that
the association had paid benefits totaling $99,000 to the
families of the 33 deceased members during the past year
of 1940, leaving a large deficit in the treasury which must
be made up mainly from proceeds of the coming big event.
Chief of Police Dullea, Deputy Chief of Police Riordan,
Captain Michael E. I. Mitchell, Sergeant William C.
Gilmore, Sergeant John R. Dower, Officer Owen M.
Fogarty and Sergeant Henry M. Smith are hard workers
on the committee, and with retired Officer George F.
Barry and Lieutenant John Alpers, are all working over-
Police Band to Furnish Music for Annual Police Shoiv
time attending to the important duties on publicity. It is
predicted that all past record for attendance at the police
gathering will be shattered at this year's affair.
The doors of the Auditorium will open at 6:30 p. m.
The Police Band concert will be at 7:00 p. m. The enter-
tainment program will start at 8.00 p. m. The grand
march starts at 9:50 p. m., following by dancing in all
three halls until 1 :00 a. m.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
March, 1941
BAY COUNTIES'
Peace Officers' Association
MEETINGS EVERY MONTH
Chief Thomas F. Burke, President
Captain Bernard McDonald, Secretary-Treasurer
The regular monthly meeting of the Bay Counties
Peace Officers' Association was held at Redwood City on
Thursday, February 27, with Chief of Police C. L. Col-
lins as host.
The following members and their guests were present :
Floyd B. Tower, San Bruno; Chief of Police W. L.
Maher, San Bruno; H. A. Zink, chief of police, Palo
Alto; Constable Chris Madsen, Mountain View.
Judge Maxwell McNutt, and Chief Collins, Redwood
City; John E. Farrell, chief of police, Atherton ; Chief
T. F. Burke, W. Smith, San Mateo; Building Inspector
M. J. Powers, Supervisor Fred E. Beer, Mayor Frank
P. Simmen, Councilmen Edward E. Keller, Dave McCul-
lough, Martin A. Poss, E. A. Long, and City Treasurer
C. A. Ginnever, San Mateo.
Constable J. D. Traux and Chief Geo. P. Fallon,
Santa Clara.
Councilman C. B. Spotswood, Constable E. O. Woods,
Chief of Police L. L. Feathers, Los Gatos.
Chief H. C. Grove, Dixon; Chief Earl Dierking and
Officer Ubert Potter, Vallejo; Chief Donald T. Wood
and Officer George Vieira, San Anselmo.
Mayor Al Sagehorn and Chief Edward J. Wheeler,
San Carlos; Chief Louis H. Mann and Assistant Chief
Frank Favina, Emeryville.
A. Helgoe, City Engineer C. L. Longson, Chief John J.
Harper, City Treasurer F. A. Bloom and Councilman
C. A. Buck, Burlingame; C. M. Hirschey and Deputy
Chief W. C. Palin, Hillsborough.
Officer A. W. Brittain, Jr., and C. Martinelli, San
Bruno; Chief A. H. Excell, Mountain View; Controller
Tom Kane, Assessor Martin J. Flynn and County Clerk
W. H. Augustus, Redwood City; Assistant District At-
torney Dan Sullivan, Menlo Park ; Recorder T. C. Rice,
Fire Chief Mark E. Ryan, City Manager Chas. Dimmitt,
Councilman L. C. Christensen, Councilman Bill Werder,
Mayor Harold F. Anderson, Judge A. R. Cotton, Sheriff
James J. McGrath and Supervisor John W. Poole, Red-
wood City.
Commissioner George Thorpe, City Clerk John J.
Lynch, and Chief J. N. Black, San Jose.
Captain of Inspectors Bernard J. McDonald, Lieu-
tenant P. J. Murray, Opie L. Warner, editor, Police &
Peace Officers' Journal ; Inspector R. V. Armstrong, State
Narcotic Division; Officers Len Etherington and Syd J.
Desmond ; Charles Moore, P. T. & T. Co. ; Chief In-
spector Joe O'Ferrall, State Narcotic Division ; Inspector
Marshall Burnett, State Narcotic Division; Robert H.
Morse, retired postoffice inspector; T. P. Hunter, Board
of Medical Examiners ; M. L. Britt, National Auto Theft
Bureau; William Towne, Aetna Insurance Company;
Rev. N. W. Feely; Chief Special Agent D. O'Connell,
Southern Pacific Co. ; Assistant District Attorney Wm. P.
Golden, and Chief Thomas B. Foster, U. S. Secret
Service of San Francisco.
L. S. Lawrence, inspector, Palo Alto Police; Frank L.
Waterbury, Berkeley; George J. Helms, district attorney's
office, Oakland; H. F. Radbruch, lieutenant of inspectors,
Oakland Police; Walter J. Vervais, California State
Automobile Association; Inspector E. Steinmeyer, Cali-
fornia Highway Patrol ; Harry Mackell, Oakland ; Dis-
trict Attorney Ralph E. Hoyt, and James T. Drew, secre-
tary, Peace Officers' Association of California, Oakland ;
Chief of Police W. Pflaum, Piedmont ; Captain Walter J.
Johnson, Berkeley Police ; Lieutenant W. R. Kidd, Berke-
ley Police ; B. A. Wallman, chief of police, Oakland.
Sergeant B. W. Reynolds, California Highway Patrol,
Hayward ; Chief Louis Belloni, South San Francisco.
Captain Stanley Q. Wentz, provost marshal ; Sergeant
W. E. Parsons ; Captain Geo. R. Battle ; Sergeant Ken-
neth Hendershot ; Lieutenant Dean C. Gibbons ; Captain
James Force, Hamilton Field.
Lieutenant George L. Woolley, Captain Burton D.
Willis, and Captain T. H. Fairchild, Presidio.
Walter McGovern, W. P. Wobber, and 'Ward G.
Walkup, police commissioners, and Chief of Police Charles
W. Dullea, San Francisco.
Judge Maxwell McNutt, speaker of the day, reminded
his hearers that, as prosecuting attorney in San Francisco
many years ago, he was personally acquainted with many
of those present, as was also Judge Cotton.
Human nature does not change suddenly, he said, hence
it is unreasonable to expect what we call reform in persons
who have turned to crime. The Old Testament would in-
dicate that crimes of today were prevalent thousands of
years ago. The Book of Numbers and Deuteronomy treat
of "manslayers" and "avengers of the blood," he stated,
and we have done nothing to clarify the situation, thus
causing the peculiar decisions arrived at by our juries.
We may think we are much more advanced than people
were in the time of Moses, he contends, but our unreliable
manner of handling homicide cases and wrestling with
such differentiations as first- and second-degree murder
show we are not.
The line of demarcation between first- and second-
degree murder is too fine to be determined by a jury, he
stated, the only thing for the jury to determine being the
March, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 7
guilt or non-guilt of the person charged with an unlawful
killing.
Judge McNutt declared the only sane way to stop
homicide is the certainty of punishment for its commis-
sion, without respect as to degree, that question heing a
matter for the judge.
Criminals are criminals, no matter what good reformers
may think, and crime is today what it was in the days
of Moses and in the time of William Shakespeare, with
possibly the difference that today there is more or less
hysteria connected with its handling.
In speaking of the so-called Dead End Kids, the judge
expressed as his opinion that the presence of such boys
is due to changed social conditions, particularly in the mat-
ter of liquor dispensation. He mentioned the method of
handling liquor licenses in San Francisco when he and
Judge Cotton were young attorneys there, as contrasted
with today's procedure.
He blamed the present method of handling the liquor
situation for our delinquency, truancy and the presence of
so-called Dead End Kids. The granting of liquor licenses,
he stated, should be a local, not at all a state matter. In
the days when women with their juvenile children were
not allowed the privilege of liquor bars there was not a
vestige of a Dead End Kid problem, he stated.
Proper recreational facilities and good home surround-
ings will obviate, to a great extent, the noticeable crime
conditions of our juvenile groups, but there will be no
proper home conditions while bars are everywhere for
women to indulge in liquor drinking, he stated.
The natural wanderlust of youth is too much aided
today through the thoughtless generosity of those who
accede to requests of juveniles in the matter of so-called
"hitch-hiking." Once a boy or girl leaves home as a hitch-
hiker, they are virtually on their way to truancy, juvenile
delinquency and possibly a life of crime, the judge con-
tended. He quoted Herbert Spencer's dictum, "The child
is father to the man," and stated it is the duty of parents
and all those concerned in the training of young people
to see that they are kept busy and have no long, idle hours
at their disposal.
Referring to the matter of hitch-hiking by juveniles, the
judge related that he had actually prepared an anti-
juvenile hitch-hiking act for the State of California. Judge
McNutt read for the audience the rough draft of the act
he had had drawn up to be presented at Sacramento.
As the judge explained, his act was aimed directly at
hitch-hiking by juveniles with a view to the consequent
prevention of truancy and delinquency within our state.
Sheriff James J. McGrath recounted briefly what his
county had already done in the matter of the national de-
fense program.
Amongst the other speakers were Ralph Hoyt, Alameda
county district attorney ; James Drew ; Captain Thomas
B. Foster, supervising agent, U. S. Secret Service ; and
Captain Stanley Q. Wentz, provost marshal of Hamilton
Field. Captain Wentz mentioned the close connection be-
tween the police departments and his unit in the matter
of education concerning training units necessary for peace
officers. He stated that, as in the case of Captain Foster's
set-up, the assistance offered and given by the San Fran-
cisco Police Department was 100 per cent.
I he following new members were elected: Harry
Mackell, Lieutenant D. C. Gibbons, Sergeant Kenneth
Hendershot, Lieutenant George L. Woolley, and Captain
Burton D. Willis.
» * *
NOTES OF THE MEETING
Chief of Police C. L. Collins, of Redwood City, host
of the February meeting of the Bay Counties Peace
Officers' monthly meeting, sure went first class. The large
attendance in spite of the heavy rain, met at Grace and
Pierre's Paris Cafe, near Atherton, and the gathering was
served a meal complete in every detail.
* * *
It was gratifying to see so many city and county offi-
cials present, invited guests of the various peace officers of
the Bay area. * * *
James Drew, secretary of the Peace Officers of Califor-
nia, responding to a call from President Thomas Burke,
told of the work that was being done by the law and
legislative committee regarding bills now pending before
the present legislature. He reported on meetings held in
Attorney General Earl Warren's Sacramento office, when
all bills were given careful study and recommendations
made for action desired by legislative committees. He told
of the earnest work of committee members of the Associa-
tion, which included District Attorney Ralph E. Hoyt,
and his chief deputy, Richard Chamberlain, of Alameda
county; Sheriff John Stecker, of Napa county; Chief E.
Raymond Cato and Captain Reedy, of the Highway Pa-
trol; District Attorney McGettigan, of Sonoma county,
and Chief Charles Dullea, of San Francisco, though he
omitted any bouquets for himself, which he richly deserves.
* * *
Special guests from San Francisco were Police Com-
missioners Walter McGovern, William P. Wobber and
Ward Walkup. These officials were introduced by Chief
Dullea. Commissioner McGovern was called upon for
some remarks, and he expressed what everyone present
would liked to have done, the appreciation of the splendid
address of Judge McNutt.
* * *
Chief Burke, president of the association, kept the meet-
ing moving at a fast tempo. Chief Collins who took over
the duties of introducing the speaker of the day, also pre-
sented Judge Aylett Cotton, of Redwood City; District
Attorney Dan Sullivan, of San Mateo county; Fire Chief
Mark Ryan, Councilmen Louis Christensen. William
Werder, and City Manager Dimmett, Mayor Harold An-
derson, who welcomed the guests on behalf of the city,
and Supervisor John W. Poole, of Redwood City.
* * *
Reverend Father Norbert Feely, Chaplain of the Asso-
ciation, who seldom misses a meeting, got a nice hand
when presented by President Burke.
(Continued on page 32)
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
March, 1941
Capt. Thomas B. Foster of the Secret Service
By The Editor
On January 1, 1901, Captain Thomas B. Foster, head
of the United States Secret Service in this district, was
a stenographer in one of the bureaus of the Treasury
Department in Washington, D. C, his native city. On
that date he was instructed to go to the office of the chief
Captain Thomas B. Foster
of the secret service, who at the time was John E. Wilke,
former city editor of the Chicago Tribune and one of the
most brilliant men ever to head that important branch
of the federal government.
Facing the secret service chief, young Foster was told
there was a man needed out on the Pacific coast, and be-
cause of his excellent work in other departments of the
Treasury Department, he had been selected for the posi-
tion. Thus began a career that is unequalled in the history
of any man who has served in non-military and non-naval
departments, and which today finds Captain Foster with
the longest tenure in office of any field agent, and who
has for over thirty years been chief of the agents in his
districts.
Captain Foster arrived in San Francisco on February
7, 1901, and went to work in the San Francisco office of
the fourteenth district. He remained here until April 20,
1906, when he was sent to Portland, Oregon, and on May
1, 1907, was transferred to the Seattle office of the service,
where he was placed in charge. He was at that time the
youngest man who had ever headed a district office.
On June 15, 1921, he was given charge of the fourteenth
district, whose headquarters are San Francisco, and whose
operatives cover California, Nevada, Arizona and the
Hawaiian Islands. When he took charge of the district
nearly twenty years ago southern California and Arizona
were not included in the fourteenth district.
When Captain Foster took over the San Francisco office
he had three men and one for Los Angeles; today there
are twenty-three trained agents continually covering the
vast area of the fourteenth district. How we'.l they do their
work is indicated by the fact that they lead in arrests and
convictions all other districts for counterfeiting, forgery
of government checks, gold hoarding and other major
crimes that come under their jurisdiction.
Forty years has wrought a change in the accomplish-
ments of the secret service in this region. Then there
were about twelve arrests a year ; today there is an average
of more than one a day for felonies. So splendid has the
record been for the district under the leadership of Captain
Foster that whereas in 1901 $100,000 was all the money
that was allocated for expenses here, today the appropria-
tion is over $1,000,000 per year.
As stated above, Captain Foster was born in Washing-
ton, D. C. His father was a newspaperman, having been
the first man given the title of city editor. He won this
distinction while head of the local room of the Phila-
delphia Ledger in 1937.
As he grew up, Foster junior tried his hand at being a
"printer's devil" and as a newspaper reporter. He did not
fancy the work of reporting nor the wages paid at the time
so he proceeded to get himself a government job. It is evi-
dent he made no mistake.
He has served under the following secret service chiefs:
Wilke, William J. Flynn, William H. Moran and the
present head, Frank J. Wilson.
As is generally known the secret service has the enforc-
ing of counterfeiting laws, forgeries of governrrent in-
struments, anti-gold hoarding laws and the guarding of
the President of the United States.
Captain Foster has had the responsibility of giving pro-
tection to every president from William McKinley to
Franklin D. Roosevelt, who has visited this coast, and the
only one who never made the trip while in office was Cal-
vin Coolidge.
The veteran chief agent has been identified with many
important cases having to do with counterfeiting and has
handled investigations in many outstanding cases, notably
that of the Tea Pot Dome oil fields, in which the secretary
of state involved was convicted. On this case he worked
with Owen J. Roberts, now U. S. supreme court justice,
who prosecuted the scandal. It was the work of Captain
Foster in running down clues and leads throughout Ari-
zona and New Mexico that brought about the conviction
of the secretary of state of President Harding's cabinet.
He has seen counterfeiting decreased by 25 per cent in
the past few years due in a great measure to the educa-
tional program designed by the Treasury Department, and
which includes a sound picture "Know Your Money"
(Continued on page 17)
March, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 9
Patrol Driver Louis Holz Pensioned
Patrol Driver Louis Holz, the "Little Giant," is step-
ping out of the Police Department April 1, after nearly
40 years transporting prisoners from outside stations to the
City Prison. He has heen granted a well-
earned pension.
While Lou Holz was not a patrolman,
and was the smallest man in the service
when he first joined the Department in
1895, no man who walked a beat ever
excelled him for courage and for speed
in coming to the aid of an officer in need
Louis Holz 0f help.
He has driven close to 150,000 miles over San Fran-
passed this test, with others and again took the reins of
a span of horses out of North End Station. In 1908 he
was transferred to Mission station, thence to Ingleside,
O'Farrell Street Station in 1911, and Southern Station in
1914. He was the driver of the last horse-drawn patrol
wagon, giving up the reins of his horses in 1921, when
he took the wheel of the motor driven patrol. He served
at Southern, Mission and Park at intervals from 1921
until five years ago when he was given a day watch at
the Park, where he was detailed when he applied for his
pension.
During all these long years, with all the miles he tra-
veled and the thousands of men and women he trans-
Louis Hoi.;, When He Has Driving Horse-dratin Patrol Wagon.
cisco streets, first in the old horse-drawn patrol wagons
and later the speedy auto patrols. While he never kept
track of the prisoners he has taken to the village bastile,
the number would easily be a couple of hundred thousand.
He saved one police officer's life, and undoubtedly
saved the life of Dr. Thomas E. Shumate, when that
medic was police surgeon. He has never been before the
commission or his superior officers for violating any rule
of the Police Department, but was cited by the commis-
sion for meritorious conduct.
The "Little Giant" as he has been affectionately known
for many, many years, first joined the Department back
in 1895, as a driver of the wagon patrol. When the city
charter was adopted, he was unable to come up to physical
qualifications of civil service, but in 1907 he successfully
ported, he never lost a prisoner.
Back in 1917 he had answered a call at Fourth and
Howard Streets. Officer John Sonneson had a prisoner he
had arrested for assault to murder, and had taken a gun
from his man. Boosting the prisoner, one John Redmond
into the wagon he told Holz to head for the Southern
Station. As Holz made the turn he heard a shot, Redmond
who had concealed a second gun under his coat, had
pulled it out and sent a bullet through Officer Sonneson's
shoulder. Lou stopped the wagon, jumped down and ran
to the rear. Though smaller than either the policeman or
the prisoner, he sailed in and had Redmond disarmed and
handcuffed in nothing flat, and he got his man to the
station.
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John J. Wade Made New Captain
March, 1941
By Opie L. Warner
While the indomitable spirit of the people of San Fran-
cisco who suffered from the fire and earthquake of 1906
is well known, a young Irish lad, not long from County
Gal way, Ireland, displayed a faith in the future of the
city unmatched by that of any of its most loyal natives.
Photo, courtesy S. F. Call-Bulletin
Captain John J. Wade
That young Irish lad was John J. Wade, who, on March
passed and entered the postal service. So pleased was he
with his first success in civil service that he started study-
ing for the police examinations, and on February 2, 1913,
passed No. 3 on the list of aspirants. No. 1 on that list
was retired Officer James Vizzard, and No. 2 was the late
Michael Flynn.
On March 10, 1913, he was sworn in as a police of-
ficer, giving up his postal route.
His first station was the Richmond under the late
Captain Duke. He remained there three months when he
was transferred to the Central district, where he remained
during his patrolman days, pacing a beat on lower Powell
street.
Affable in nature, energetic in any task assumed, and
always studying to better his position, he was a favorite
among the business men and residents of his sector. He
topped all officers in Liberty bonds, war-saving stamps
and other drives and was for years top man in the sale of
tickets to the Police Widows' and Orphans' Aid Associa-
tion annual show. His salesmanship in th's worthy cause
has been held up to all members as a standard to equal.
On July 21, 1920, he became a corporal and was de-
tailed to serve in many police districts throughout the city
until he was promoted to sergeant o:i January 12, 1926.
July 17, 1933, he was made a lieutenant and after a short
spell at Taraval station was sent to Company F, where he
remained until his promotion this month to a captaincy.
As an example of the high esteem in which he is held
by the men he has worked with for so many years, we cite
15, was appointed a captain of the San Francisco Police the dinner the boys of Company F gave him on March
Department. 18. It was a banquet attended by every man of the corn-
John Wade left Ireland when he was around twenty pany from Captain Aloysius I. O'Brien down, who was
years of age and arrived in Chicago, his destination at the
time, 1904. He did not fancy the big mid-western metrop-
olis so he announced to his friends, among whom he
worked, that he was going to San Francisco. This was
when the news of the quake was startling the nation.
He was advised to stay away from California, for as
not doing active police duty that night. A highlight of
the occasion was the presentation of a gold captain's star,
bearing the old number "19" worn for so long by the late
Captain Arthur D. Layne, and who was highly admired
by Captain Wade. The presentation was made by Lieu-
tenant George Duffy of the Mission station, the only "out-
many told him, "you won't have a chance, the Native sider" present at the festival, and who worked a long time
Sons won't give you any kind of an opportunity." These with the new captain in years gone by.
he answered by saying San Francisco was the place for him,
a place where he could start and be a part of the city as
it rose Phoenix-like from the ashes of the 1906 disaster.
So he headed west. He was not too plentifully provided
with funds, so he stopped off for a couple of months and
Captain Wade has climbed to the top commissioned
rank of the department the hard way. He worked and
studied and performed his police duties with the view of
giving the best in efficiency and service.
He has been assigned to the Taraval district, once con-
worked in the mines of Colorado. Then he continued his sidered the "graveyard" of the department, and a man
westward travel, arriving here in July, 1906.
He found a job with the United Railroads as a laborer
in the car barns on Kentucky street, now Third. So well
did he perform all duties ass'gned him that in six months
he was foreman of the car repair shops.
From the start young Wade started studying and ab-
sorbing all the knowledge he could get from books, night
schools and the continuation classes of our public schools.
He took a civil service examinat'o:i as a mail carrier and
sent there was one who had practically been exiled out
into the desert. But today it no longer carries that odium.
Taraval, embracing the Parkside, Sunset and Forest Hill
districts, extending over a great area of the city, is today
the fastest-booming section to be found anywhere. Blocks
upon blocks of new homes, more blocks of new business
with their modern and streamlined stores, attract the
finest class of people to be noted in any community of
California. (Continued on page 20)
March, 1941
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Page 11
Department's First Motorbike Rider
By Opie L. Warner
We were recently asked who was the first motorcycle
officer of the San Francisco Police Department. Always
trying to oblige our readers we started to find out, and
after being told several who were not the first, we finally
found the man. He is Sergeant Alfred C. Williams of
the Harbor station.
Around 1902 Golden Gate Park was thrown open to
automobiles, though these vehicles were not as numerous
as they are today. The park was patrolled by police officers
in those days, mounted on bicycles. Before the advent of
autos the main duty of the bicycle corps was to control
reckless bike riders who had a habit of tearing down the
north and south drives toward the beach with their feet
on the foot-rests fastened to the forks of the front wheel,
and as they whizzed down the grade from Stow Lake, en-
dangered pedestrians who had to hit for the high spots.
When automobiles were permitted to glide through the
park it was believed the bike detail, then consisting of now
Sergeant Charles Birdsall of the Southern station, and
former Officer Charles Goodwin, could control the auto-
ists, who disregarded the rules of the park. Though the
speed limit through the park was fifteen miles per hour,
it soon became apparent, with the unpaved roads, that
the bicycle police officers would not keep up with the
gasoline buggies.
Violations became more frequent as more people got
prosperous enough to get cars, so in 1903 the park com-
mission decided it was time to get a motorcycle officer
detailed to curb speeding and other traffic violations and
catch runaway horses.
They tried to sell the idea to the police commission, who
did agree to detail a man for that work, but evidently
being convinced at the time that the automobile was just
a passing fancy and was not here to stay, refused to ap-
propriate any money for the purchase of a motorcycle.
The park commission evidently had more faith in the
future of automobiles, for the commission finally fur-
nished the money to buy a motorcycle. Their first such
vehicle was a one-cylinder Rambler, and when Patrolman
Al Williams was assigned by the late Captain Henry
Gleason, then in command of Park station, at the time
located at Page and Stanyan streets, he was given charge
of the iron horse and told to go forth and do his duty.
AI says that though there were not so many traffic
laws on the statute books then as there are today, he had
plenty of work. The speed limit of fifteen miles per hour
was a little slow, even in the less speedy cars of 1903,
and he had to chase several a day of those vintages where
the passengers got out through the rear opening of their
uncovered cars.
Then there was a law that when a driver of a horse-
drawn vehicle came along, and his horse, or horses, dis-
played signs of getting scared, the driver held up his hand.
When the hand went up the autoist was supposed to stop
and remain still until the skittish hay-eaters got by. There
were a lot of complaints of the automobile drivers disre-
garding this law, and so Al had to round up a lot of them
on a busy day.
Another thing he had to do was to curb the exuberance
of a car full of overjoyed boys and gals who had stopped
too frequently at the roadhouses that used to skirt the
park. These young folks would get into their open-air
carry-alls, and then proceed to whoop it up. Motorcycle
Officer Williams had to take care of these offenders.
However, he did not have any complicated tickets to
write out as his successors do today, nor did he make
arrests. He just gave an offender a citation to the warrant
and bond office, and the next day followed up the citation
to get a warrant. He says you would be surprised how
common was traffic violation fixing in those days, and
seldom was he able to bat more than .330 in getting viola-
tors before a police judge.
He says his old Rambler would do about fifty miles per
hour if the street was a little sloping, but you couldn't go
anywhere that fast in the park, because of the roughness
of the roadbeds. Though automobiles were confined to
the two main drives, he said in chasing a speeder or other
violator he would be taken through roadways that were
terrible.
Once he recounts a load of vociferous and noisy road-
house revellers gave him a merry chase in their old Win-
ton. They were making so much noise that calls were pour-
ing into the station and a man was sent to tell Officer
Williams to bring them in for disturbing the peace. He
located the mob and started for it. This was on Baker
street. As he aproached and yelled to the driver to stop, the
Winton picked up speed. It went through the park to the
beach, onto the old road along the ocean beach, to Sloat
boulevard, up Nineteenth avenue. He said he never took
such a rough ride, and though he had the Rambler wide
open he was able to gain slightly on the madly-yelling
roisters. As he started on the last block of the grade on
Nineteenth avenue, near where the Shriners' hospital is
located, which was steeper than you will find it today, he
hit a rock that bounced his motorcycle so hard that it
threw the ignition plug out and he had to watch his would-
be prisoners disappear over the brow of the hill. And he
had to return to his beat, out-distanced by his four-
wheeled adversary.
Officer Williams must have been a good motorcycle
policeman for they kept him on the detail for two years.
He was succeeded by Officer Edward McKevitt, who
held down the job for a year or more, who in turn was
succeeded by the late Sergeants Frank Mahoney and Frank
Neal, and the late P. B. Mahoney.
These officers were used almost exclusively in the park.
Among those who served when the motorcycle detail was
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"I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR
March, 1941
II
By Deputy Chief of Police Michael Riordan San Francisco Police Department
In the previous articles we concerned ourselves primarily
with a consideration of the fundamental characteristics of
the criminal law and the distinction between felonies and
misdemeanors. By the very nature of the subject it has
Deputy Chief Michael Riordan
necessarily been of a theoretical character. We shall now
embark upon the study of the more practical aspects of law-
enforcement activity.
One of the Means by Which a Person Can Be
Taken Into Custody By a Police Officer
Is a "Warrant of Arrest"
Mention has been made of the authority vested in a
police officer to make arrests (836 P. C). In this article
we shall consider the procedural problems involved in the
execution of that form of criminal process known as
"warrant of arrest".
The warrant of arrest is an order, in writing, in the
name of the people, signed by a magistrate, commanding
the arrest of the defendant. The essential elements required
for a warrant of arrest have undergone no substantial
change since the days of Blackstone, for that eminent com-
mentator describes the warrant in the following manner:
"The warrant ought to be under the hand and seal of
the justice, should set forth the time and place of making
and the case for wh'ch it is made and should be directed
to the constable or other peace officer requiring him to
bring the party, either generally before any justice of the
county or only before the justice who granted it." (IV
BI. Com. 21).
In the historical background of the warrant of arrest we
find that it is closely interwoven with the functions of the
justice of the peace. Originally, these justices were not
authorized to issue warrants for the apprehension of
offenders.
In 1360 by the Act. 34, Edward III, CI: "They were
empowered to take and arrest all those that they may find
by indictment or suspicion, and put them in prison," but
neither in this nor in any earlier statute is there any
authority conferred upon them to take an information as
to the commission of a crime and issue a summons or war-
rant for the apprehension of a suspected person. ( 1 Ste-
phens' History of Criminal Law, P. 190).
The practice of issuing warrants of arrest by justices
of the peace developed gradually and by slow degrees. One
of the great controversies in the history of English juris-
prudence, namely, that between Coke and Hale, was cen-
tered upon the authority of the justices to so issue war-
rants. The granting of warrants, although recognized by
various statutes, was not finally determined in England
until the enactment of 11 and 12 Vict. C. 42, in 1848.
In many instances, the authority of a peace officer to
make an arrest flows from the possession of a warrant. The
constant fear, however, of an action for false imprison-
ment is continually hanging over his head like the legen-
dary damoclean sword and the possession of a valid war-
rant of arrest eliminates, to a large extent (but not
entirely) this fear. It shall be our purpose in this article
to guide the steps of the police officer and direct him away
from the legal pitfalls that may beset him in its execution.
The Police Officer Is Bound to Serve a
Warrant of Arrest
A clear legal duty devolves upon the police officer to
execute a warrant of arrest. This duty is expressly pre-
scribed by statute (816 P. C.) and is upheld by judicial
decision (Pankewiez vs. Jess, 27 Cal. App. 541). How-
ever, it is not every warrant of arrest that must be served
by a police officer. The code speaks only of a "warrant of
arrest" and the courts have amplified this by saying that
it must be a "warrant of arrest regular on its face". It
shall be our purpose herein to determine exactly what is
meant by "regular on its face".
John Doe Warrants
One of the chief reasons for uncertainty in the minds of
police officers in the execution of warrants lies in the
identification of the person to be arrested. The United
States Constitution, Amendment 4, and the California
Constitution, Article I, Section 19, provide that "no war-
rant shall issue but for probable cause supported by oath or
affirmation and particularly describing the place to be
searched and the person to be seized .
These constitutional provisions immediately bring to
mind the so-called "John Doe" warrant and the question
of its legality.
The United States Supreme Court in the celebrated
case of West vs. Cabell, 153 U. S. 78, held a fictitious
March, 1941
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Page 13
name or John Doe warrant is defective and void on its face
and stated that the officer has no right to arrest a person
thereon. The court also said that the officer who attempts
to execute such process is a trespasser and the person whom
he attempts to arrest has a legal and justifiable right to
resist the unlawful attempt to take him into custody.
The federal tribunal cites an interesting Massachusetts
case in support of its ruling, the case of Commonwealth
vs. Crotty, 87 Am. Dec. 669. This case concerns the
indictment and conviction for rioting of several defendants
for resisting the arrest of one of their number, upon a
warrant which commanded the arrest of "John Doe or
Richard Roe, whose other or true name is to your com-
plainant unknown".
The conviction was reversed on the ground that the
warrant was insufficient and void because it did not con-
tain the defendant's name, nor any description or designa-
tion by which he could be known and identified as a person
against whom it was issued. It was, in effect, a general
warrant upon which any other person might well have
been arrested. Being a void warrant, the defendant and
any third person could lawfully interfere and prevent the
arrest.
This federal rule, however, does not govern the State of
California, its courts and peace officers. The California
peace officer need have no fear or doubt as to the validity
of a John Doe warrant. The case of Elliot vs. Haskins,
20 Cal. App. 2nd, 591 (disposed of in 1939), is the latest
expression of the California judiciary on this subject. In
this action for false imprisonment against Sheriff Haskins
of San Luis Obispo the plaintiff was arrested under a
John Doe warrant which did not particularly describe the
party to be seized. Plaintiff's contention was that it vio-
lated the federal and state constitutional prohibitions
against unlawful seizures. The court refused to recognize
this contention and followed the language of Section 815
of the Penal Code which says that "the warrant must
specify the name of the defendant or if it is unknown to
the magistrate, the defendant may be designated therein
by any name". The court held that this was a proper
exercise of the inherent police power of the State of Cali-
fornia. It further pointed out that the fourth amendment
to the Federal Constitution applies only to the federal
government and its agents. We may, therefore, conclude
that a police officer in possession of a California John Doe
warrant is not acting unlawfully or in pursuance of a
void process.
No doubt you have noticed the phrase "if pointed out"
in warrants of arrest issued in this muniuipality. This
language is apparently intended to aid the officer executing
the warrant in taking the proper person into custody. It
is not an essential part of the warrant of arrest, however,
as an examination of the forms set forth in Sections 814
and 1427 of the Penal Code, respectively, will show.
Many officers refuse to serve a warrant of arrest unless
the complaining witness goes along and actually points
out the accused. Although this procedure is not legally
necessary, there are situations in which this cautious ap-
proach is entirely proper and justifiable. When the ac-
cused is designated by a fictitious name, as in the case of
a John Doe warrant, a name in common use, such as John
Smith, or where there is an inadequate description or lack
of reasonable identification, it would be prudent to insist
upon actual co-operation by the complaining witness in
pointing out the defendant. However, where the accused
is reasonably identified and due caution is exercised by the
executing officer, this requirement of "pointing out" may
be dispensed with.
Liability of a Police Officer When Warrant Is
Regular and Valid on Its Face
It is a well recognized and universal rule that a peace
officer is not liable for the service of a warrant which is
valid on its face, irrespective of any defects in the pro-
cedure leading up to the issuance thereof. (Downey vs.
Allen, 36 Cal. App. 2d, 1939; Donati vs. Righetti, 9 Cal.
App. 45). Thus, in a suppositious case you, a police officer,
are given a warrant of arrest to serve upon the defendant.
You have serious doubt as to the validity of the charge
and have an unqualified conviction that the defendant will
successfully defend the action. Nevertheless, in obedience
to the warrant you arrest the accused and the magistrate
dismisses the charge. Are you protected? You are. You
acted under the authority of the warrant of arrest, and you
assume no responsibility, either civil or criminal, for the
imprisonment of the defendant. (See Section 4168, Politi-
cal Code).
Many instances have been reported where the complain-
ing witness has sworn to affidavits alleging facts which are
insufficient to justify the issuance of a warrant of arrest,
but the police officer is protected if he acts upon such
a warrant provided it is regular on its face and issued out
of a court of competent jurisdiction. In other words, he
is not obliged or required at his peril to look behind the
order. (Burlingame vs. Treager, 101 Cal. App. 365).
Another situation which might arise in the future, as it
has in the past, is that in which a complaining witness
"goes sour" and refuses to prosecute even after swearing
to a complaint upon which a warrant of arrest was based.
This situation arose in San Francisco some years ago
and the case came before the Appellate Court of this state
for review (Kalish vs. White, 36 Cal. App. 604, 1918).
One Samuel Kalish had embezzled the sum of $800 and a
warrant of arrest was duly issued for the offender. He was
arrested and confined under the warrant, but, as is often
the case, the complaining witness refused or was unable
to identify the person in custody as the thief. As a conse-
quence, Kalish was released by the court. Thereupon, the
arresting officer was sued for false imprisonment and on
appeal the court held that the officer was not liable because
he was justified in making the arrest under the warrant.
The court stated in part :
". . . the process was regular in form and legally issued,
describing the plaintiff by his name, which is the usual
way, and was in fact the person for whom it was intended.
Under such circumstances, even if the arresting officer
was in doubt as to whether it was the plaintiff, he was not
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March, 1941
MIKE GALLO, EX-BUNCO MAN
His Arrest and Conviction, Then He "Sings" From San Quentin
By Opie L. Warner
(Continued from last month)
In 1912 a young man named Joe Marro, a native of
Italy, was arrested on San Francisco's Barbary Coast
and booked at the city prison on a charge of vagrancy.
To the Barbary Coast habitues and the members of the
San Francisco Police Department's detective bureau the
Inspector John J. Manion
swarthy young man from sunny Italy, although still in
his early twenties, had the unenviable reputation of being
a ruthless bunco man.
There was no glamor whatever in his operations. He
stole from poor people to squander as a big shot. Already
the young, handsome Joe Marro had become so Ameri-
canized he had acquired two aliases — Mike Galo and
Mike Gallo — the latter being the one under which he be-
came notorious in the so-called "Bunco Cases" in the San
Francisco of thirty years ago.
Mike Gallo had been arrested both in Los Angeles and
San Francisco in 1911 and 1912, on charges of grand
larceny, arising directly from his bunco operations. These
were his early arrests and paved the way for many later
incarcerations on both state and federal charges, the latest
recorded in the San Francisco Police Department being
June 17th, 1933, vagrancy.
The fact of his charge of 1911 and that of 1933 shows
that his criminal career ended where it began, in vagrancy.
As set forth in our last issue, Mike Gallo, though a big
man in his particular line, had begun to realize that all
cases against him might not be dismissed ; that some vic-
tim of his bunco wiles would refuse to be scared off or
bought off and San Quentin or Folsom would become
Mike's home for a period of years.
He knew his latest victim was determined to prosecute
him. He therefore determined to avoid arrest on the war-
rant sworn to by Mr. Foida, in every possible manner. He
had friends to aid in this evasion of arrest, but, neverthe-
less he kept carefully out of sight.
Detective Charles Gallatin was teamed with John
Manion in the matter of bringing in the doughty Mike
Gallo. Mike knew both men — knew also they meant to
bring him in. He did an excellent job of keeping out of
their way. But Lady Luck did not play steadily with
Mike. Manion and Gallatin were too assiduous in their
search — and they won.
They knew Mike frequented a saloon conducted by
Paulina Necchi at the corner of Hinkley Alley and
Broadway, and they were correct in their conjecture that
while Mike's friends were watching them Mike would
visit his favorite haunts.
About midnight on December 20, 1912, Detectives
Gallatin and Manion carefully approached Necchi's sa-
loon. On noiselessly entering the detectives noticed a man
disappear through a door which opened from a mezza-
nine floor above the saloon bar. In a moment the chase was
on. Manion had arrived on the mezzanine floor and dis-
appeared through the door Gallo had used as a means to
escape the capture he so much feared. Manion heard the
hasty steps on the stairway and speeded after his quarry.
In less than one minute from entering Necchi's saloon
the great Mike Gallo was arrested by Inspector Gallatin
as he reached the street door.
Mike Gallo was a callous cajoler. He would laugh ever
so heartily in his favorite haunts when an account of one
of his bunco schemes appeared in the daily press. In the
presence of Inspectors Manion and Gallatin that gloomy
Winter's morning he perfectly played the part of an errant
coward — so perfectly the inspectors marvelled at his power
of producing actual tears.
It took quite a few minutes to reach the Hall of Justice
with the handcuffed Mike Gallo, who stopped each few
steps to plead.
Suddenly Mike turned from what he realized was use-
less pleading to make a business proposition to his captors.
Evidently he had been carrying $1,000.00 on his person
with the hope that his victim Foida could be satisfied with
getting back his money — or perhaps he was about to depart
for new fields for his bunco profession — for, his pleading
ceased abruptly and John Manion and Charles Gallatin
could have $450.00 each for just forgetting they had him
under arrest. Finding they were adamant he added $100
to his offer. But Mike was booked at the City Prison and
his 1,000 odd dollars noted on his "property" card.
Charged with grand theft, he was tried in Judge Law-
lor's court at the Hall of Justice, found guilty and sen-
tenced to five years in San Quentin Prison, his last victim
Foida, appearing against him notwithstanding all the
pressure used by Gallo's friends to cause him to fail to
appear.
Mike was a cruel thief, and a coward, but he was also
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National Police Academy Associates
California Chapter Organized
The California members who attended the National
Police Academy during 1940 and took, the courses in the
F. B. I. retraining school in Washington, D. C, decided
that it might be beneficial to keep alive the associations
after graduating. These young men, selected from various
law enforcement agencies throughout the state, proceeded
to organize a state chapter of the N. P. A.
At the meeting to form the chapter of California stu-
dents, Oscar Jahnsen, of Attorney-General Earl Warren's
office was elected temporary pre ident, and H. V. Grayson
of the Bakersfield Police Department, temporary secretary-
treasurer.
These temporary officers then took up the task for con-
events leading up to the meeting, and sketched the pros-
pects for forming an association of academy graduates that
would be most helpful in applying the principles they had
acquired and carrying out the ideals that they had ob-
tained during their training in the national capital.
Following his remarks it was unanimously voted to form
such an organization to be known as the F. B. I. National
Police Academy Associates, California Chapter. It was
likewise agreed that graduates from Arizcna and Nevada
be eligible for membership in the California chapter, and
these graduates have been so advised and invited.
In the election of officers, temporary President Jahnsen
was selected for the ensuing year ; R. R. McDonald was
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Left to right, standing — Francis X. Latulipe, Frank Bergon, T. H. Keating, Forbes Barrett, Stanley Decker. Seated — H. I'.
Grayson, R. B. Hood, Oscar Jahnsen, Ross McDonald and J. V. Vincent.
(acting all those who in past years have attended the
National Police Academy from California to determine if
they were in favor of forming a permanent state chapter.
All graduates but one responded in the affirmative. A meet-
ing was called for January 19, to be held in Bakersfield,
and on the date set, in the Padre hotel, the following men
who had undergone the comprehensive course of study and
extra training were present:
R. R. McDonald, H. V. Grayson, Oscar Jahnsen,
Brooks Lowentrout, Frank Bergon, Stanley Decker,
Stephen Lynch, Francis X. Latulipe, Forbes Barrett, T.
H. Keating, and R. B. Hood, agent in charge, and J. W.
Vincent, assistant agent in charge of the Los Angeles field
office of the F. B. I.
Temporary President Jahnsen gave a brief outline of the
the choice for vice-president, and H. V. Grayson as secre-
tary-treasurer. These members were elected without op-
position.
President Jahnsen appointed the following on the com-
mittee on by-laws: Stanley Decker, chairman, R. H. Hood
and Stephen Lynch. This committee will, among other
things, draw up resolutions to determine who shall b?
eligible for membership in the association. Also they will
recommend the amount of dues to be paid and outline other
features to make the newly-organized body one to expand
their intensive training in Washington.
The Academy Associates will hold two meetings an-
nually— one in August and one in January, with special
meetings as required.
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LET THE LAW PREVAIL
The San Francisco Police Department is again being
blasted, this time for an occurrence that resulted in the
beating of two Stanford students, bent upon a self-
imposed survey of sociological conditions in one section
of our city. Every few years we have instances where the
police, accused of some breach of the law, are made the
victims of vicious attacks before the real facts are de-
veloped. Like the one now occupying much newspaper
space and public attention there is produced a tragic situa-
tion where people who are usually most temperate in ex-
pressing themselves publicly prejudge the case and engage
in violent vituperations against any officer who has at-
tracted suspicion. They seem to desire only such informa-
tion that will bolster up their prejudiced judgment.
There is no doubt that someone beat up those two young
men engaged in an experiment, they claim, and which
they had a right to pursue, even though their immature
years sought to fathom conditions in a section of the city
that have gone unsolved for many years, and to which
men and women of vastly more experience and human
understanding have devoted much time and talent.
In this case the two officers implicated have already
been found guilty and condemned by a lot of people who
know better and ought to be willing to wait until the
processes of the law have been applied to determine who
beat those students.
The charter of this city provides that the chief of
police and the police commission shall investigate such
cases and try those accused.
Those who know Chief Dullea and Commissioners
Wobber, McGovern and Walkup know that these of-
ficials are not going to jeopardize their high standing in
this community by covering up for anyone — policeman or
citizen.
They are earnestly and sincerely trying to find out who
beat up those two youths. If they find that they were as-
saulted by the police, the people of San Francisco can rest
assured the officer or officers found guilty will be ade-
quately punished. The commissioners and the chief do
not condone the beating of a prisoner any more than any
right-thinking citizen does.
The commission realizes that among 1300 and more
men there is apt to be a small number who do not fit
into the department, and the commissioners are as anxious
to get rid of any of this sort as any resident. But only
after a fair trial and when legally found guilty.
History of the department will show, during the past
thirty years, instances where police officers have been
accused of committing breaches of the rules and crimes.
The records will also reveal that those accused and found
guilty have been regularly punished, some even going to
our prisons. It can be ascertained that most of these cases
were first uncovered by members of the police department,
who prosecuted them with the same vigor as they would
a civilian offender.
In the face of this history it does not seem logical that
the chief of police, the commission and other police of-
ficials would join in a conspiracy to whitewash a police
officer, and justify the beating of prisoners, though many
evidently believe such to be the case.
Let this case take the legal and sane course as the law
provides. When it has, we feel sure, the results will be
agreeable to all excepting those who harbor a deep-seated
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CAPTAIN THOMAS B. FOSTER
(Continued from page 8)
which has been shown to 5,000,000 people. In the schools
of the land has this picture been displayed the most for it
has been found that this is the source which will make it
tougher for the shovers of the queer to beat the law as
the years pass by, and at the same time show that crime
does not pay.
However, with counterfeiting on the decrease, there has
developed a new, or to use Captain Foster's words, an
amplification of an old racket. This is the forging of gov-
ernment checks. With so many of these checks being mailed
throughout the United States to social security recipients,
WPA workers, and many others, the forger has leveled on
stealing these checks and illegally passing them.
It didn't take the secret service long to get the answer
to this old crime applied to new conditions, and the field
agents started heading many of the boys who tried this
game to the village and metropolitan "sneezers." They
worked fast and sure and with a record of 90 per cent of
convictions in these felony forgeries, have done much to
discourage the activity and cut down the number of
complaints.
Captain Foster relates how some of the forgers engaged
in this form of stealing operate. They would watch mail-
men and as letters were deposited in mail boxes the would-
be snatcher would get a look at the envelope. If he saw
any with a government return address on the envelope
dropped in the box, he waited until the postman had de-
parted and then proceed to lift the letter. Then taking the
checks he would hie himself to some business place where
the manager, all too anxious to make a sale and too care-
less to be a little careful about cashing checks for strangers,
would give the cash difference of a small purchase. In one
district in this city he told of a gang of youths who would
watch the mailman from the roof of buildings, and
through powerful field glasses observe what letters were
put in mail boxes. Then waiting to see that no one was
covering the deliverer, get down on the street, go to the
box and jerk the letter or letters out. Their scheme
petered out, for the secret service caught up with them
and they are now laying out their time in a federal prison.
Captain Foster declares storekeepers are too careless in
accepting these checks, and urges that anyone approached
to cash a government check, as well as any other, should
be sure the man with the check is the man whose name
is on it.
As a reminder, the Treasury Department now has
printed on every letter and envelope sent out this warning:
"Know your endorsers; do not cash checks for strangers."
According to Captain Foster's observations, peace of-
ficers in California are better equipped than nearly any
other state in the union. These men display the greatest
co-operation possible to federal agencies, and the sheriffs
and chiefs of police of the fourteenth district, during all
the years he has been head of the district, have maintained
a record of helpfulness unmatched by any other district.
For over fifty years, he says, the secret service has re-
ceived preferred attention from the civil authorities and
today can co-ordinate their resources with the service in
any contingency.
He points out that for twenty years the San Francisco
Police Department has detailed two of its best inspectors
to government enforcement agencies, and that these men
have rendered valued service on innumerable occasions. He
paid special tribute to the two men now so assigned, and
who for the past several years have worked with his agents
on important cases. These are Inspector Allan McGinn
and Peter Keneally. In Los Angeles he says Police Lieu-
tenant George Banta has likewise served with the south-
ern agents.
Captain Foster also stressed the wonderful treatment he
has received from the press. He states that he has never
had a confidence violated by a reporter or an editor, and
that when he has something that should be held out that
an arrest can be made, he frankly tells the papers and they
have always acceeded to his request.
Captain Foster, in appreciation of his long and loyal
service, has been appointed co-ordinator of the fourteenth
district, and has charge of bringing into systematic and
harmonious co-ordination all the bureaus of the Treasury
Department.
As Roland K. Goddard of the Denver office so well
stated, the U. S. Secret Service is no longer secret but
the best in service. It is men like Thomas B. Foster, who
has devoted a lifetime to the service, that make such a
statement true. His many friends in this district, as well
as over the entire United States, join in hoping that he is
able to carry on for another forty years.
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Phone 2930 STOCKTON. CALIF. Phone 102
E. C. WILLIS
Whole Cigarettes, Cigars, Tobacco, Candy, Gum
Penny Candy. 5c and I 0c Bars. Bromo Seltzer. Candy Bags. Cigarette
Holders. Crushed Fruits. Extracts. Flints and Wicks, Ice Cream
Cones, Lighter Fluid. Malted Milk. Matches. Paper Napkins. Peanuts,
Popcorn, Pipes. Playing Cards, Razor Blades. Soda Straws
Wrapping Paper. Twine, Etc.
563 CASTRO STREET Phone Hayward 324-J HAYWARD. CALIF.
Phone Piedmont 5135-M
MARTIN'S ATHLETIC
EQUIPMENT
•
Barbells - Dumbells - Revolving Sets
Special Gymnasium Equipment
936 62nd Street
Oakland, Calif.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
March, 1941
CHAPTER No. 1 FOOTPRINTERS
March Monthly Meeting
In spite of the three-day celebration of St. Patrick's and he told how fair and considerate this officer acted
birth, the observation of the Erin Saint's birthday by the
members of San Francisco Chapter No. 1 of the Interna-
tional Footprint Association brought out a fine attendance
at Carlo's Cafe, March 18.
Sheriff Daniel Murphy, the chapter's president who is
Judge Herbert C. Kaufman
suspected of having Irish blood in his veins, was on hand to
make the local members and visitors welcome.
Undersheriff William Hollingbery, master of cere-
monies, saw that one and all were properly prepared to par-
take of the copious portions of fried chicken and fixings.
Municipal Judge Herbert C. Kaufman was the speaker
of the evening, and while his topic was billed as "Court
Stories" and he related several humorous occurrences that
have taken place in his courts, he used the occasion to stress
the importance of peace officers and public-spirited citizens
banding together, as the Footprinters, to promote closer
relations and to promote more respect for law and order.
He said that unless people respected law and order our
system of government would gradually break down. He
said he had had ample opportunities to observe how well
the police of this city perform their duties, and paid high
tribute to the members when he said :
"The San Francisco Police Department is the most
humanized to be found in the United States."
He was roundly applauded for this statement by those
civilian members of the Footprinters who have come to
know how well our police conduct themselves, and who
are today condemned on charges that have not been given
a complete hearing before the proper official body to con-
duct such hearings.
One of his stories had to do with a lady taken into cus-
tody by Officer George Langley of the Northern station,
even in the face of the cause that brought the lady into
court. This female was deaf and dumb, and her eyesight
was not one that would get her into a civil service job.
The day she was arrested she had started down one of our
main streets and before stopped by Officer Langley had
provided a lot of work for fender straighteners and body
fixers, as she scraped against four parked automobiles.
Judge Kaufman assured his listeners the lady wasn't driv-
ing anymore, as he had interned her driving permit.
Philip E. Geauque, secretary of the grand chapter, told
the meeting about the eleventh annual convention of the
association to be held in Reno on May 16 and 17.
He stated that a special train had been engaged from
the Southern Pacific which would leave San Francisco on
the fifteenth and bring the boys back, ready to go to work,
on the morning of May 19, the return being made on Sun-
day night.
The expenses for the outing will be $13.50, which in-
cludes transportation and berth there and back and sleep-
ing accommodations in Reno, as the Pullmans will be put
Ralph N. Brodie Company, Inc.
Manufacturers of Positive Displacement Liquid Meters
61st AND LOWELL STREETS OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone TRinidad 8086 Res. Phone SWeetwood 1607
PAUL W. LARSON
Quality Built Kitchen Cases - Built-in Fixtures
10035 EAST 14th STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
Phone S. W. 5678
Closed Mondays
No Liquors Served
THE COTTAGE DINING ROOM
Specializing in Southern Fried Chicken, Baked Ham and Steaks
Dinners Only 5 to 8 P. M. - Sundays and Holidays from 12 Noon
9925 EAST 14th STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phones: Business, FRuitvale 4274
Res., FRuitvale 1948W
PHIL'S AUTO WRECKING CO.
Trucks and Care Bought for Wrecking - Rebuilt Windshield Wipers
and Fuel Pumps - Rebuilt Generators and Carburetor Exchange
New and Used Car Parts - Automobile Class Installed
752 HIGH STREET, at S. P. Tracks OAKLAND. CALIF.
B. P. John Furniture Corporation
Oakland Plant:
1034 SIXTY-SIXTH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone GLencourt 6861
HOGAN LUMBER COMPANY
Wholesale and Retail Mill Work, Lumber, Sash and Doors
Office, Mill, Yard and Docks:
SECOND AND ALICE STREETS OAKLAND. CALIF.
New Roofs Phone OLympic 6234. 5511 Dover St. Repairs
S. P. SORENSEN
General Contractor - Johns-Manville Products
WAREHOUSE: 5340 GROVE STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
J. S. SIPOS Phone TEmplebar 8383
BAY CITIES SANDBLASTING CO.
MARITIME AND WHARF STREETS OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone HIgate I 154
GLEN VIEW LAUNDRY
MAIN OFFICE: 631 SIXTH STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
March, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 19
on the side track at that city to be used by the California
delegation. The fee also covers liquid refreshments and
sandwiches on the going and returning trip, and there will
be plenty for the boys when they get ready to return to
their respective cars at Reno.
There will be a "Rumpus Car" where all may fore-
gather and enjoy the entertainment to be provided for
the trip.
Phil says it is urgent that reservations be made early as
none will be accepted after May 5, and from requests
coming in now it looks like a crowd of 300 from chapters
in San Bernardino, Salinas, Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Santa Rosa, Oakland, San Jose, Bakersfield, Dunsmuir,
Sacramento and Fresno.
Cars will be filled one at a time from applications and
it is hoped to have a fifteen-car train.
All agree that it would be hard to beat the offer of
Secretary Geauque where you can get transportation to
and from Reno, three nights' lodging, all the free refresh-
ments necessary, liquid and solid, a program of entertain-
ment on the train and a whale of a good time in the
"Biggest Little City on Earth." Boy, it's a buy you can't
pass up, so get your check to Noel O. Wiley, Manx hotel,
our local secretary, you who belong to San Francisco chap-
ter. It's also a good time to get some new members, men
who would be a credit to the Footprinters, and there is
one more meeting — April 15 — before the trip for their
election.
Bill Hollingbery read a notice of the organization of
Chapter 20 in Denver, Colorado, and the charter mem-
bership is made up of police officers and those from the
sheriff's office, and there will be a big representation at
the Reno convention from Denver.
* * *
Officer Jim Mahoney, one of the tallest members of
the police department, and among the best, showed up to
help celebrate St. Patrick's day. Officer Mahoney 's father
was one of the first presidents of the Police Widows' and
Orphans' Aid Association, having held that office in 1885
during the regime of Patrick Crowley and Isaac Lees.
Newton Booth, Sr., who with his wife and son, New-
ton, Jr., have made Harbin Springs one of the best all-
year resorts in the west, was the guest of Joe Rae, Mission
publisher. Booth was here to discuss with Walter Ver-
vias, Noel Wylie, Bill Hollingbery and Rae the possibility
of holding a meet at Harbin Springs. These Footprinters
are desirous of getting all the chapters in northern Cali-
fornia together for a big week-end outing, and they found
that Harbin Springs could accommodate as many as could
attend. You will hear more about this celebration later.
Harbin can furnish everything necessary to a real good
time and it is easy to reach.
* * *
Master of Ceremonies Hollingbery and Lou Emmel
put on the finest floor show that has marked the many fine
programs of the chapter. Every act was a dandy and made
the old-timers yearn more than ever for a return of vaude-
ville.
Chief of Police John J. Harper came up for the meet
and had a chance to cut up old touches with Lieutenant
George Duffy and retired Sergeant Peter Hinrichs, who
were members of the San Francisco Police Department
when the Burlingame chief was a patrolman here.
BEN OLSEN
O. K. MOTOR ELECTRIC CO.
$2.50 Ignition Tuneup Any Car
Brako Adjusting, Per Wheel, 2 5 Cents
38th AND MARKET STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
TWinoaks 2272
M. W. ARENSON, Proprietor
LA. 26320
Klondike Show Case and Fixture Co.
Refrigeration, Commercial and Household - Boxes - Cases - Scales
Slicers - Choppers - Bar and Store Equipment, New and Reconditioned
13 1 MARKET STREET, OAKLAND. CALIF.
S. J. CLAR - GLencourt 65 5 5
Telephone TEmplebar 952 7
JOE CLAR
Dealer in Used Machinery and Metals - Motors - Gas Engines - Lath s
Compressors - Blowers - Grinders - Ice Machines - Belting
Steel Pipe - Scrap Metal. Etc.
835 MARKET STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
G. E. LAUER
Phones FRuitvale 60446045
MELROSE SHEET METAL WORKS
442 5 EAST FOURTEENTH STREET
OAKLAND, CALIF.
T. E. LEMASNEY Telephone OLympic 6167
LEMASNEY BROS. COMPANY
Piano and Furniture Refinishing - Repairing and Upholstering
References: Any of the Best Piano or Furniture Houses
947 SIXTY- FIRST STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
OAKLAND FOLDING PAPER BOX
1201 PARK AVENUE
EMERYVILLE, CALIF.
"B. & W." AUTO PARTS
Auto Wreckers - Largest Dealer of Used Parts in Northern California
If You Don't Trade With Us, We Both Lose - Five Stores
Largest Stock of Late Parts, Bodies, Motors
2530 SAN PABLO AVE. Phones BE 9296 and 9297 BERKELEY
San Francisco: EXbrook 1743
Oakland: FRuitvale 2750
PACIFIC DRY DOCK AND REPAIR CO.
Marine Railway Drydocks, 1000- and 600-Ton Capacity
Hull and Machinery Repairs
FOOT OF FOURTEENTH AVENUE EAST OAKLAND
Just Call Me Abe
Phone HIgate 2767
Polisky Salvage and Machinery Co.
Dealers in Scrap Iron, Metals and Machinery
790 SIXTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone HIgate 5003
A. B. C. CABINET CO.
Sash - Doors - Screens - Stair Work - Special
Furniture - Built-in Fixtures
335 EAST EIGHTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Headquarters for All Sportsmen Hunting and Fishing information
TERMINAL GRILL AND BUFFET
Opposite S. P. Depot
Finest of Foods and Liquors Served - Dancing
Charles Clark, Prop.
Phones 78 and 26
TRACY, CALIF.
ALFONSO CARUSO. Proprietor
EAGLE CLUB
BEER, WINES AND LIQUORS
128 CENTRAL AVENUE
TRACY. CALIF.
Phone 2596
PALM GRILL
THEMNOS S. CHEPELEAS
115 CEORC1A STREET
VALLEJO. CALIF.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
March, 1941
THE MARRIAGE OF MICHAEL
O'MALLEY
By Officer Dominic Hogan
Michael O'Malley, the man about town,
Was a famous bachelor and one of renown.
His smiling face and wit so rare,
He was a prince of freedom without a care.
His presence was sought by the ladies fair,
Who delighted in ruffling his curly hair.
Tales of his prowess filled them with awe
As he told of his escapes from mothers-in-law.
These lonely maidens listened with glee
To the methods he used that kept him free.
Now we all know of Samson's fate
As he pitched some woo to his heavy date.
In her he confided that his curly hair
Was the secret of his escape from the feminine snare.
Now a single man, like game in season,
Should never roam without good reason.
Then came an arrow from Cupid's bow
Right to the heart and it laid Michael low.
Up came his lady love with the nuptial carriage
And away to the church for the ultimate marriage.
And so you men in single bliss
Be a little wary of every kiss.
For Cupid's ready to mark another tally
As he did in the marriage of Michael O'Malley.
CAPTAIN JOHN J. WADE
(Continued from page 10)
On December 1, 1913, Patrolman Wade married Miss
Nora Cronin and they have a son and a daughter. The
son, John J. Wade, Jr., is a lieutenant in the U. S.
Marines stationed at Quantico, Va. The daughter, Miss
Kathleen, holds a responsible position with the Pan-
American Union, one of the organizations considered so
important in these troublesome days. She is located in
Washington, D. C.
Phone 1520
Open All Night Across from Hotel Lincoln
GOLDEN GATE GRILL
We serve Best American and Chinese Dishes
Highest Quality - Popular Prices
119 S. EL DORADO STREET STOCKTON. CALIF.
Telephone 8-8941
DAMERON HOSPITAL
CORNER N. LINCOLN AND W. MACNOLIA
STOCKTON CALIFORNIA
Phone 5-53 12
PESCE 8C CO.
CREDIT JEWELERS
124 EAST MAIN STREET
STOCKTON. CALIF.
Compliments of
KIN-TAI-DO
PRESCRIPTION PHARMACY
245 SOUTH ELDORADO STREET STOCKTON. CALIF.
Res. Phone 8601
Shop Phone 471 I
OSCAR H. VETTER
O. H. Vetter
Plumbing - Heating - Sheet Metal - Job Work a Specialty
Plumbing Alterations and Repairs - "No Job Too Small"
SHOP: 237 S. HUNTER STREET STOCKTON, CALIF.
Telephone 424
SANITARY PRODUCE CO.
WHOLESALE COMMISSION MERCHANTS
109 VIRGINIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
Compliments of
JAMES V. O'HARA
REALTOR
628 MARIN STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
G. C. CABOT. Proprietor Beer and Soft Drinks Telephone 2913
EX-SERVICE MEN'S CAFE
FILIPINO AND AMERICAN DISHES
I36A GEORGIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
HOME BAKERY
337 VIRGINIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
Telephone 1787 Fruits and Poultry
CANTON MARKET
DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED GROCERIES
301 BRANCIFORTE ST.. Corner Virginia Street VALLEJO. CALIF.
SOLANO HOTEL
MARIN STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
Telephone 1544
PASTRY NUT SHOP
428 GEORGIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
GRAY TOP CAB CO.
145 GEORGIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
BILL'S PLACE
205 GEORGIA STREET
VALLEJO. CALIF.
"BILL" CLIFFORD. Proprietor Fresh Eggs Daily Telephone 1422
SOLANO POULTRY 8C EGG CO.
LIVE POULTRY DRESSED TO ORDER
Better Poultry for Particular People
420 SANTA CLARA STREET VALLEJO, CALIF.
W. F. "BILL" GOHEEN Telephone 718
PEOPLES ICE 8C FUEL SERVICE
Ice - Fuel - Feed - Garden Supplies - Dog Food
1003 MAINE STREET VALLEJO, CALIF.
Telephone 56 F. J. SAVAGE
SAVAGE'S ICE CREAM CO.
1018 SONOMA STREET
VALLEJO. CALIF.
Telephone 207
MARE ISLAND FERRY
FOOT OF GEORGIA STREET VALLEJO, CALIF.
Phone Main 9899
CARL EKSTROM
WOODLAKE SERVICE STATION
GILMORE PRODUCTS
1212 DEL PASO BOULEVARD NORTH SACRAMENTO
March, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 21
Chief Anson Crutcher, Williams, Entertains
Northern California Officers
VALLEJO GARAGE
MAINE AND MARIN STREETS
VALLEJO. CALIF.
Telephone 1319
VICTOR'S GARAGE
BUICK AND CHEVROLET SPECIALISTS
General Auto Repairing - Personal Service Always
SONOMA AND PENNSYLVANIA STREETS VALLEJO. CALIF.
Telephone 993-J
VALLEJO FRENCH LAUNDRY
LEON B. V1GNEAU
3 14 MAINE STREET
VALLEJO. CALIF.
Telephone 200
THE VALLEJO BUS CO.
AVOID TRAFFIC CONGESTION - GO BY BUS
BRANCIFORTE AND YORK STREETS VALLEJO. CALIF.
HARRY SIEBERT Telephone 232 BILL EASSON
Sonoma Service 8C Repair Station
Auto Servicing - Repairs - Body Reconstruction - Refinishing
Modern Lubrication - Towing
1530 SONOMA STREET AT TENNESSEE VALLEJO. CALIF.
LEO TINTORRI
2102-4 SONOMA STREET
Telephone 1179
Chief Anson H. Crutches
The monthly meeting of the Nothern California Peace VALLEJO
Officers' Association was held in Williams, March 18,
with Chief of Police Anson H. Crutcher, of that thriving
little valley town, host.
The meeting occurred as we were closing the forms for
this month's edition of the Journal so we are unable to
give a detailed account of the meeting, however, it is safe
to say the many peace officers who attended were royally
entertained at a luncheon and a program which included
a review of the work of the officers of that area comprising
the northern regions of the Council of Civilian Defense
by President Fritz Kaminsky, of the Sacramento Police
Department, and other enforcement officials who at-
tended the meeting for organization last month in Sacra-
mento.
Chief Crutcher, one of the youngest police chiefs in the
state, was for three years with the California Highway
Patrol, where his excellent record won him the appoint-
ment for the position he occupies today. He is a native of
Williams and is married to a Williams girl.
Since he assumed charge of Williams' Police Depart-
ment he has made it one of the most up-to-date to be found Telephone 2725
in our smaller cities. Having received training under F.
B. I. instructions, he applied the knowledge he gained from
this training with his experience as a peace officer, to make
many changes in his department. He has had installed fin-
ger-printing equipment of the finest, where all prisoners
are printed and a file kept of their arrests and the dispo-
sition of their cases. Another important addition is the
installing in the patrol cars and police headquarters, radio
receiving sets which receive all calls from the Highway
Patrol and the Northern California Peace Officers' bands.
Compliments of
WILLIAMS HARDWARE CO.
Hardware. Household Stoves and Sporting Goods
WILLIAMS. CALIFORNIA VALLEJO
Telephone 346
TINTORRI BROS.
JOE TINTORRI
Groceries - Fruits - Vegetables - Free Delivery
CALIFORNIA
PACIFIC ROOFING COMPANY
VALLEJO. CALIF.
NICK'S PLACE
BEERS - WINES - LIQUORS
1 1 1 VIRGINIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
JAY BOZEMAN, Proprietor Telephone 3521
JAY'S... BILLIARDS
SPORTS CENTER
326 VIRGINIA VALLEJO. CALIF.
EDDIE GR1GG. JR.. Propnetor Telephone 174
MORRIS AND SCANLON
PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS
226 GEORGIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
JOHN CARBONE, Proprietor
THE GEM BAR AND GRILL
The Best in Food and Drinks, Served With Courtesy,
in Pleasant Surroundings
1028 COOMBS STREET NAPA. CALIF.
Free Delivery
CALDWELL'S
Liquors - Wines - Beers - Delicatessen
"IF Ifs Drinkable We Have If 1228 SONOMA STREET
Compliments of * *. KONOLD
Monticello Garage and Service Station
YORK AND BRANCIFORTE STREETS VALLEJO. CALIF.
SbldenSwe
DAIRY \^d£%
PRODUCTS pggBlfi
DAVE PRICE, Manager
CALIFORNIA
Page 22
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
March. 1941
WOEFUL WOULD-BE WRECKERS
Last month an alert trackwalker for the Southern Pa-
cific Railroad Company discovered what was clearly an
effort to wreck a crack limited passenger train, in the
mountains high above Colfax. His timely discovery saved
a speeding train from being thrown off the tracks and
Daniel O'Connell
Chief Special Agent, Southern Pacific Railroad Co.
hurtled down the mountainside, taking death and de-
struction with it.
The word of this dastardly attempt put in motion three
great agencies for the solution of crime; the F. B. I., the
great far-flung and efficient force of special agents under
Chief Agent Daniel O'Connell of the Southern Pacific
Company and the Sacramento Police Department.
With but little to go on, these three agencies took up
their work, co-ordinating all their resources and experience
and proceeded with their difficult task.
The breaks came faster than usual in crimes of this
kind. To Inspector Fritz Kaminsky, Assistant Chief of
Police of Sacramento, belongs the credit for getting the
first lead, and it wasn't long before officers of his depart-
ment, and agents under Chief O'Connell had three men
rounded up and charged with the attempted wrecking. It
wasn't much longer before the three, taken by these two
departments and the F. B. I. had made confessions, and
already they have been arraigned as the first defendants to
be charged under the National Defense Act, effective last
November, and which defines as a felony sabotage of a
public utility necessary to national defense.
It developed that the three men arrested, Bernal Culver
Carter, Kenneth Alexander Lennon and Owen Bertlen
McHenry, connected with a bowling alley, sought to get
some easy money. They first toyed with the idea of kid-
naping a child, or a wealthy Sacramento man, but aban-
doned that for one that included extortion of the railroad
company. In their dwarfed minds they conceived the idea
of asking the railroad company to toss $50,000 out of the
window of a speeding train up in the mountains, threaten-
ing to wreck a train if they did not get the fifty grand.
As the company was not throwing money out of train win-
dows, the plotters decided to show the company they were
not fooling, so they spread the rails up on the transconti-
nental line.
It was a fine "knockover" and Chief A. K. McAllister
can well feel proud of the part his Department played in
it. Inspector Kaminsky during his long service as a mem-
ber of Sacramento's Police Department has had a habit of
bringing in would-be big time criminal operators and the
fine co-operation exhibited in this case between the capital
police, railway police and the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion agents is another reason why so-called topflight crimes
are getting fewer in this western country of ours.
Phone Main 426 Always Kerfull
ALHAMBRA LAUNDRY
2 114 ALHAMBRA BOULEVARD
SACRAMENTO. CALIF.
Office Phone: Capital Res. Phone: Capital 4821
ODD FELLOWS LAWN CEMETERY
GEORGE E. VAN DEMARK. Superintendent
2 720 RIVERSIDE BOULEVARD SACRAMENTO. CALIF.
J. Lean Phone M- 1555 L. A. Lean
NATIONAL LUMBER COMPANY
NATIONAL WRECKING COMPANY
New and Used Building Materials
AUBURN BOULEVARD P. O. Box 4348 SACRAMENTO. CALIF.
Caterpillar
John Deere
LeTourneau
Marysville Tractor 8C Equipment Co.
1009 FIFTH STREET
MARYSVILLE. CALIF.
Telephone 89 Night Telephone 16 70
NICK WEBER
DISTRIBUTOR OF QUALITY BEVERAGES
YUBA CITY CALIFORNIA
Al's Grocery Telephone 1926
B. H. & W. Locker Storage & Meat Market
530 TWELFTH STREET MARYSVILLE. CALIF.
EARL M. CILLEY
307 D STREET
PHOTOGRAPHER
CAMERA SHOP
MARYSVILLE. CALIF.
Compliments of J. Lamberskin
PLAZA BLACKSMITHING SHOP
WELDING - GENERAL WORK
MARYSVILLE CALIFORNIA
A Welcome Place
LINCOLN INN
WHERE YOU GET THE BEST
LINCOLN
CALIFORNIA
Horse and Mule Market
C. McCORMICK
Excavating - Grading - Hauling - Team Work
Office: BRODER1CK. CALIF., HORSE MARKET Phone Main 9970
Compliments of
TONY'S RESTAURANT
A REAL PLACE TO DINE
TRACY
CALIFORNIA
March. 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 23
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
POLICE COMMUNICATION OFFICERS
ASSOCIATION
Report of Berkeley Meeting, March 13, by R. J. JFoollum, Secretary-Treasuret
A total of forty-six men gathered at the Claremont
hotel in Berkeley for the March meeting of N. C. P. C.
O. A. Dinner was served to twenty-five regular members
and twenty-one honorary members and guests. Presiding
at the meeting was the new president, Edward Maeshner,
radio engineer for the Berkeley Police Department.
No doubt some of you noticed that there was no report
for the month of February. This was due to the fact that
no regular business meeting was held last month. As has
been customary for the past two years, this February
meeting was devoted to "Ladies' Night" and an "ap-
peasement program" designed to provide a program of
"domestic peace" for eleven more months. As a result,
many wives were present at the dinner-dance at the Bal
Tabarin in San Francisco on the night of February 13 and
a fine time was had by all.
But getting back to the Berkeley meeting— Chief J. A.
Greening presented an outline of the proposed plan for
the co-ordination of communication facilities in connec-
tion with the work of the national defense committee of
the California Peace Officers' Association. The outline
showed a remarkable foresight in the amount of detail
work this committee has done toward protection of life
and property in the event of a major disaster or national
emergency. It is gratifying to see that the problem of
communications at such a time has been fully recognized
by this committee. The fact that organized police radio
communications will play a very important role in this
work is a foregone conclusion. This association is not only
willing, but anxious, to do its part toward making the
plans of this national defense committee a success.
Sheriff Wilkie of Sonoma county and Sheriff Sellmer
of Marin county are preparing to install two-way radio
systems in their respective offices in the near future. They
requested the association to decide on the matter of fre-
quency assignments for their main stations and mobile
units. The problem was complicated by the fact that these
two counties are zoned by the Federal Communications
Commission for use of the 2422 kilocycle channel, but due
to the large amount of territory they must cover it is neces-
sary that they be granted the use of a lower frequency to
obtain this coverage. A lengthy discussion on the matter
brought out a number of valuable points on the subject.
Sheriff H. P. Gleason of Alameda county was elected
to honorary membership and K. V. Keeley of C. H. P.,
Sacramento, was elected a regular member.
The Lodi police requested clearance on the 39,380-
kilocycle channel for mobile units of that department.
They propose to install frequency-modulated mobile trans-
mitters in their cars. This request was granted.
The following guests and members were present :
Chief J. A. Greening, Berkeley police.
Edward Maeshner, Berkeley police.
Joseph Bates, Berkeley police.
Chief C. L. Collins, Redwood City police.
Sheriff A. A. Wilkie, Sonoma county-
Chief Walter Wisnom, Hillsborough police.
Roy Moore, Hillsborough police.
Chief Don Wood, San Anselmo police.
J. M. Lewis, San Anselmo police.
Sheriff H. P. Gleason, Alameda county.
Leon V. Palmer, Alameda county.
C. B. McMurphy, Alameda county.
L. E. Van Patton, Alameda county.
R. J. Woollum, Alameda county.
Director Frank E. Winters, San Francisco police.
Ed. Borbeck, San Francisco police.
Henry L. Bogardus, San Francisco police.
Inspector James Roche, C. H. P., Sacramento.
K. V. Keeley, C. H. P., Sacramento.
E. S. Naschke, C. H. P., Sacramento.
H. A. Holcomb, C. H. P., Sacramento.
James H. Allen, C. H. P., Sacramento.
N. V. Bramley, C. H. P., Sacramento.
Ed. Bertola, C. H. P., San Jose.
Henri Kirby. San Jose police.
Herman J. Schwandt, San Jose police.
Sergeant M. Trinta, San Mateo police.
H. L. Newnan, Sacramento police.
M. Le Boeuf, Marysville police.
Sheriff John Miller, Contra Costa county.
George K. Burton, Contra Costa county.
Chief C. S. Jackson, Lodi police.
Paul T. Nesbit, Lodi police.
Dale D. Atwood, Palo Alto police.
Wesley Shellhamer, Palo Alto police.
Ray Meyers, Vallejo police.
Andrew Baker, C.P.O.,U.S.Navy Yard-Mare Island.
Ray Burton, Alameda police.
Ted Bindner, Alameda police.
Deputy Chief John J. Hartnett, Burlingame police.
R. R. Stubbe, San Mateo county sheriff's office.
Mott Brunton, Fred M. Link Co., San Francisco.
John Claussen, Jr., sheriff's office, Napa.
The next regular meeting will be held in Stockton on
April 10. All men sincerely interested in police radio are
cordially invited to attend these regular monthly meetings.
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Three young men thought they had hit the jackpot in
the game of life when they were able to seize a mink
coat worth over $3000 and a silver fox fur piece worth
$400 from the home of a woman for whom one of the trio
formerly worked. Their belief that they had hit the jack-
pot has changed somewhat, due to the efficiency of the
police department, and of the bureau of inspectors in par-
ticular. This threesome of young men, after getting away
with their booty, took the next step, that of converting
their loot into cash. They had the idea the quickest way
would be to take it to a pawnshop and get a husky loan
on the furs. This they attempted, but before they ever
learned what they might have been given by the pawnshop
proprietor they felt the heavy hands of the law dropping
onto their shoulders. The said heavy hands belonged re-
spectively to Inspectors James English, Otto Meyer and
Jess Ayer of the pawnshop detail. These inspectors, like
others of Lieutenant Sam Miller's detail, are to be found
around such places where thieves might try and dispose
of their stolen goods, and they soon had from the three
prisoners in this instance confessions of the theft of the
furs from Mrs. Maude Hill, whose apartment had been
burglarized a few days previous. The confessed three are
now waiting their fate in the courts, and Meyer, English
and Ayer are out on the firing line to continue the good
work they have been accomplishing for many a long
month.
* * *
The police department's first officer to enter the service
in the United States Navy during the present emergency
is Traffic Officer William K. Faulkner, He is now Lieu-
tenant Faulkner of the Navy, and is aboard the U. S. S.
Tennessee. Lieutenant Faulkner served as ensign and as a
junior grade lieutenant during World War No. 1, and
has been a member of the reserve corps since being mus-
tered out of the service. He was ordered to naval service
last month, and after bidding goodbye to his buddies in
the traffic bureau left for San Diego to board his ship.
* * #
Retired Officer Eugene Sweeney does not believe in just
idling away his time because he is out of active police
service. For years he was assigned to the board of educa-
tion and led an active life looking after the boys and girls
who tried to cut classes and play hookey. So when he went
out on pension he found it hard to adjust himself to the
old rocking-chair on the front porch. That is why, when
the U. S. A. got busy to prepare for any eventuality and
set up the draft law, he was selected for service. He was
assigned to Draft Board No. 94 and has been chairman
of the board from the start. His long service as a police
officer, handling the out-of-class problems of the young
folk, makes him an ideal man for the spot. You can find
Officer Sweeney putting in long hours at the draft head-
quarters of District No. 94, in the James Lee building,
Sixteenth and Mission streets.
* * *
Lieutenant Robert V. Williams has been placed in
charge of the general office at the Hall of Justice. There
aren't many spots in the department that Lieutenant Wil-
liams has not filled during his long membership in the
department, the latest having been with the traffic bureau.
Sergeant Luther H. Arentz, who has been out at Com-
pany I for a spell, has been detailed to the traffic bureau
and is in charge of the motorcycle detail. He is well fitted
for this work, for before and after his several years as a
bailiff in the police courts he was riding the iron horses.
* * *
About six months ago Arthur Hextrum, former mem-
ber of the police department, was injured with his wife in
an automobile accident. Until a few days ago he was con-
fined to a hospital, during which time he was elected a
trustee of the Widows' and Orphans' Aid Association.
When the last list of officers of the association was in-
stalled he could not take part in the ceremonies, so on
March 18, having recovered to such an extent he could
be properly inducted into his new office, retired Officer
George F. Barry, past president of the association, acting
as installing officer, with the following retired officers,
went out to the Hextrum home, 3839 Divisadero street,
and duly installed him:
Joseph King, James Belyea, William Isaacs, Daniel
Campbell, James Farrell, Joseph Hayden, James Hayden
and Charles Lord.
* * *
In listing the heads of details in the bureau of inspec-
tors last month we inadvertently omitted the name of
Lieutenant David Stevens, who holds forth on the early
night shift in the bureau. Lieutenant Stevens, who has been
around the Hall of Justice for a long, long time and has
worked on many details, is well qualified to have charge
of any watch in the bureau.
* * *
Officer Tom Price spent many years in central and
other business districts. He thought Market street and Van
Ness avenue were about the last word in boulevards, but
now he is at Taraval, he says, and he asks you to take a
peek at Sloat boulevard, Sunset boulevard, the Great
highway, Nineteenth avenue and Junipera Serra boule-
vard and get the right idea of what real highways are.
March, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 25
LOUIS HOLZ
(Continued from page 9)
Another time a neighbor out in the Richmond district,
phoned that a woman was trying to kill a man. Holz, with
a couple of officers in the patrol wagon dashed to the
address. They broke into the house and found Dr. Shu-
mate, the Department physician, being attacked by a de-
mented woman with a long knife. Holz was the first to
assail the woman and disarm her.
Lou Holz was born in New York, 66 years ago, and
came to San Francisco when a child. In 1911 he was mar-
ried to Margaret Kelly, and since their marriage has
lived at 2803 Twenty-second Street, where their home is
a meeting place of all South of Market boys and girls.
He rebelled against taking the horses out of the patrol
service, but admits that the auto patrols are faster and
probably more comfortable, yet he said horses were so
smart that they got so they did many things that averted
accidents when they sensed dangers present that men did
not know were near. He cites one instance when he was
answering a call at 17th and Harrison Streets at night.
The wigwag signal was not working when he reached the
railroad track, and he was amazed when the two horses
stopped abruptly and refused to proceed, though he tried
to get them going. Suddenly he saw a freight car that had
been shunted onto a siding glide by. The horses knew it
was coming, while Holz had not even heard it approach.
The "Little Giant" was mighty well thought of by the
boys in every station he worked out of, for they knew if
the going got tough that Lou would be in the thick of any
trouble, though he never sought trouble.
Phone GLencourt 9252
BARLAS IRON 8C METAL CO.
699 FOURTH STREET
OAKLAND, CALIF.
Signs in Quantity
J. L. McKee
OLympic 6812
FLEXAML SIGN MFG. CO.
Since 1925
Commercial Finishing - Art Metal and Plain Colors
812 SIXTY-FIRST STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
Phone HUmboldt 8392
All Work Guaranteed
JOSE ANGEJA'S SERVICE STATION
General Automotive Repairs- Battery Service
Tires - Tubes - Accessories
3560 PERALTA STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
SLATER SHELVING SYSTEM
2945 ELMWOOD AVENUE
Phone Fruitvale 74fi
Papering
Every Job an Advertisement
Lettering
P. M. DeGREGORY— THE PAINTER
High-Class Painting - Brush and Spray Painting - Signs
SHOP: 1223 32nd STREET Piedmont 1382-W
AUGUST JENSEN Phone FRuitvale 4666
BAY CITIES FORGE CO.
Marine, Mine and Machine Forging - Steam Hammer
Forging - Heavy Blacksmithing
1038 23rd AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Wesco Maurice Taloff TWinoaks 05 I I
Res. OLympic 6072 - Pvt. TWinoaks 05 13
WHOLESALE ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO.
Lighting Fixtures and Electrical Supplies
824 WEBSTER STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone TEmplebar 3 131
UNITED IRON WORKS
Manufacturers
Centrifugal Pumps for All Purposes
Machinery Repairing — Metal Spraying
Welding at Plant or Outside Work with Portable Machines
580 SECOND STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone TEmplebar 5 503
Established 1869
The Oakland Planing Mill, Inc.
A. G. F. WIEDMANN
Mitlwork, Sash and Doors ■ — Hardwoods
105 WASHINGTON STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Hlgate 0786
JAMES ATHENS
CLUB GARAGE
IITH and JEFFERSON STREETS
OAKLAND. CALIF.
PENNY PROFIT FOOD STORES
Everything the Market Provides
We Cater to the Thrifty Housewife
300 VIRGINIA STREET
VALLEJO. CALIF.
COMPLIMENTS OF
GRAND ALLEY TAVERN
3325 GRAND AVENUE
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone No. 442 7
Cigar3 - Cigarettes - Tobacco - Ice Cream
THREE STAR RECREATION POOL HALL
POOL AND BILLIARDS
223 SOUTH ELDORADO STREET
FINEST IN TOWN
STOCKTON, CALIF.
SOL'S JUNK YARD
Metal - Rags - Paper - Bottles Called for
LONG ESTABLISHED, RELIABLE DEALER
VALLEJO. CALIF.
1445 SOLANO AVENUE
Phone Vallejo 8
TONEY'S NAVY MARKET
T. SMITH MEAT CO.
Quality Meats - Seafood - Poultry — Wholesale and Retail Jobbers
"We Split the Penny"
433 CEORGIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
PETERSON TRACTORS
Caterpillar Distributors
HAYWARD
CALIFORNIA
VALLEJO SALVAGE CO.
Vallejo's Bargain Spot
New and Used Merchandise — Paints. Clothes, Tools, Canned Goods
Furniture and Innumerable Items
Tremendous Savings for Thrifty Buyers
233 VIRGINIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
PETE'S PLACE
Always A Friendly Welcome
Service With A Smile
Catering to A Progressive, Happy Community
231 GEORGIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
NAVY CAFE
Good Food - Beer - Wine - Liquor
207 GEORGIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
OWL CAFE
Rendering Courteous Service to Our Vallejo
Patrons and Friends
121 GEORGIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
March, 1941
"I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR . . ."
(Continued from page 13)
bound to decide that question and he certainly was acting
within his duty when he took the plaintiff into custody
and thus permitted the question of identity to be decided
by the court."
The case of Malone vs. Carey, 17 Cal. App. 2nd, 505
(1936) presents an interesting factual situation, one that
might very easily occur in the police officer's ordinary
performance of duty. A complaint had been sworn to
against plaintiff for a violation of a traffic ordinance of
the city of Emeryville and the magistrate duly issued a
warrant and delivered the same to the police department
with instructions to arrest the plaintiff. The warrant was
executed by the police officer, but at the hearing it was
disclosed that the plaintiff had been tried and found
guilty on the identical charge at an earlier date and a
penalty in the form of a fine had been paid. The cafe was
therefore dismissed as it was an instance of double jeopardy
and plaintiff thereupon sued the arresting officers on the
ground that they acted upon a void warrant. The court
in holding for defendant police officers laid down the fol-
lowing rule:
"It was clearly the duty of the officers to make the
arrest having received a warrant valid in form and issued
by a court of competent jurisdiction. The law is well set-
tled that for the proper execution of such process the officer
incurs no liability however disastrous may be the effects
of its execution upon the person against whom issued. The
confinement and restraint of plaintiff by the officers was
unfortunate, but in this they are not responsible."
However, police officers should use due care in arrest-
ing a person under a warrant when he is designated by a
name, particularly by a name in common use, with no
further identification. I caution him that it is his duty to
inquire further if the person arrested claims a mistaken
identity has been made and refers to other persons for
identification. In other words, the police officer must use
prudence and diligence to find out if the party arrested
is the party described in his warrant and he is at fault if
he wilfully or carelessly arrests an innocent party. (Miller
vs. Fano, 134 Cal. 103). Where an investigation would
disclose the fact that the wrong person had been arrested
although bearing the same name, the police officer is not
exercising sound judgment (11 R. C. L. 1220).
Designation of Offenses
Very often an officer is faced with the prospect of ar-
resting a person charged with a crime, the character of
which is unknown to him. This is a situation which might
befall any policeman. Let us assume by way of illustration
that a police officer is given a warrant ordering the arrest
of the accused for a crime designated as a violation of
Section 2605 of the Labor Code dealing with the registra-
tion of factories. The offense is one which the officer is
seldom required to act upon and he therefore is not 'familiar
with the contents of that particular provision. Does the
absence of a designation of the facts constituting the of-
fense cause an irregularity that makes the warrant void
on its face? California courts have ruled in the negative
Phone 3552
DR. ROBERT H. JACKSON
OPTOMETRIST
402 GEORGIA STREET VALLEJO, CALIF.
MINNIE THANOS. Proprietor
Telephone 480
TOM'S PLACE
We Specialize in Mixed Drinks - Bonded Liquors
229 GEORGIA STREET VALLEJO, CALIF.
Telephone 255 7
JOE WILLIAMSON
PLUMBING APPLIANCES
523 MARIN STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
Telephone 230
BURKE'S TAVERN
D. G. (JAMES) STATHAKIS, Manager
411 CEORG1A STREET VALLEJO, CALIF.
JOHN WALLER
SELLS FRESH PAINT
929 MARINE STREET VALLEJO, CALIF.
J. CASELLI, Proprietor Telephone 2937
TRAVELER'S CAFE
COCKTAIL LOUNGE - BAR
We Serve Only the Best Brands
100 VIRGINIA STREET VALLEJO, CALIF.
Open from I 1 A. M. to 2 A. M. Telephone I 02 1
KIN FONG CAFE
CHOP SUEY AND NOODLES
125 GEORGIA STREET VALLEJO, CALIF.
At Your Service
PHONE 503 TAXI
PLEASE CALL FOR JACKSON
133 GEORGIA STREET VALLEJO, CALIF.
EUGENE GARIBALDI
THE OLD CORNER
$5.50 Worth of Meals for $5.00 Cash
101 VIRGINIA STREET VALLEJO, CALIF.
Good Food Quick Service Telephone 2453
GEORGIAN CAFE
CHARLES J. CUSTOCK, Proprietor
230 GEORGIA STREET Quality and Service VALLEJO. CALIF.
Telephone Vallejo 195
If No Answer Call Vallejo 1672
CHISHOLM AND DICKEY
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
AMBULANCE SERVICE
AL'S SPORT SHOP
AL LUTENEGGER, Proprietor
221 GEORGIA STREET VALLEJO, CALIF.
VANCE HARRIS, Manager Telephone 649
TOWNE CLUB
DINE AND DANCE
421 GEORGIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
R. C. CARDNER Telephone 259
GARDNER MUSIC COMPANY
"EVERYTHING MUSICAL"
715 MARIN STREET VALLEJO, CALIF.
DON'T ARGUEI . . .
524 CAPITOL
VALLEJO. CALIF.
March, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 27
(People vs. Brown, 59 Cal. 34; also In re McCue, 7 Cal.
App. 765). In other words, it is not necessary that the
warrant contain a specific statement of particular facts
constituting the offense. The warrant may, for example,
designate the offense as "malicious mischief" or it may
refer to the offense as a violation of Subdivision 5, Section
647 of the Penal Code (vagrancy) without further speci-
fication.
A Warrant Which Gives the Wrong Christian
Name of the Person to Be Arrested Is Void
The United States Supreme Court had occasion to re-
view a case in which the wrong Christian name was used
in a warrant of arrest. The principle laid down by this
tribunal might well be remembered with profit by the
police officer. In that decision (West vs. Cabell) a war-
rant was issued for the arrest of one James West and
delivered to Cabell, a marshal, to serve. Cabell arrested a
Vandy M. West, who was never known by any other
name. In an action for false imprisonment of the party ar-
rested the marshal's defense was that plaintiff was the
man intended to be arrested notwithstanding a wrong
name was used. The Supreme Court would not recognize
this defense, holding that the marshal was not justified in
arresting a person other than the one named in the war-
rant even though he was the one intended.
The principle is recognized in California (Kalish vs.
White, supra) and has long been a part of our law, as
well as of the common law of England (1 Chitty Crim.
Law, 39). Thus, the authority derived from the warrant
justifies the officer in arresting no one but the person
named therein against whom it is issued.
The Rule of "Idem Sonans"
What would seem to be an exception to this general rule
obtains when the spoken name is similar although there is
an irregularity in the spelling. The names "Conolly" and
"Keene" could be spelled "Conley" and "Keen" without
changing the pronunciation to any noticeable extent. The
ease with which names in the English language can be
misspelled has given rise to a rule known as "idem sonans",
which is derived from the Latin meaning "sounding the
same".
As a concrete example, would the officer be justified in
arresting one "Emanuelo Dosso" under a warrant which
named "Emanuel Tosso"? The California Supreme Court
was of the opinion in the case of Napa State Hospital vs.
Emanuel Dosso, 153 Cal. 698, that the officer was so
justified. The rule briefly stated is that the officer is acting
properly when the inaccurately-written name sounds simi-
lar to the correctly-spelled name. This situation is quite
common in San Francisco, particularly in cases involving
Chinese. It is difficult for the Occidental to understand
Oriental names as discovered by the officers who arrested
one TOY FONG when the warrant designated the ac-
cused as POY FONG. However, this human failing was
excused by the court in the case of People vs. Fick, 89
Cal. 151.
The use of a wrong middle name or initial is not such
a discrepancy as will invalidate a warrant. In this juris-
diction, it has been decided that the middle initial is not
a part of the person's name (People vs. Lockwood, 6 Cal.
206), for the law generally recognizes but one given name.
An attempt has been made in this article to throw
light on some of the more common problems which con-
front the police officer in the service of warrants of arrest.
It does not purport to cover the entire field, for a detailed
treatment of the subject requires a far more exhaustive
and comprehensive article than space and time permit.
However, a thorough understanding of the principles here-
in set forth should be of some aid to the officer.
This article suggests the following questions, the an-
swers to which can be found in the foregoing:
(1) Is the warrant of arrest of modern origin?
(2) Is the officer legally bound to serve every warrant?
(3) Is a John Doe warrant valid?
(a) Federal rule.
(b) California rule.
(4) Does the serving officer incur liability when the
warrant is regular and valid on its face?
(5) Must the officer determine the accuracy of the
charge ?
(6) How must the offense be designated ?
(7) Is the officer liable if he arrests a person other than
the one named in the warrant?
(8) Is he liable if the person arrested has a different
Christian name than the accused ?
(9) Is he liable if the name sounds similar to the name
in the warrant? (To be continued)
Compliments of
NORTH SACRAMENTO LAND CO.
REAL ESTATE - RENTALS - INSURANCE
1454 DEL PASO BOULEVARD NORTH SACRAMENTO
VALLEJO GENERAL HOSPITAL
601 TENNESSEE STREET
Telephone 1 78
VALLEJO GARBAGE SERVICE
408 VIRGINIA STREET
VALLEJO, CALIF.
LUCKY SPOT
133 GEORGIA STREET
VALLEJO
CALIFORNIA
REX CAFE
THE MAN'S CLUB
215 GEORGIA STREET VALLEJO, CALIF.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
March, 1941
DEATH OF CAPTAIN ANNEAR
Another veteran member of the San Francisco Police
Department has answered the lost roll call. Captain John
A Annear, 65, and 36 years a police officer, passed on
last month.
Captain Annear was born in Montague, Canada, and at
C. A. WHITEBONE Phone ORdway 6480
MIDTOWN MOTORS
Authorized Dealers for Ford, Mercury 8, Lncoln Zephyr V-12
Sales Service, Parts - Pickup and Delivery Service
Captain John A. Annear
an early age was brought to San Francisco, where he ob-
tained his education, and in 1904 was made a member of
the police department.
A quiet-spoken gentleman, he nevertheless measured up
to the ruggedness that a patrolman needed in those rough,
tough days before and for a number of years after the fire.
He twice was cited for meritorious service, once in an
encounter in which he had to overcome an armed man, the
other when he made a dangerous and daring rescue in a
Western Addition fire.
Because of his splendid record as a patrolman he was
brought into the old detective bureau where he served
until he was promoted to a corporalship December 6, 1915.
On April 25, 1921, he was made a sergeant; a lieutenant
ten years later, and in September, 1938, was promoted to
the highest commissioned officer — captain.
His first assignment as captain was to the Richmond
station where he remained for a few months and then he
was transferred to Ingleside where he was commander
until the time of his death.
He was an affable officer and man, and was highly
respected not only by members of the department, but the
citizens who came to know him. One of his claims that
gave him a lot of pleasure was that he was the champion
checker player of the department.
Among those to pay tribute to the late captain was
Chief Dullea, who cited his record and called attention
to his official recognition for commendable service.
Captain Annear, whose wife passed away a year and a
half ago, is survived by a daughter, Nancy, and two sons,
Police Officer John M. Annear and Bert Annear of Los
Angeles.
BLONDE'S CAFE
Blondee Meyer, Proprietor
323 SANTA CLARA STREET
95 0 VAN NESS AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone OLympic 8400. Extension 61
Res. Phone FR. 947 I W
Enjoy Your Meals at
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BANQUETS ARRANGED
Service Hours: 6:00 A. M. to 4:00 P. M.
FOOT OF POWELL STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone OL. 0766
Free Delivery
J. VIEIRA
GROCERIES - MEATS - VEGETABLES - NOTIONS
4367 ADELINE STREET EMERYVILLE. CALIF.
Phone THornwall 6900
S. B. MERRY
President, THE ACME COOPERAGE CO.
6620 San Pablo Avenue. Oakland 650 Ashby Avenue. Berkeley
Phone OLympic 7101
PAUL J. ZIMMER
WHOLESALE MEATS
GRAYSON-OWEN BLDO. STOCKYARDS EMERYVILLE. CALIF.
W. J. McGUIRE. JR. Phone OLympic 8260
McGUIRE 8C CO.
WOOD BARRELS - STEEL DRUMS
"Barrels and Drums Since 1880"
FOOT OF SHELLMOUND EMERYVILLE. CALIF.
HENRY A. SPIECEL ' Telephone 1561
Vallejo Sporting Goods Company
EVERYTHING TO HELP YOUR GAME
District Distributor for Nu-Enamel
345 GEORGIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
A. L. MEUCCI
Phone TRinidad 225 7
PIPI RESTAURANT
We Specialize in Italian Dinners Week Days and Sundays
■ 050 98th AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone OLympic 6655-6656 Phone ENterprise 10955
PAPER BOX CORPORATION
Manufacturers of Folding Boxes and Cartons
63rd AND LOWELL STREETS OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone TRinidad 6000 Res. Phone SWeetwood 0964
BOORMAN LUMBER COMPANY
(Factory in Connection)
GEORGE CLAYBERG. Manager
10035 EAST 14th STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Compliments of
FEAREY PLUMBING COMPANY
1075 FORTIETH STREET
OAKLAND, CALIF.
BUDD'S PLACE
216 GEORGIA STREET
VALLEJO VALLEJO
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
March, 1941
IT'S NOW LIEUTENANT HIPPELY
Lieutenant George W. Hippely, who was promoted on
March 15 to the second top commissioned rank in the
police department, has spent most of his career as a police
officer in the bureau of inspectors.
On April 13, 1914, he was sworn in as a member of
the department. He was sent to the Southern station
where he distinguished himself for the work he did in
many instances. He was a fearless officer as was amply
demonstrated back in 1915 when he was sent to arrest
a negro porter who had shot his wife. Though the porter
was armed, Hippely went after him, and got a shot
through the hand. He arrested his man and landed him
at the station before going to the emergency hospital.
After he had recovered from the effects of the wound
he was detailed as a convalescent in 1916 following the
Preparedness Day bombing to Captain John J. O'Meara's
bomb squad and worked there until he was assigned to
the traffic squad, taking the place of Officer Marvin
Dowell, who was assigned to Captain Charles Goff's
morals squad. On the bomb squad he displayed many
qualities that drew the attention of his superiors and won
from them words of praise.
Officer Hippely was not long on the traffic assignment
for he was taken into the then-detective bureau, his first
detail being with the auto squad, teamed with Officer
Charles W. Dullea, now chief of police.
It was this team that captured the ice box bandits,
who would specialize in holding up butcher shops and
after getting their swag, lock the owner and assistants
in an ice box. Dullea and Hippely captured the two men
of the mob, with their lady friends, in a down-town hotel.
The men were convicted and their arrest and conviction
cleared up more than twenty-five such robberies.
In 1918 he was transferred to the pawn-shop detail and
remained on that unit until last year when he was put in
charge of the day watch in the bureau of inspectors. He
has been there ever since and will continue to handle the
desk in Captain McDonald's outer office.
While on the pawn-shop detail Inspector Hippely, who
has passed through the ranks of corporal and sergeant, was
identified in numerous cases that made the headlines.
He was active in the arrest of the notorious Dr.
Fortune, big-time swindler; worked on the Powell Club
case in which retired Officer William Krueger was shot;
and had a hand in the Woodcock murder case as an in-
vestigator.
Through his long service on the pawn-shop detail he
has become recognized as one of the best informed men
on the standing of second-hand dealers and money-lenders.
He worked fair with these men and through this fair treat-
ment was able to get leads and information on crooks
wanted for big-time burglary and robbery jobs.
Lieutenant Hippely was born in San Francisco and has
spent his entire life in this city. He is married and lives
at 2090 Grove street. His many friends are declaring he
will be up among the top boys on the next captain ex-
aminations if he takes a whirl at the top rank.
fage 29
Phone OLympic 7981
W. H. JAMISON
Phone Hlgate 1092
BAY CITY IRON WORKS
ENGINEERS - MACHINISTS
FOURTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS OAKLAND, CALIF.
Class Block Phone Hlgate 13 12 Safety Gla..
COBBLEDICK-KIBBE GLASS CO.
FLAT GLASS OF ALL KINDS
Distributors of Libbey-Owens-Ford Products
WASHINGTON AT THIRD STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
Phone GLencourt 5565
CHIODO CANDY COMPANY
Manufacturers and Wholesalers of Fine Candies. High-Grade
Pan Confections - Hard Candies - Nut Brittles
2923 ADELINE STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
P CRESTETTO Phone GLencourt 4268
California-Golden State Salami Co.
Makers of Capri Brand Italian Salami
Largest Manufacturers of Salami in the West
601 FRANKLIN STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Office Phone: Hlgate 3208
STANDARD IRON & METAL CO.
Dealers in SCRAP IRON, METALS, RAGS, JUNK, ETC.
THIRD AND MYRTLE STREETS OAKLAND, CALIF.
Phone GLencourt 1216 If It's Plumbing See Res.: TEmpIebar 0673
D. W. DURANT
PLUMBING AND HEATING
1012 WEBSTER STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone TEmpIebar 2900
MARKET LAUNDRY COMPANY
FINISHED, DRY WASH, THRIFTY WASH, DAMP WASH
718-730 MYRTLE STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
Eight- Pump Service
Phone Hlgate 4246
Auto Repairing
VARRELLA'S SUPER SERVICE
Tires - Tubes - Batteries - Specializing in Marfak Lubrication
1051 W. 14th STREET, Corner Linden OAKLAND. CALIF-
Phone TEmpIebar 23E
Gas and Oil
MIKE'S SERVICE STATION
UNION 76 GASOLINE
14th AND KIRKHAM STREETS OAKLAND. CALIF.
R. B. PRICE
Phone HUmbolt 6077
R. B. PRICE
EQUIPMENT
3103 ADELINE STREET
Phone TEmpIebar 6997
OAKLAND, CALIF.
Improvements and Repair Work
C. ZUNINO MACHINE WORKS
Designers and Manufacturers of SPECIAL MACHINERY
1678 SIXTEENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
RAY FOSTER Phone: Day or Night, OLympic 3241
AMERICAN DRAY AGE COMPANY
Formerly Hansen Express
Long-Distance Hauling - Local Drayage and Distribution
1200 STANFORD AVENUE OAKLAND, CALIF.
Phone Hlgate 8527
GENOVA BAKERY
ITALIAN, FRENCH, AMERICAN BREAD
1032 THIRD STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
JACK HURLEY. JR. Phone TWinoaks 0450
HURLEY MARINE WORKS
FOOT OF FIFTH AVENUE
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Hours 9 A. M. to 9 P. M.
Prof. Wong Yeen's Herb Preparations
Reg. U. S. A. Pat. Office. Aug. 23. 1930 - S. No. 304987
409 TENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
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March, 1941
FLASHES
A "Missing Girl" report for this month has the follow-
ing information: "This girl frequents bars, gets drunk,
has been married only a short 'time to this man whom she
insisted on marrying." (The "Missing Girl" was reported
as missing by her non-shotgun husband.)
* * *
A burglary report showed that the burglar was under
the influence, and after noisily breaking into a store took
only liquor and some food. On being arrested the victim
informed the officers that he never bothered with the
contents of the till for the reason that the owner of the
store is a friend of his. The owner persisted in having his
self-styled "friend" explain the whole matter to the judge.
* * *
Man's Voice: "Officer, are these Dobleman Pinscher
dogs a regular breed, or are they German sheep dogs with
their tails cut off?"
Officer: "Not being a dog fancier, I really am unable to
give you that information. The Berkeley police department
uses that class of dogs and will be glad to give you the
information you desire."
Man's Voice: "Nothing doing! I pretty near got thrown
in the can over there for just looking at the long-legged
mutts."
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Woman's Voice: "Officer, could you settle an argu-
ment? We are having quite a dispute here as to the origin
of the Dead End Kids. Are they a juvenile organization
with branches in the big cities or is the name just taken
from a movie show?
Officer: "Personally I believe it is a name given to
young boys who happen to belong in the truant or way-
ward class and thus come to the attention of the juvenile
court authorities or the police."
Woman's Voice: "So that's it. I might have known that
there is no sense of romance in a police mind and that the
police look upon everyone and everything as commonplace
and hum drum."
* * *
From a petty theft report, covering the taking of
change from the cash register in a tavern :
"Entered at a slack time when the attendant was at-
tending some choirs." (And some people would have us
believe that bartenders are not even churchgoers.)
* * *
On March 15 Sergeants Lawrence Mclnerney and John
McCausland of the traffic bureau, and Hoodman H.
Lance, were granted retirement with pension. This
brought about the appointment of the three top men on
the sergeant list— Officers Frank W. Ward, James A.
Murray and Leslie C. Dolan, and they were assigned as
follows: Sergeant Ward, Company I ; Sergeant Murray
from Company C to Company I; and Sergeant Dolan
from traffic to Company E.
Nite: RAndolph 8254 Day. DElaware 7278
AIRCO HEATING CO.
AIR CONDITIONING - WARM AIR HEATING
Water Heaters - Sheet Metal
5240 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
Phone DOuglas 0710 —
RUSS BUILDING GARAGE
DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE
RUSS BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO
FONG WAN
HERBS FOR VARIOUS ILLS
5 76 TENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
George Kruse. Sr. Phone HIgate 0874 George Kruse, Jr.
WESTERN FORGE dc TOOL WORKS
QUALITY FORCINGS
209 JEFFERSON STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Compliments of phone Redvvood 474
Grace & Pierre's Cafe De Paris
WHERE THE BEST IS SERVED
ATHERTON (On EI Camino Real) CALIFORNIA
Telephone San Bruno 525 Free Delivery
SAN BRUNO CUT RATE
Tobaccos - Wines - Liquors
513 SAN MATEO AVENUE SAN BRUNO. CALIF.
Store Telephone I 690 Residence 1891
SAN MATEO PHARMACY
Prescriptions Accurately Compounded
J. W. McTARNAHAN. Proprietor
1206 EL CAMINO REAL SAN MATEO. CALIF.
GARDEN CITY DINNERS
CHARLES BELLTS DINNERS
925 SIXTY-FIRST STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
ESQUIRE PARKING STATION
EIGHTEENTH AND JEFFERSON STREETS
OAKLAND CALIFORNIA
W,hoIesale Phone TEmplebar 4141
KEY PIPE 8C SUPPLY COMPANY
Pipe - Casing - Valves - Fittings and Supplies
1362 SEVENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
WM. N. VOEGTLY HARRY A. WHITE
VOEGTLY & WHITE
Telephone HIgate 1914
OAKLAND
Phone OLympic 8692
CALIFORNIA
ANDREW ROSSI
Card Signs and Signs of All Kinds
606 47th STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
M A. DOMIN1CK
M. J. ENOS
SANTA CLARA LUMBER CO.
LUMBER - BUILDING MATERIAL - MILLWORK
Telephone S. C. 282
LINCOLN AT CLAY STREET SANTA CLARA. CALIF.
We Specialize in Catering No Party Too Large or Small
GAIA-DELUCCHI CO., INC.
Manufacturing of Ravioli and Tagliarini - Dishes for Rent
140 NORTH AMERICAN ST. Phone 7-7941 STOCKTON. CALIF.
March, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
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INSPECTOR MANION
(Continued from page 14)
what is known amongst criminals as a squealer— and this
caused one of the biggest scandals in the history of San
Francisco. But I am getting ahead of my story.
Paulina Necchi, the saloon keeper, and Mike's out-
standing partner, was arrested a few days after Mike's
midnight capture. He was charged with two cases of
grand theft, through his bunco operations in San Jose.
Necchi, like Gallo, would lose everything rather than
enjoy state penitentiary fare, and, though his bail in
Santa Clara county was very high, he disappeared and
was never heard of again in these parts, the Barbary Coast
gossip being that he left for South America.
But, over in San Quentin, Mike Gallo began to "sing"
so long and so loud District Attorney Fickert, of San
Francisco, took a hand in the matter. Thus a police de-
partment scandal broke, the hearings showing forth the
fierce hatred of Mike and his pals for members of the
police department who, somehow or other, had failed to
keep them out of jail. The trouble caused to the depart-
ment by Mike and his gang was serious indeed, but,
through his arrest, the notorious Italian Bunco Gang of
San Francisco was put out of business for all time.
Guaranteed Tires
Phone OLympic 9746
NORTHERN TIRE dc RUBBER CO
Manufacturers of Remoulded and Rebuilt Tires
Wholesalers of New Tires and Tubes
5433 SAN PABLO AVENUE
F. C. BUSHELL
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone HUmbolt 7234
IDEAL HEATING CO.
Sheet Metal Work - Ventilating - Furnaces
5673 SAN PABLO AVENUE
Tire Doctors
W. W. CLARK. Proprietor
CLARK & SON
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Shell Gasoline
Gas - Oil and Tires - Lubrication Specialists
5930 ADELINE STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone TEmplebar 0160
INDEPENDENT IRON WORKS, LTD.
82 1 PINE STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Compliments of Phone CLencourt 1286
AMERICAN BAG 8C UNION HIDE CO.
THIRD AND HARRISON STREETS OAKLAND. CALIF.
FIRST POLICE MOTORBIKE
(Continued from page 11)
increased and assigned to patrolling the rest of the city
were Chief of Police Charles W. Dullea, Criminologist
Francis A. Latulipe, Lieutenant J. C. Field, Sergeant
Archie Schmidt and the late Officer Elmer Esperance.
For a number of years prior to 1913, automobiles were
prohibited in Golden Gate Park and so the motorcycle
detail for that area was not maintained.
It is a far cry in traffic control from those years im-
mediately preceding the fire of 1906. With not more than
one man detailed to watch automobiles, today there are 58
riders and the department has 71 Harley-Davidson motor-
cycles, the latest and fastest models for patrol work.
Along about the time of the 1915 Exposition automo-
biles began to be more numerous on the city streets and
from time to time another motorcycle would be added to
the few used for chasing speeders.
Sergeant Williams, who has more than forty years of
service to his credit, is still able to handle the details of
his night assignment at the Harbor, and in looking at pic-
tures of him with the first motorcycle, it can be said the
years have been most kind to him.
Res. FRuitvale 5531 -j E. GIAMBRUNO FRuitvale 7560
THE NU-MODE STUDIOS
INTERIOR DECORATORS
Rugs - Draperies - Upholstering - Furniture Made to Order
1809 EAST TWELFTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Free Clam Broth PETE BRUNO. Proprietor Piedmont 9381
47th and SHATTUCK CAFE
WINE - BEER - MIXED DRINKS
4701 SHATTUCK AVENUE OAKLAND, CALi:
J. BERNARD, Proprietor Pick-up Service
JAY'S GILMORE SERVICE
GAS AND OIL - LUBRICATION
66th AND SAN PABLO OAKLAND. CALIF.
SEYMOUR'S PARKING LOT
OPEN FROM 7 A. M. TO 12 P. M.
I 7th AND JEFFERSON STREETS OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone HIgate 3958
UNION LAUNDRY CO.
2510 FILBERT STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Jobbing a Specialty Phone 241
Anything of Wood
ROCKHOLT & SON
Quality Boats and Mill Work - Estimates Furnished
523 J STREET MARYSVILLE, CALIF.
Telephone 7 7
GREETINGS FROM
THE YELLOW AND OWL CAB CO.
225 GEORGIA
VALLEJO. CALIF.
W. J. GOODMAN phone OLympic 8528
Central Sheet Metal & Roofing Co.
COMPLETE ROOF AND SHEET METAL JOBS
Work All Done by Us
3246 ETT1E STREET OAKLAND. CALIF-
GEORGE GRAD1N. Proprietor Phone CLencourt 0586
EAST BAY SANITARY RAG WORKS
Manufacturer of
DOMESTIC AND SANITARY WIPING RAGS
25 14 ADELINE STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Showroom: Market Street at Tenth, San Francisco - UNderhill 2727
Gall Furniture Manufacturing Co.
DESIGNERS OF FINE FURNITURE
Phone FRuitvale 1068
Main Office and Factory: 4001 SAN LEANDRO STREET. OAKLAND
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March, 194h
BAY COUNTIES' PEACE OFFICERS
(Continued from page '7 )
District Atty Ralph Hoyt, Alameda county, responding
to a call from the president of the Association, reviewed the
progress being made by the peace officers of the Bay area
incorporated in Region No. 5 in the program of National
Civilian Defense. He sketched the history of the forma-
tion of the Defense Council, and reported that throughout
the state, enforcement officials were carrying out the pro-
gram in a manner most encouraging. He reported that at
the meeting to organize the members of the fifth region
he had been selected president, Chief Dullea, vice-presi-
dent; Chief John Greening, Berkeley, secretary, and that
Chief Wallman, of Oakland, was the coordinator from
this district.
* * *
Captain Bernard McDonald, secretary of the Bay
Counties Association, who has demonstrated that his selec-
tion was a good one by the manner he gets out the notices
of each meeting, giving place, date, program and how to
get there, doesn't take up much time handling his end
of the monthly session.
* * *
Chief of Police H. C. Grove, of Dixon, a recently
elected member, made the trip to attend the gathering.
Chief Grove, a veteran peace officer of the valley, is a firm
believer in peace officers' associations and is a very active
member of the Solano County Peace Officers' Association.
* * *
Daniel O'Connell, the veteran and able chief special
agent of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, and pop-
ular with peace officers throughout the west, was another
of the regulars who was among those present.
* * *
Assistant District Attorney William P. Golden, for
over 21 years in charge of San Francisco's warrant and
bond department, was on hand to enjoy the occasion. He
probably can show a record of attending more meetings of
the association than any member of the organization.
* * *
The representatives from Hamilton Field and the Pre-
sidio, all got a fine reception when introduced by Presi-
dent Burke. Among them were: Captains Burton D.
Willis and T. H. Fairchild, and Lieutenant George L.
Woolley, of the Presidio; Captains Stanley Q. Wentz,
James Force and George Beattie. Lieutenant Dean C.'
Gibbons, and Sergeants W. E. Parsons and Kenneth
Hendershot, of Hamilton Field. Captain Willis told how
he started his work of instruction in lethal weapons at
Berkeley, working with Captain Johnson, of that city's
police department. He said that his detail was always will-
ing to help in the training of peace officers in the use of
all kinds of arms and gas. Never, he said, has there existed
between the Army and law enforcement officers a finer
spirit of co-operation than todav.
Compliments of
PAK KWAI MAU
Compliments of
Phone Piedmont 12391
CITY CORNICE CO.
Sheet Metal Work - Roofing - Patent Chimneys
3 12 1 SAN PABLO AVENUE OAKLAND, CALIF,
TRADE WINDS
Where SociabMity, Good Fellowship and Fine Drinks Preva'l
GEORGE (SMITTY) SMITH, Manager
3332 GRAND AVENUE OAKLAND, CALIF.
BAY CITY CARPET & LINOLEUM CO.
Incorporated
Custom Linoleum Work - Walls, Sinks, Cove Base
Carpet Sewing, Binding - Oriental - Domestic
745 26th STREET Phone TWinoaks 2800 OAKLAND. CALIF,
L. J. Doody Pick-up and Delivery Service Phone TEmplebar 9358
THE GATEWAY
SIGNAL SERVICE STATION
TELEGRAPH AVE. AT 29th ST. OAKLAND. CALIF.
ELMER HARBERT Phone TEmplebar 9264
POST OFFICE SMOKE SHOP
CIGARS - LIQUORS - MAGAZINES
15th and FRANKLIN OAKLAND. CALIF.
C. W. WACAR. Manager Phone HIgate 5280
GOLDEN WEST PRINTING CO.
Commercial Printing - Publishing Booklets
Typography - Catalogues
125 TWELFTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Open from I I a. m. to I a. m. - Saturday I I a. m. to 2 a. m.
PEACOCK CAFE
Serving Chinese and American Dishes at Moderate Prices
419 15th STREET Phone GLencourt 0505 OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone Piedmont 3300
J. L. BLACKIE
Sales Manager PACIFIC GRAPHITE WORKS
FORTIETH AND LINDEN STREETS OAKLAND. CALIF.
L. W. Dickson — FR. 0326R O. J. Olsen — PI. 2472J
TRIANGLE SHEET METAL WORKS
5702-4 ADELINE STREET
OAKLAND
CALIFORNIA
Phons Piedmont 95 78
PATSY MASTRO. Proprietor
SILVER SLIPPER CAFE
BEER - WINE - MIXED DRINKS
5665 SAN PABLO AVENUE OAKLAND, CALIF.
NEWMAN & KORN, Inc.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BUTCHERS
525 CLAY STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Compliments of Phone FRuitvale 2225
REX
WHOLESALE CLEANERS AND DYERS
15 18 E. TWELFTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone OLympic 2620
DIAMOND DAIRY
PRODUCTS OF QUALITY
4706 GROVE STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone TEmplebar 3263 M. KLEIN. Prop. Established 1919
"VICTORY" FURNITURE STORE
Fair in Buying and Selling - Just Treatment to All
2321 SAN PABLO AVE. Res. Phone TEmplebar 1282 OAKLAND
F. J. BETTENCORT
5117 SHATTUCK AVENUE
OAKLAND
CALIFORNIA
March, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
"The Recommended Laundry"
La Grande & White's
Laundry & Dry Cleaning
TWO SERVICES . . . both highest quality
. . . add life to wearables
MArket 0916
San Mateo 1488 - Redwood 301 - San Rafael 1576
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WILLOWS
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MOTOR SALES CO. ■
Ford V-8 - Cars - Trucks
SALES and SERVICE
Zephyrs and Mercurys
P. & H. Shovels and Draglines
CALIFORNIA
Excavating
Road Construction
J. R. REEVES
General Contractor
12th Street and American River
P. O. Office Box 1072 - Telephone Capital 2368
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
Grading
Ditching
Lowest Prices in Town
COMPLIMENTS
New Yuba Grocery and Market
S23 THIRD STREET
MARYSVILLE GROCERY
413 THIRD STREET
CALIFORNIA
Ernest lngold, Inc.
JESSE J. LEVY
CHEVROLET CARS
999 VAN NESS AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
MARYSVILLE
Phone 137 for Towing
Residence Telephone 5 24R
COMPLIMENTS
"Watch the Leader"
"A Square Deal and Good Work" Is Our Motto
EHLERS GARAGE
FRED EHLERS, Manager
Welding. Cylinder Boring - Autos - Trucks - Tractors
COCHRAN 8C CELLI
289 12th Street
CHEVROLET DEALERS
Office:
OAKLAND, CALIF.
417 6th Street
Electrical Work and Painting
210 S. SCHOOL STREET
Phone HIgate 93 74
LODI, CALIF.
Beer Always on Ice
BRILLS LIQUOR STORE
CHOICE LIQUORS, WINES AND BEER
Telephone FRuitvale 8605
Sales Representative. Henry Disston & Son, Inc.
EAST BAY SAW & KNIFE WORKS
SAW REPAIRING - KNIFE GRINDING
PLANING MILL SUPPLIES
12 12 HIGH STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
739 EAST TWELFTH STREET
Restaurant Annex
CLUB DEL REY
HOME COOKING
165 \V. ELEVENTH STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone 634
TRACY. CALIF.
Compliments
A. H. AMBROSE
536 FIFTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF
N. S. Cheng
California Manufacturing Company
Manufacturers of
"BULL HEAD" WORK CLOTHING
"CAMPUS KING" COLLEGE CORDS
Office and Factory: 841-845 MARKET ST. OAKLAND. CALIF
Compliments
LOCKER STORAGE & MEAT MARKET
MARYSVILLE CALIFORNIA
Stohl, Nels S
270 Claremont Blvd
San Francisco, Cal
Sec. 562, P. L. & R.
U. S. POSTAGE
PAID
San Francisco, Calif.
Permit 3172
Annual
POLICE WIDOWS* AND ORPHANS' AID ASS'N
CONCERT and BALL
Exposition Auditorium
SATURDAY, APRIL 19th
NEVER BEFORE HAS SO MUCH ENTERTAINMENT BEEN
OFFERED FOR YOUR MONEY AS IN THIS YEAR'S SHOW
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Concerts by Police Band and Municipal Band. Best acts from lead-
ing show houses, radio studios and night clubs. Local singing and
dancing talent of the highest type.
See or take part in the colorful grand march led by Mayor and Mrs.
A ngelo ]. Rossi.
Enjoy dancing in three halls, where there will be dancing styles to
suit every fancy and with the best to be had in dance music.
ALL THIS CAN BE HAD FOR ONLY ONE DOLLAR
With #99,000 paid out to wives and children of police officers who
have passed on during the last year, your support is urgently needed
to make up a difference of some #50,000 between income and outgo.
Do your part, buy not only one ticket, but take the family. It's one
of our most worthy causes.
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AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
April. 1941
V.he world's unrest makes thoughtful people plan for the future.
The wise man knows that in these times there can be no finer
security than the ownership of a home. This bank has inaugurated
a plan to aid its friends to become home owners. Our FHA
Department has been supplemented by the Treasure House plan
which guides and assists the prospective home owner from the
date of his first deposit until completion of his loan. * Inquire
at any of our banking offices or ask to have a representative call.
-< A Leader in Home Finance Since 1868 >-
THE SAN FRANCISCO BANK
SAVINGS
TRUST
Incorporated February 10, 1868 • Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
SEVEN OFFICES— EACH A COMPLETE BANK
Telephone San Bruno 879
J. RODOTA t\ SON San Francisco tel phone DElaware 1466 So. San Francisco: 858
Eagle Cement Laundry Tray Co.
Office and Factory:
1225 HERMAN STREET - SAN BRUNO. CALIF.
REICHHOLD CHEMICALS, INC.
Synthetic Resins • Industrial Chemicals
Chemical Colors
PACIFIC COAST PLANT:
LINDEN AVENUE
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
Telephone San Bruno 1194
JOHN BRUGGER
PLASTERING CONTRACTOR
Plain and Ornamental Plastering
14 1 SAN BENITO AVENUE LOM1TA PARK. CALIF.
Telephone South San Francisco 1729
PORTA'S GARAGE
GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING AND WELDING
Towing — Ambulance Service
305 EL CAMINO REAL SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
Telephone 1138-W
PAUL 8c EUGENE VENTURELLI
PLASTERING CONTRACTORS
944 NO. IDAHO STREET
SAN MATEO. CALIF.
REAL ESTATE
INSURANCE
MILLBRAE HIGHLANDS CO.
Choice Homesites with Marvelous View
Finest Homes — $6,000 to $10,000
We Make Deliveries M. Rodoni. Prop. Phone: So. S. F. 320
RODONIS MARKET
Fresh and Salted Meats. Imported and Domestic Groceries
Imported and Domestic Ol've Oils
615 LINDEN AVENUE SO. SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
COMPLIMENTS
OF
UNCLE TOM'S CABIN
SAN BRUNO
CALIFORNIA
Telephone San Bruno M47
W. L. Morrison
TEDDY TRAILER COMPANY
103 3 EL CAMINO REAL
LOMITA PARK. CALIF.
Tel phone ORD ay 6810
HORN'S HEALTH CENTER
ELECTRO and PHYSIO-THERAPY
Special attention to Over and Underweights
Arthritis - Rheumatism - Sciatica - Backaches
Soreness in Legs, Joints and Muscles
683 SUTTER STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
HOME LAUNDRY CO.
A Particular Laundry For Particular People
We Handle All Classes of Laundry Work
3 3 38 Seventeenth St. Phone MArket 1130
A. Baldini & Co. Phone 197
NORTHSIDE MARKET
Italian Sausage, Meats and Groceries
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
70 1 and 703 LINDEN AVENUE SO. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
April, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Pagel
COLLONAN Electrical & Manufacturing Co.
3215 Mission Street
CON F. COLLONAN. President
Electrical Work in All Its Branches
Phone Mission 7282
Featured in This Issue
PAGE
Commissioner Ward G. Walkup —
By Opie L. Warner 3
Officers Celebrate 10th Anniversary 4
I. A. C. P. Praise S. F. Traffic Ordinance 5
Hay Counties Peace Officers Association 6
History of Police Administration —
By Assist. District Attorney Edith C. Wilson 8
Booming South San Francisco 9
The Budget— By Harold J. Boyd 10
The Court of "Citations" 12
Reno Ready for Footprinters 13
1941 Police Ball Tribute to Men in Blue 14
Widows' and Orphans' Aid Association —
Speech by Commissioner McGovern 15
Editorial Page 16
Identification Association to Meet
in San Francisco 1'
Covering All Beats 18
Peninsula Police Officers Association 19
Northern California Police Communication
Officers Association 20
Flashes 22
A Grateful Officer 23
Better Safe Than Sorry 24
Perfect Policeman Passes 25
San Mateo Two-Way Radio Gets Hit-Runner 27
"Mike" Brown, Deputy Coroner 28
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SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Hall of Justice, Kearny and Washington Streets
Telephones SUtter 2020 - 2030
Radio Short Wave Call KGPD
Mayor, Hon. Angelo J. Rossi
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
Regular Meetings, Monday, 7.30 p.m Hall of Justice
Hon. Wm. P. Wobber, Sr., President ....412 Jessie Street
Hon. Walter McGovern 625 Market Street
Hon. Ward G. Walkup 240 Second Street
Captain Chas. F. Skelly, Secretary
Room 104, Hall of Justice
CHIEF OF POLICE Charles W. Dullea
DEPUTY CHIEF OF POLICE Michael Riordan
Bur. of Inspectors-Bernard J. McDonald Hall of Justice
Residence - 1341 31st Avenue
Traffic Bureau Albert S. Musk 635 Washington St.
Residence - 226 Jules Avenue
Dept. Sec't Capt. John A. Encler Hall of Justice
Residence - 1631 32nd Avenue
Director
Bur. of Personnel Lieut. Georce Healy Hall of Justice
Residence - 4028 18th Street
Supervising Capt Arthur L. Christiansen Hall of Justice
Residence - 1346 24th Avenue
Director - Bureau of Criminal
Information Xieut. Frank E. Winters Hall of Justice
Residence - 670 41st Avenue
Director - Bureau of
Special Services Lieut. Emmet Moore Hall of Justice
Residence - 2186 15th Avenue
Inspector of Schools Traffic Control — Byron J. Getchell
Residence - 533 Brussels Street
Property Clerk Capt. Peter M. McGee Hall of Justice
Residence - 225 Ashton Avenue
City Prison Lieut. John J. Casey..._ Hall of Justice
Residence - 188 Liberty Street
Central Capt. M. E. Mitchell... 635 Washington St.
Residence -U71 29th Avenue
Southern Capt. John A. Reed 360 Fourth St.
Residence- 438 21st Avenue
Harbor Capt. John M. Sullivan.. Drumm& Corara'l Sts.
Residence -WIS 26th Street
Mission Capt. Joseph Walsh 3057 17th Street
Residence - 170 Beaumont Street
Northern Capt. Aloysius I. O'Brien 841 Ellis Street
Residence - 2610 Sacramento Street
G. G. Park Capt. John J. Casey. ..Golden Gate Park
Residence - 570 16th Avenue
Richmond Capt. Francis J. McGuire 451 Sixth Ave.
Residence - 758 Tenth Avenue
Ingleside Capt. Leo J. Tackney Balboa Park
Residence - 2533 ISth Avenue
Taraval Capt. John J. Wade 2348 24th Avenue
Residence - 200 Juanita Way
Headquarters Capt. John A. Engler Hall of Justice
Bayview Sub-Station 1676 Newcombe Avenue
WHen In Trouble Call SUtteY 20-20
When 111 UOUOt Always At Your Service
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Volume XIX
APRIL, 1941
No. 4
Commissioner Ward G. Walkup
By Opie L. Warner
Police Commissioner Ward G. Walkup, like his fellow-
commissioners, Walter McGovern and William P. Wob-
ber, was born and reared in San Francisco.
He was born at 519 Oak Street on June 18, 1888, at
8 P. M., and as he was finishing his grammar school
Commissioner Ward G. Walkup
course decided that he would branch out for himself in
the business world. At the age when most lads were
wondering how to spend their spare time, young Walkup
was promoting a dairy business that was making him
$150 a month, quite a salary for a 14-year-old boy.
From then on he was on his own, and has always been
in business for himself. Today, he heads the largest trans-
fer and trucking business in the west, with Alameda and
San Francisco counties the center of his great business.
The Walkup Company operates 600 trucks, employing
over 600 men and women and has a payroll of more than
a million dollars annually.
The Walkup Company was started by young Walkup
when he was 18 years of age. At that time July 1. 1906.
he got himself a team of horses and a truck and began
delivering groceries and supplies for S. Foster & Co., ex-
porters. 150 Beale Street. His deliveries were to all sorts
of ships along the waterfront. By 1910 the youthful truck-
ing owner had expanded until he had 25 horses, pulling
12 rigs, and one to pull the buggy that carried the man-
ager over his territory.
He tells of the many months he had to take care of
his stable of horses, because dependable grooms were
impossible to get. He knew his horses- had to be in good
shape and the equipment in good order.
Gradually he began, in 1915, to motorize his business
and by November, 1926, had all his rolling stock engine-
operated, the first drayage concern in San Francisco to be
completely motorized.
The 1929 slump did not do him any great amount of
good, but the setbacks he experienced did not keep him
from business and gradually he was back in the chips
again and today he serves more people on the coast through
his transfer business than any other such concern.
He has built up his business on the principle of giving
the utmost in service, and giving it with all the speed
possible in keeping with the laws of the highway and
with regard to the safety of others.
There is an interesting bulletin on the door of the
receiving room of the Walkup Headquarters, 240 Sec-
ond Street, which read the day this writer visited the
place: "This is the fourteenth day without a loss of time
accident to any of our equipment."
When it is considered that Walkup's 600 motor driven
vehicles cover every kind of street and highway in Ala-
meda and San Francisco counties, this record is a remark-
able one. Some times the bulletin shows that a month will
elapse without any accident that causes loss of time or
injury to anyone.
Another thing the drivers of the trucks of the Walkup
Company are impressed with is that they are not to expect
any break from the Police Department, because their
boss happens to be a Police Commissioner, and be it
said to the credit of all the drivers they use every cau-
tion and care in observing the rules of the road.
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April, 1941
Commissioner Walkup is married and has four daugh-
ters and a son, of which he is justly proud, and he says
four queens with an ace in the hole, is a hand that's hard
to beat. He is determined that these daughters and son
have the advantage of the best in education.
He is a member of Excelsior Lodge No. 166, F. &
A. M., San Francisco bodies, Scottish Rite Masons, and
Islam Temple of the Shrine.
Though he has always taken an interest in politics as
so many good citizens do, Ward G. Walkup has never
sought nor held any public office until he was appointed
Police Commissioner on March 15, 1940, by Mayor
Angelo J. Rossi. His appointment was made at the solici-
tation of numerous business men who through the years
have known the transfer magnate, and who, convinced he
was the type of official needed for the Police Board, had
the greatest task in convincing Walkup that he should
accept the appointment.
At the expiration of the unfinished term to which he
was appointed by Mayor Rossi, Walkup, was on Febru-
ary 15, this year, reappointed for a four-year term.
Commissioner Walkup takes his duties as Police Com-
missioner seriously, and he believes that he should strive
to give the same service as a public official that he gives as
a business man. He thinks the San Francisco Police De-
partment is unequalled by any in the land, and that it is
headed by capable and experienced officials. He, like his
fellow members, is vitally interested in all activities of
the members of the Police Department, and will be found
attending meetings of members and of peace officers
throughout this area.
SOUTH OF MARKET MOTHER'S DAY
BREAKFAST
Mother's Day breakfast, under the auspices of the
South of Market Boys, will be held this year in the
Furniture Mart, 10th and Market Streets, Sunday, May
11, at 10:30 A. M.
The public is invited, and Joe Rae, general chairman
of the occasion, announces that Mrs. Henry Dippel, Jr.,
will be the speaker of the day.
Particular guests of the breakfast will be a group of
mothers from Laguna Honda Home who each year are
honored by the South of Market Boys.
NEW SHERIFF FOR KINGS COUNTY
Chief Criminal Deputy Sheriff O. H. Clyde has been
appointed to succeed his chief, the late Sheriff L. P.
Loftis, who died in January after serving as chief county
enforcement officer since 1934 in Kings county.
Sheriff Clyde, who is thirty-seven years of age, became
a deputy in Sheriff Loftis' office in 1936 and rapidly won
promotion to the high post he held at the time of his
chief's death.
He is popular in Hanford, the county seat, and also in
the Lemoore district where he was in the oil business
before becoming a public official.
OFFICERS CELEBRATE TENTH
ANNIVERSARY
Saturday evening, April 12, nine members of this de-
partment met at the Speedway Cafe, 98 Bayshore Boule-
vard, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the date of
their appointment as members of the San Francisco Police
Department.
With ten years' active police experience behind them
they had many things to discuss besides the excellent menu
and the present world war. From 7 p.m. until quite a
few minutes around closing time they were really ten
years younger than the chronological record at the Hall
of Justice shows.
Good fellowship was the watchword of a most enjoy-
able anniversary meeting and time sped all too quickly on
the first get-together meeting of a group of fine young of-
ficers, who, individually have made good in their chosen
profession for the past ten years.
Before concluding an evening of song and story and
outstandingly good community singing ''The Thirty-
Oners" pledged an annual reunion for the date of their
appointment as patrolmen — a gesture which many smaller
and larger groups within the department could well emu-
late in these days when unity and brotherly union are so
much needed in every line of endeavor.
The nine members of "The Thirty-Oners" are: Joe
Anderegg, Joe Holl, George Langley, Pat Meehan, Jack
Leishman, Dick White, Oscar Cloux, George Seavers and
Sidnev Hinson.
VEHICLE ACCIDENT CAUSES
One reason for many traffic accidents is the difficulty en-
countered trying to synchronize a car capable of traveling
125 miles an hour with a brain capable of operating at only
20 miles per hour.
Few people realize the distance a car will travel before it
is possible to bring it to a stop. Only a part of those who do
know how far a car will go before it can be stopped from a
given speed are able to estimate the required distance in the
daylight, and very few of those after dark ; the tendency is
to "overdrive" the headlights.
Extensive investigations and time studies have been made
to determine that the average person requires a reaction
time of three-quarters of a second to apply the brakes, and
then the time to stop the car depends upon the driving
speed. It is then possible to predict the distance the car will
travel to stop it from a given speed. There is not much that
can be done to cut down the braking time from any given
speed (coefficients of rolling fraction remain almost con-
stant), but it is high time automobile manufacturers do
something about cutting down the motions of stepping from
the gasoline accelerator to the brake. To cut down the waste
motion between the gasoline throttle and the brake pedal
would do considerable to reduce the average reaction time,
thereby stopping cars sooner.
Mechanical safety devices may fail and the safe driver is
indispensable.
— California Safety News,
April, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
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I.A.C.P. Bulletin Praises S-F. Traffic Ordinance
International Chiefs Association calls our new ordinance: "if model non-fix traffic ticket ordinance"
A "non-fix traffic ticket ordinance," recommended as
standard by the I. A. C. P., and having the full support
of Chief Charles W. Dullea, has been adopted by the San
Francisco, Calif., Board of Supervisors.
Pointing out that the work of Chief Dullea, Captain
Munn and Traffic Judges Alden Ames and Peter Mullins
was largely responsible for the 20 per cent decrease in acci-
dents during 1940, Lieutenant Kreml told the Board that,
for continued success one of the most important necessities
was a program of equitable enforcement which could sur-
vive public opinion. All persons who receive tags must re-
ceive the same treatment.
Following are the provisions of the San Francisco non-
fix ticket ordinance, which the I. A. C. P. rec mmends as
a standard for other departments seeking such legislation :
Prescribing the method of procedure in dealing with traf-
fic citations and prescribing a penalty for the unauthor-
ized attempted cancellation thereof.
Be it ordained by the People of the City and County of
San Francisco, as follows :
Section 1. Form and record of traffic citations. Traffic
citations shall be issued in books and in the form prescribed
by the Chief of Police and the Controller and in accord-
ance with the Vehicle Code of the State of California. The
Police Department shall ma'ntain a record of the issuance
of such books and of the individual citations issued there-
from. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to furnish
a copy of such records to the Controller not later than the
tenth day of the month following such issuance.
Section 2. Disposition of traffic citations. Upon the issu-
ance of such citation to an alleged violator of anv provision
of the Vehicle Code of the State of California or of the
Traffic Code of the City and County of San Francisco, it
may be disposed of only as follows:
(a) In cases where the alleged violator is directed to ap-
pear at the Traffic Fines Bureau, by posting bail with the
Clerk of the Municipal Court in charge thereof, in an
amount fixed by the Judge of the Municipal Court who
is assigned to hear traffic offenses ; or
(b) By the Judge of the Municipal Court assigned to
hear traffic offenses, with such case being duly entered on
the official calendar or docket of such court.
Section 3. Procedure where person is cited to appear at
Traffic Fines Bureau. Whenever any person is given a traf-
fic citation, directing h-'m to appear at the Traffic Fines Bu-
reau he shall so appear at the time designated thereon. LTpon
such appearance he may post bail and waive appearance in
court by the forfeiture of said bail, or he may deny his guilt
and the necessity of posting bail. In the latter event, the
clerk in charge of said Bureau shall provide for the court
appearance of such person, pursuant to the provisions of the
next section.
Section 4. Procedure where person demands court hear-
ing. Whenever any person demands a court hearing on a
traffic citation, as provided in Section 3 hereof, the clerk in
charge of the Traffic Fines Bureau shall prepare and give
to such person a written notice to appear in the department
of the Municipal Court assigned to hear such matters. Said
notice shall contain the name and address of such person,
the license number, if any, of his vehicle, the offense
charged, and the time and place where such person shall
appear in court. The time to appear, as specified in said no-
tice, must be at least five ( 5) days after such appearance at
the Traffic Fines Bureau, unless an early hearing is agreed
to by the person so notified.
I he Traffic Fines Bureau shall maintain a comp'ete rec-
ord of all such notices issued, and the clerk in charge thereof
shall furnish a daily record of such notices to the depart-
ment of the Municipal Court assigned to hear such mat-
ters. The clerk in charge of the Traffic Fines Bureau shall
also furnish a complete and itemized monthly record of
such notices, and of all cases in which bail is forfeited, to the
Controller not later than the tenth day of the month fol-
lowing that month to which such record relates.
Section 5. Any person wilfully failing to appear in court
in compliance with the written notice provided in Section
4 is guilty of a misdemeanor regardless of the disposition
of the charge upon which he was originally cited.
Section 6. Record and disposition of traffic citations. It
shall be the duty of the Controller to maintain a record of
the issuance of all traffic citations and a record of the dis-
position of all such citations issued, whether by the Traffic
Fines Bureau or by the court.
For the purpose of this record, it shall be the duty of
the clerk of the Municipal Court, designated by the Judge
presiding in the department assigned to hear such matters,
to furnish to the Controller an account of the final disposi-
tion of any case within 48 hours after disposition thereof.
Section 7. Publication of summary of issuance and dis-
position of traffic citations. It shall be the duty of the Con-
troller to publish, or cause to be published, a monthly sum-
mary in at least one ( 1 ) daily newspaper, of general cir-
culation, of all citations issued and the disposition of each.
Section 8. Illegal attempt to cancel traffic citations a mis-
demeanor. Any person who cancels or solicits the cancella-
tion of any traffic citation, in any manner other than as pro-
vided above, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section 9. Saving section. If any section, subsection, sub-
division, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordi-
nance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or in-
valid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the re-
maining portions of this ordinance. The Board of Super-
visors hereby declares that it would have passed this ordi-
nance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph,
sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact
that any one or more of the other sections, subsections, sub-
divisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases be de-
clared unconstitutional or invalid.
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April, 1941
BAY COUNTIES'
Peace Officers' Association
MEETINGS EVERY MONTH
Chief Thomas F. Burke, President
Captain* Bernard McDonald, Secretary-Treasurer
The regular meeting of the Bay Counties Peace Officers'
Association was held at Guidotti's, in Santa Rosa, on
Thursday, March 27, 19+1, with Police Chief Melvin F.
Flohr as host. The following members and guests were
present :
Mayor Robert Madison; Thomas L. Mack, Council-
man; Harry A. Barnes; Deputy Sheriff Ray Weaver;
James Shanks, Calif. High. Patrol ; Asst. District Attor-
ney Charles J. McGoldrick; Officer John P. Plover, Jr.;
Sheriff A. A. Wilkie; James Kenny, State Parole Office;
Officer Andy Johansen ; Officer Thomas J. Campion, H.
D. Huntington, Radio Operator; Police Commissioner J.
A. Tedford; Councilman Ward H. von Tillow; Judge
Wm. E. Rutherford ; Councilman E. A. Eymann ; Capt.
Jack Spaulding; State Supervisor of Probation John P.
Plover and Melvin Flohr, Chief of Police, of Vallejo;
Chief of Police Lloyd W. Skeels, Morgan Hill.
Chief of Police Chas. W. Dullea; Commissioner Ward
G. Walkup; Rev. N. W. Feely ; Paul E. Madden, Chief,
Narcotic Division; Dr. Leo J. McMahon; Al Helgoe,
American Hawaiian SS. Co. ; Opie L. Warner, editor, Po-
lice and Peace Officers' Journal ; Asst. Dist. Attorney
Wm. P. Golden; Capt. H. M. Witbeck, Presidio; Sheriff
Dan Murphy; Capt. Burton D. Willis, Dist. Chemical
Office ; Police Commissioner Wm. P. Wobber ; Commis-
sioner Walter McGovern ; J. C. Meinbress; Dan Sulli-
van, Fire Dept. ; Inspector F. J. O'Ferrall ; Inspector
Marshall Burnett; Officer L. G Etherington ; Under-
sheriff W. V. Hollingbery; Charlie McCarthy ; Officer R.
Sullivan; Officer Rex Lesh'e; Douglas Hayden ; Oscar J.
Johnsen, Attorney General's Office; Lieut. P. J. Murray;
Dr. Thos. B. Leland; Capt. John A. Engler ; Walter H.
Duane ; Sidney Mackin ; D. O'Connell, S. P. Co.; Fred
Murphy, S. F. F. D., and Director George M. Healy, of
San Francisco.
Councilman E. R. Burton ; Commissioner Merritt R.
Hosmer; Chief of Police Edw. J. Wheeler, and Mayor
Al Sagehorn, of San Carlos.
Chief Probation Officer F. J. Robinson ; Chief of Po-
lice C. L. Collins and Mayor H. F. Anderson, of Red-
wood City. Chief of Police Wm. L. Maher, San Bruno.
Wm. A. Wiltberger, Director of Police School ; Chief of
Police J. N. Black, and Police Sergeant H. F. Horn-
buckle, of San Jose. William Hydie, Albany Police De-
partment.
Captain Stanley Q. Wentz ; Sergeant Kenneth E. Hen-
dershot ; Capt. James Force, and Sergeant W. E. Parsons,
of Hamilton Field.
James T. Drew, Peace Officers' Association ; District
Attorney Ralph E. Hoyt ; Deputy Sheriff H. L. Adams;
George J. Helms, Dist. Attorney's Office; Leon V.
Palmer, Asst. Dist. Atty. ; and Lieut. H. F. Radbruch,
of Oakland ; Fred Perry, and L. R. Daucet, of Sausalito.
Chief of Police C. M. Hirschey, Hillsborough; Chief
of Police T. F. Burke, and J. P. Britt, of San Mateo;
Frank Farina, Assistant Chief of Police, and Chief Louis
Mann, Emeryville. Chief of Police W. V. Pflaum, Pied-
mont.
C. V. Brereton; Director J. M. Carter, State Motor
Vehicle Dept., and George H. Brereton, Supervisor of
Peace Officers' Training, of Sacramento. E. J. Foster,
Chief of Police, Sebastopol. A. B. Camp, Walnut Creek.
Undersheriff John Claussen, Jr., and Sheriff John P.
Strckter, of Napa.
1 he minutes of the April meeting, which was held in
Redwood City, were read and approved.
Chief Melvin F. Flohr welcomed the members and their
guests, and introduced Mayor Robert Madison, who also
made a brief address of welcome. Councilmen Thomas L.
Mack, Henry A. Barnes, Ward von Tillow and E. A.
Eymann were also introduced, as were: Sheriff A. A.
Wilkie, Deputy Sheriff Ray Weaver, James Shanks, Cali-
fornia Highway Patrol, Asst. District Attorney Charles J.
McGoldrick, James Kenny, State Parole Officer; Police
Commissioner J. A. Tedford, Judge Wm. E. Rutherford
and State Supervisor of Probation John P. Plover.
Harry Barnes advised the members to register earl) at
Santa Rosa for the State Peace Officers' Convention in
October. He also assured his hearers that no effort will be
overlooked in the matter of providing accommodations and
enjoyment for members and their families attending the
October convention.
Ex-Association President James T. Drew, of Oakland,
mentioned the excellent work being done on vital bills at
Sacramento by Earl Warren and James Kenny.
President Burke introduced Rev. Fr. Norbert Feely of
San Francisco, Chaplain of the Association ; John P. Steck-
ter, Sheriff, Napa; Paul T. Madden, Chief, Narcotic Di-
vision ; Professor Wm. Wiltberger. San Jose Teachers'
College; Captain H. M. Whitbeck, Presidio; Sheriff
Daniel C. Murphy of San Francisco, and District Attor-
ney Toland McGettigan of Santa Rosa.
Captain Burton D. Willis, Hamilton Field ; George H.
Brereton, Chief, State Police School at Sacramento, and
Ralph E. Hoyt, District Attorney of Alameda County
were also introduced and made brief addresses.
The speaker of the day was John P. Plover, State
Supervisor of Probation. During the course of a most in-
teresting and instructing lecture Mr. Plover showed the
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Page 7
fallacy and unfairness of the word delinquent as used today
in the press, on the platform and by people generally inter-
ested in sociology.
Delinquent is a word used arbitrarily, the speaker
stated, to classify young people who happen to run afoul
of the law — and unfortunately, these young people are
normal and natural, and in no way or manner criminal
by nature. A most cursory check of their conditions, he
stated, shows one or two things — poverty or lack of proper
home influences, or both.
Economic conditions are behind a large percentage of
our crime, the speaker stated. Sometimes youths and older
persons from financially good circumstances get into diffi-
culties in the matter of penal violations, the speaker said,
but, in the main, such persons are not to be found in our
juvenile or adult penal institutions. There must be some
grave reason for the ranks in our penal institutions being
sixty-five per centum from families of the poor, the speaker
stated.
Financial conditions, and improper home surroundings
cause this so-called delinquency, he stated.
Give a youth or a young man steady employment and
you keep him out of the class generally called delinquents.
Frequently such boys and girls have — due to divorce — only
one parent. Frequently also there is a second marriage and
even poor economic conditions to make it still more dif-
ficult for the young boy or the young girl to live according
to the rules of modern society.
The speaker admitted that young folks from even the
best families have the same dispositions and thus naturally
get into trouble once in a while in the same manner as
those of similar ages who are less blessed with the world's
wealth. He stressed the fact, however, that youths from
well-to-do families do not usually serve terms in reform
schools or penitentiaries — these places seemingly being the
destination of those who are economically or socially handi-
capped— or both.
Mr. Plover reminded his hearers to harken back to the
days of their youth and consider that some of the many
so-called pranks they individually played could have
brought them into that great class which, today, is so
ridiculously called by the general term "delinquents."
The term "delinquent." he stated, taken as a description
of some youth of either sex, is, in the main a misnomer.
Youth is a group, a condition in our social life, the same
today as it was thousands of years ago. We cannot put
tangible forethought and seasoned wisdom into the heads
of our growing boys and girls, he said, but, at the same
time it is unfair and meaningless to call them by the mod-
ern group name "delinquents."
Young people always have, and, judging the future by
the past, always will get into more or less serious trouble
— but their youth and exuberance of spirits, plus home con-
ditions or economic conditions over which they have no
control, are to blame in a great measure, he stated. They
should not lie condemned in the press or on the bench for
occurrences which call for frowns from self-styled good
people.
Publicity to breaches of the law by juveniles is really
what places just ordinary, thoughtless, wayward youths of
today in the so-called Dead End class, he stated. Lack of
this publicity and some genuine interest plus a little kind-
ness on the part of people concerned with the law viola-
tions of such youths is all that is ordinarily necessary to
save them from the errant path which they seem to have
chosen, he stated.
Getting a youth a job is much better than sending him
to a reform school where time naturally hangs heavy on
him and he thus has a chance to become morose and sour
on society.
The speaker drew attention to the lack of a proper num-
ber of probation personnel to aid, by word and act, the
38,000 men, women and juveniles needing supervision and
assistance too, and stated that the present personnel of 410
was out of all equitable proportion with this immense
task.
A person who, even though not a juvenile, has been in-
carcerated for any considerable time, he said, needs the ef-
forts of some one to help rehabilitate him, and, of course,
he needs employment. Without employment, under such
circumstances, he stated, failure and re-arrest are almost
the inevitable result.
The following were elected to membership: F. L. blan-
ker, Deputy District Attorney, Santa Rosa ; Horace M.
Whitbeck, Captain, LT. S. A., Presidio ; Charlie Mc-
Carthy, Police, Burlinghame.
The next meeting of the Association was held in San
Jose, on Thursday, April 24, 1941, with Chief of Police
John N. Black as host.
NOTES OF MEETING
Chief Melvin Flohr, of Santa Rosa, picked a mighty
good place for the Bay County Peace Officers' to do their
eating and meeting. Helen and Bery Guidotti seem to
know what to serve hungry peace officers, and the second
visit was enjoyed by many of the members who attended
the session held over a year ago in the Rose City.
* * *
When President Thomas Burke announced that Chief
Harper, Mayor Edward R. McDonald and Municipal
Judge A. J. Ward were injured in an automobile accident,
there was genuine concern over the fate of the trio. How-
ever, word was obtained before the meeting adjourned that
none were fatally injured. All are now well on the way
to complete recovery, though Chief Harper will be laid
up for a spell longer with a broken leg and ribs.
* » *
Fireman Frank Murphy, formerly a member of the
San Francisco Police Department, attends all sessions of
the Bay Counties Association he can make.
* * *
Mayor Robert Madison and Councilman T. L. Mack
extended a hearty welcome to the visitors and told them
there would be bigger things when the State Peace Officers
convene in Santa Rosa next October.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
April, 1941
The History of Police Administration
By Edith C. Wilson, Assistant District Attorney
The English word "police" is derived from the Latin
"politea," meaning "State" and from the Greek "Politeia,"
meaning "government" and "polis," meaning "city".
The definition of "police," as given in Funk and Wag-
nail's Standard Dictionary of the English language, is: "A
Edith C. Wilson
Assistant District Attorney
body of civil officers, especially in a city organized under
authority, to maintain order, prevent and detect crime and
enforce law."
In tracing the history of police systems throughout the
world, it is interesting to note that in every civilized coun-
try having organized communities, there was a system of
police, but police systems disappeared entirely when the civ-
ilized countries were overrun by barbarian hordes or when
conquered and mastered through militaristic might.
Ancient Rome had a definite police system with various
grades of officers. It disappeared at the time of the breaking
up of the Roman empire. Down through the ages, even to
the present day, nations having a representative form of
government such as our democracy is, have had pol'ce sys-
tems civilian in character, whereas totalitarian, fascist or
communistic nations have militaristic police systems.
In old England, efforts were made to repress crime and
to maintain peace and order by a system of "mutual surety-
ship." Groups of men banded together in numbers of ten
called a "decennary." Each man in this group was re-
sponsible for the conduct of his fellow member. Ten decen-
naries joined into what was termed the "hundred." Each
man in the hundred was responsible for the conduct of his
fellow member and if a crime was committed, an honor
system prevailed whereby the decennaries and the hundreds
investigated their membership and surrendered the guilty
man.
When this system of mutual suretyship became extinct,
a system of keeping "watch and ward" was invoked. This
was the term given to night duty and day duty. The service
was purely voluntary and gratuitous. It was not very suc-
cessful, because a great many citizens did not care to take
on the burden and responsibility of keeping watch and
ward. They paid ruffians, paupers and social derelicts to
substitute for them.
About the time of King Edward II, Justices of the
Peace were appointed. It was a step forward in reforma-
tion, as the Justice of the Peace received a salary. His work
was very difficult indeed, because it was just about this
time that a tremendous effort was being made to deter
crime by giving rewards for apprehension and by increasing
the severity of penalties. Almost every crime became a
felony and almost every felony was punishable by death.
The result was the opposite from what was intended and
ciime ran rampant throughout England. Hundreds of
people were hanged every week. Capital punishment was
no deterrent whatsoever.
In 1829 Robert Peel presented and was instrumental in
the shaping of the statute creating the Metropolitan Police
Force in England. We know it now as Scotland Yard. At
the time of its inauguration it was a complete innovation.
By this act the position of policeman was made a profes-
sional paid job and for the first time the men wore uni-
forms. Experts are of the opinion that the high standards of
Scotland Yard have been maintained throughout the years
because its organization is absolutely non-political. The
term "bobbie," which is the name frequently applied to
English police officers, is derived from the fact that Robert
Peel was the founder of the department.
The English bobbie does not carry a gun, which indi-
cates the civilian character of this particular department.
The Metropolitan Police Force was placed under the jur-
isdiction of one Commissioner under the Home Secretary,
this commissioner having four assistants, all appointed by
the Crown. There was also a Receiver, in rank, comparable
with the commissioner. His duties were to supervise all
clerical matters connected with property and findings. In
normal times Scotland Yard employs about 20,000 men
and it has become national in character because the police
of Scotland Yard make regular inspections of all local po-
lice forces.
Under the English system, if the Police Department is
unable to cope with a given situation, the British Army may
be pressed into service.
The American Police Departments are founded on the
F.iglish principle. This is only natural, as the United States
'vas originally settled bv immigrants from England, who
brought with them all that was good in the system of gov-
ernment of the country of their origin and leit behind them
all that was bad.
When people gathered and formed settlements or small
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April, 1941 POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Booming South San Francisco
Page 9
South San Francisco is indeed the industrial city of the
peninsula. Over 40 concerns have their factories and
production plants in this thriving little metropolis. From
the great Bethlehem Steel Corporation, the Western Pipe
and Steel Company, busily engaged now in building boats
Chief Louis Bei.i.oni
South San Francisco
for our government, down to meat packing and baking
companies, you will find every line of industry represented,
and all today going full blast and employing more and
more men and women.
Below will be found a list of the industries of South
San Francisco, as compiled by the Chamber of Commerce
of that city.
But first let us recount other things that mark South
City as one of our prosperous and bustling communities,
well governed and policed. Today the population is around
7500, more than the 1940 census figures, which set the
number at 6629. Building has taken an upward swing as
the demand for housing increases, as there are now em-
ployed in the many plants of the city over 6500 people. A
lot of these have to commute to San Francisco and other
neighboring cities.
Through all this increased activity in business and in-
dustry the record of the South San Francisco Police De-
partment for having a crimeless city has been maintained.
Though more people are to be found there than any
time in the history of the town, and though there has been
no increase in the personnel of the Police Department, there
hasn't been any crime wave, in fact no robberies, but few
small burglaries and a total absence of murder and assault.
True the police have plenty on their hands to handle the
great flow of traffic that passes over by-pass 101, and
which converges through South San Francisco during peak
hours of morning and evening as it does nowhere else along
the Peninsula, as well as that in the town's Hum streets.
But the records will show that this problem is as well
handled and better than in most other cities.
This lack of crime is nothing new for the little city
for during the 17 years Louis Belloni has been chief of
police of South San Francisco, there has never been a bank
robbery and there never has been a payroll holdup, and
everyone knows there are plenty of payrolls down that
way. Crime news has always been a scarce article in Chief
Belloni's domain.
It isn't luck that has caused this enviable record, but
is due, rather, to the tireless efforts of a small, well-trained
and experienced force of men under the chief. When an
offense is committed in South City, 99 times out of 100
an arrest follows almost immediately, and the arrest is
followed by conviction. This causes many a would-be
evil-doer to pause before launching into a criminal act.
Chief Belloni was born and reared in South San Fran-
cisco. He has spent all of his 46 years in that community.
He knows everybodv and everyone knows and likes the
big, genial and efficient chief. He joined the department in
1922 as a patrolman. Two years later he was head of the
department and has been the chief ever since.
In l°-24 the population was around 3000 and three men
made up the police force. Besides Chief Belloni there was
Patrolman Henry McGraw. still on duty.
Today the department is made up as follows :
Chief Belloni, Assistant Chief Vincent Bianchini. Ser-
geant August Terragno, Clerk Arthur Rodoni.
Officers are McGraw, Joseph Bildhauer, William
Whipple, Nello Lazzari. Michael Lamuth and Frank
Bertucelli.
Sergeant Terragno has, over the years, made a fine
reputation for himself in his work handling traffic. The
bottleneck that is Bypass 101 as it passes through South
City is in the morning rush and the evening return of
commuters, the heaviest traveled highway in any part of
the land. But you don't see any tieups of traffic in South
City.
Mayor A. J. Eschibach and Councilmen Rod Tibbetts.
Victor Boido, D. W. Ratto and M. Minucciani, give
whole hearted co-operation to the Police Department and
have adopted all necessary equipment for the members.
Now the patrol cars are fitted with one-way radio hooked
up with the San Francisco Department, and when the
latter organization gets two-way. which will be in a
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
April, 1941
THE BUDGET
By Harold J. Boyd
Controller of the City and County of San Francisco
"A budget is no magic wand which may be waved
over a governmental body and thus guarantee solvency,
efficiency or justice. Budgeting may bring salvation to a
decaying government, or rock it into a self-satisfied
coma preceding ruin. The budget, of course, is a plan.
If the plan is poorly conceived, so is the budget. There
must be a plan for getting money, for carrying on work
and for controlling expenditures within revenues. . . ."
— Municipal Finance.
This article has been prepared to acquaint the public
with the procedure prescribed by the charter concerning
the preparation, recommendation and consideration of the
annual municipal budget.
Earnest effort has been made to state the facts simply.
It is hoped that a greater interest in, and a clearer under-
standing of, budget procedure may develop from ths out-
line.
A Plan for Spending!
The budget is a plan ... a plan for spending . . . spend-
ing money . . . other people's money.
The budget begins with estimates . . . departmental esti-
mates . . . drawn up months in advance of the period in
which the money ultimately provided will be spent.
Specifically — in December of 1940 the Controller noti-
fied the various departments of municipal government that
forms were available for the preparation of budget esti-
mates for the 1941-42 fiscal year.
As budget estimates originate with the various depart-
ments of municipal government, the various departments
of municipal government — actually 75 of therr — were
then making plans for operations for the period which
would not begin until July 1, 1941, and which would not
end until June 30, 1942, eighteen months distant.
Filing by February 15
These plans must be completed not later than February
15 because these departmental requests for money . . . these
budget estimates . . . will pass on that date beyond the di-
rect authority of the departments.
The heads of departments or officers under the jurisdic-
tion of the Chief Administrative Officer file their budget
estimates with him. After the Chief Administrative Of-
ficer adjusts or revises these estimates he files them with
the Controller.
Departments under commissions file their budget esti-
mates with their respective commissions, who in turn file
these estimates with the Controller.
All other departments file their budget estimates di-
rectly with the Controller.
All budget estimates . . . these plans for spending money
. . . must be in the hands of the Controller not later than
February 15 of each year.
Controller Prepares Summary
The Controller's first task is to check all of these budget
estimates as to form and completeness.
The Controller must then prepare a summary and a re-
capitulation of these spending plans, as well as a compari-
son with the current and previous fiscal year's expendi-
tures.
These tasks must be completed by the Controller on
March 15 because not later than that date the consolidated
budget estimates must be delivered by the Controller to the
Mayor.
Between February 15, when submissions are made to the
Controller, and March 15, when the Controller must
make his submission to the Mayor, there are twenty-one
actual working days. Here are the things which the Con-
troller must do in connect:on with these budget estimates
during those twenty-one days:
1 . Check every budget estimate.
2. Consolidate the budget estimates of proposed ex-
penditures.
3. Prepare a statement of requirements for:
(a) Bond Interest and Redemption.
(b) Tax Judgments.
(c) Other Fixed Charges.
4. Prepare a statement of authorized debt.
5. Prepare a statement of judgments outstanding.
6. Prepare a statement of bonds subject to sale during
the next fiscal year.
The Controller is without authority to add anything to
tlie budget estimates.
The Controller is without authority to take anything
out of the budget estimates.
The Controller is without authority to recommend any-
thing with relation to this spending plan, beyond the re-
quirements of his own office.
This is exactly as it should be.
It would be unsound for the Controller to participate in
the creation of the spending plan because after the plan has
been completed it is the Controller's responsibility to
carry it into operation.
The Controller's Job
The executive and the legislative branches of local gov-
ernment create the budget and after it has been adopted
and translated into an ordinance, the Controller's re-
sponsibility begins.
The Controller manages the spending plan ; it is his job
to see that money is expended in accordance with the plan.
It is his job to see that government lives within its income.
Putting it all very simply . . . the Controller's job is to
get the figures in shape, summarize them, a semble the
sheets on which the figures are submitted, put them into a
binder, and pass them on to the Mayor.
When this task is completed the Mayor has before him
a binder that is 18 inches bv 26 inches and which con-
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tains 735 separate sheets. It weighs 41% pounds. It is a
weightj volume.
The Mavor's Job
Well, there it is . . . on the Mayor's desk, but it can
remain there only until May 1.
Between March 15, the day when he receives the vol-
ume, and May 1, the day when he must transmit the
volume to the Board of Supervisors, the Mayor has 36
actual business days in which to review and adjust and
rc\ ise the spending program.
During that period the Mayor must hold such public
hearings on the budget as he deems necessary.
The Mayor has the power to decrease, or reject, any
proposed item of expenditure.
The Mayor has the power to add to the requested ap-
propriations for any public improvement or capital ex-
penditure.
The Mayor is without power to increase any amount or
add an) new item for:
( a ) Personal services, i.e., new jobs or pay raises.
(b) Materials, supplies or contractual services.
(c) Proposed utility expenditures within the esti-
mated revenues of such utility.
Not later than the first day of May the Mayor must
transmit to the Board of Supervisors . . . (and here is
quoted the exact language of the first paragraph of Sec-
. tion 72 of the Charter) :
"the consolidated budget estimates for all departments
and offices of, and the proposed budget for, the city and
county for the ensuing fiscal year, including a detailed
estimate of all revenues of each department and an esti-
mate of the amount required to meet bond interest, re-
demption and other fixed charges of the city and county,
and the revenues applicable thereto. He shall, by mes-
sage accompanying such proposed budget, comment
upon the financial program incorporated therein, the
important changes as compared with the previous
budget, and bond issues, if any, as recommended by
him."
The Board of Supervisors
So — on May 1 the matter is in the hands of the Board
of Supervisors. The spending program, which, in the form
of departmental budget estimates, originated with the va-
rious departments of municipal government, having bee i
reviewed, revised and adjusted by the Executive Branch
of government, is now in the hands of the Legislative
Branch of government, the Board of Supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors has certain obligations and
certain powers with respect to the Budget, identical with
the Mayor's in some respects, different from those of th?
Mayor in other respects.
The first obligation of the Board of Supervisors, fol-
lowing the submission by the Mayor, is to have the budget
published in the official newspaper. The "official news-
paper" is defined by the Charter to be a daily newspaper
of general circulation published in the city and county.
The Board of Supervisors is instructed by the Charter
to provide printed copies of th? Mayor's budget mes-
sage and proposed budget, including comparative ex-
penditures and revenues for the current and preceding
fiscal years and other information for official use and pub-
lic demand as requested.
The Board of Supervisors is instructed by the Charter
to fix the date or dates, not less than five days after pub-
lication, for consideration of and public hearings on the
proposed budget.
Here is quoted the exact language of the sixth and
seventh paragraphs of Charter Section 72 with reference
to the powers of the Board of Supervisors in connection
with their powers to revise and adjust the spending pro-
gram :
The Board of Supervisors may decrease or reject
any item contained in the proposed budget, but shall
not increase any amount or add any new item for per-
sonal services or materials, supplies or contractual serv-
ices for any department, unless requested in writing so
to do by the Mayor, on the recommendation of the Chief
Administrative Officer, board, commission or elective
officer, in charge of such department.
"The Board of Supervisors may increase or insert ap-
propriations for capital expenditures and public im-
provements."
For the discharge of its responsibilities in connection
with the budget, the Board of Supervisors has actually
only sixteen business days.
The Appropriation Ordinance
The details of the spending plan for the purposes of
legislative enactment must be incorporated into an ordi-
nance. The instrument, which the Charter instructs the
Controller to prepare, must be drafted with such provi-
sions and detail as will furnish an adequate basis for fiscal
and accounting control by the Controller of each revenue
and expenditure appropriation item for the ensuing year.
This instrument is designated by the Charter as the Ap-
propriation Ordinance. It is through the medium of this
ordinance — after passage by the Board and approval by
the Mayor — that the details of the spending program are
set up by the accounting division of local government.
This ordinance — the Appropriation Ordinance — can
only be passed after two readings, not less than five days
apart. Hence — if the final reading is to be had not later
than the first day of June, the charter deadline for the
Board's approval of the budget, the first reading must be
had five days prior thereto, on May 26. This situation, of
course, means that, in reality, the budget itself must be
approved by the Board of Supervisors not later than May
26, because the Appropriation Ordinance is the Spending
Program (the budget) translated into fiscal and account-
ing controls.
From May 1 to May 26 is 26 days; deduct four Sun-
days, four Saturday half-days, four Mondays which the
Board of Supervisors devote to other legislative matters,
and there remain only sixteen business days for the Board
of Supervisors to study, review, revise, amend and ulti-
mately approve the Spending Program.
Deadlines!
Not later than —
February 15 — All budget estimates must be filed with the
Controller.
March 15 — Estimates and related data to the Mayor.
May 1 — Mayor transmits Executive Budget and related
data to the Board of Supervisors.
May 26 — Board of Supervisors approves the Budget as
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Page 12 POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
THE COURT OF "CITATIONS
By The Editor
April, 1941
II
Twenty-one years ago a vacancy occurred in the War-
rant and Bond Office of the City and County of San
Francisco. A new chief for this office was sought by the
then newly elected District Attorney, Matthew Brady.
Realizing the many-sided qualifications needed by the man
who was to be chief of this most important office, the newly
William P. Golden
Chief Warrant and Bond Clerk
elected district attorney carefully considered the various
candidates amongst the attorneys of the City and County
of San Francisco.
Having given much consideration to the individual as-
pirants to the position of Chief, Warrant and Bond Office,
he finally selected the present incumbent, William P.
Golden. Now, after twenty-one years, the absolute wisdom
of his judgment is mere history. Without fear of inviting a
ripple of an argument it can be stated that no officer of the
City and County of San Francisco has rendered better or
more efficient service to the citizens of San Francisco during
the past twenty-one years than the scholarly, modest gentle-
man appointed Chief of the Warrant and Bond Office in
1920.
Mr. Golden was born in San Francisco, graduated from
the public schools, and received his AB degree at St. Ig-
natius College, now the University of San Francisco. Three
years later he received his LLB degree at the University of
California and for a time practiced law at Tonopah. Ne-
vada, and later in this city.
Being ever a student, he went to Georgetown Univer-
sity at Washington, D. C, where he received his Master
of Laws degree, and, having received said degree, he was
appointed Law Assistant in the Judge Advocate General's
office, U. S. Army, at Washington, D. C.
On returning to San Francisco Mr. Golden accepted a
position with the Civil Service Commission as examiner, in
which capacity he remained with the commission for ten
years, his period of service with the Civil Service Commis-
sion terminating on his acceptance of the position of Chief,
Warrant and Bond Office, which he so ably fills today.
The floor space of the Warrant and Bond Office is small
indeed when we consider the multitude of our citizens who
daily visit there seeking redress for their real or imaginary
wrongs. If the hundreds who daily telephone in reference to
their rights should happen to prefer appearing in person at
Room 209, Hall of Justice, a whole floor of that building
would be necessary for the accommodation of the clients
who look to the District Attorney's office as a clearing
house of information on a multitude of points both legal
and quasi-legal, and purely trifling.
To definitely segregate the thousand and one problems
constantly handled in the Warrant and Bond Office would
be impossible. Probably the best method in the matter of il-
lustrating the run-of-the-mill, as it were, of problems pro-
posed and handled in this office, would be to take the matter
of a citation, and explain its use.
The vast majority of our citizens, and it might be added,
quite a large percentage of our practicing attorneys, are un-
aware or the "citation" situation as a routine factor of the
Warrant and Bond Office. Let us illustrate an actual case:
The Smiths and the Browns are neighbors. The Smiths
have chickens and the Browns have a garden. When Mr.
or Mrs. Smith trample the flowers in Brown's garden in
an effort to get their chickens home to roost, the Browns
are more or less annoyed. In the Brown family the expres-
sion "put the law on them," and the word trespass, also the
word arrest are used more or less constantly and heatedly.
The Browns arrive at 209, Hall of Justice, to obtain a
warrant of arrest charging malicious mischief, disturbance
of the peace and trespass, against Mr. or Mrs. Smith, or
both. They go to one of the windows and vigorously de-
nounce the Smiths and ask that for their misdeeds the
Smiths be arrested and brought to trial immediately.
Mr. Golden personally, or one of his able assistants, each
of whom is an attorney, patiently listens to the allegations.
The Browns have been received courteously, have had a
good hearing, and are somewhat satisfied. They are handed
a citation in which a date and time of hearing in the same
room 209 are set forth, the citation being addressed, of
course, to Mr. or Mrs. Smith, as the case may be. They are
told to deliver the citation to the police department, in the
General Office, Hall of Justice. The Browns are also in-
formed the Police Department in the interim will deliver
this citation to the Smiths.
In the citation it is set forth that a failure on the part of
the parties cited to appear at the time and date mentioned
for a hearing of the matter of the complaint will result in
actual arrest. This little notice on the citation always has
the desired effect. So, at the time and date stipulated, the
Browns and Smiths meet face to face in room 209, Hall
of Justice, and with the assistant district attorney who is-
sued the citation acting as judge and referee, the Smiths and
Browns personally discuss the tense situation which the
chickens have created.
The assistant district attorney hearing the case, of course,
instructs both parties as to their respective legal rights in
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April, 1941 POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
RENO READY FOR FOOTPRINTERS
Page 13
The boys of Reno Chapter No. 13 International Foot-
print Association, are intending to give the Footprinters
from all over the West the time of their lives. If you
doubt this statement read the following sent to The Po-
i.ici: and Peace Officers' Journal, by Edward C.
Cupit, deputy sheriff of Reno, and secretary-treasurer of
Chapter No. 13; Dallas J. Seevers, Chief of Police Andy
Welliver, of Reno, and Chief of Police Al Bassemier, of
Sparks, who are active in arranging for the approaching
meet.
"We Footprinters in Reno Chapter 13 are looking for-
The round trip fare is #13.50 which includes transpor-
tation, berth and refreshments, and entertainment on the
train both ways.
Grand Secretary Phil Gcauque has made all arrange-
ments so all that a member has to do is to send in his check
for #13.50 to Noel Wylie, Manx Hotel, and be prepared
to get aboard the special.
The Grand Chapter will convene at 10 A. M. on
May 16 and will remain in session two days.
Chief of Police Bodie Wallman, of Oakland, grand
president, will call the convention to order and preside
Chief Andy M. Welliver
Reno
Chief Bodie
President, International
Wallman
Footprint Association
Chief Al Bassemier
Sparks, Nevada
ward to greeting thousands of visiting Footprinters on
May 16 and 17. Our plans call for the biggest little
chapter in the International Association, putting on the
biggest convention yet attempted.
"Our committees under the direction of and co-ordi-
nated by our famous Dr. Brigman, are working overtime
to see that our show goes over with a bang. The writer
does not intend to mention just what our plans are — sur-
prises being more enjoyable than a cut and dried an-
nounced program.
''A goodly number of hot sand steppers will remember
our joint initiation last January 25th. That was but a
mild preview of what is in store at the coming convention.
"Reno has plenty of advertising and No. 13 is not
looking for more, all we want is to see you all in Reno,
and we are taking this means as one way of getting a
cordial invitation to you boys and to let you know we're
expecting you, and that we'll be seeing you."
The Footprinters are signing up in goodly numbers for
the Reno convention. Noel Wylie, secretary of San Fran-
cisco Chapter, says reservations are coming in in increas-
ing numbers and it looks like a long special train will leave
San Francisco on Thursday night, at 9 P. M. This train
will get the visitors into Reno at 7 A. M.
over the daily sessions. A big delegation will go from
Oakland and Alameda cities, as an honor escort to the
grand president.
OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
San Francisco Chapter for 1941-42
President Paul Mackie
First Vice-President John J. Mullin
Second Vice-President Chas. Dullea
Third Vice-President Bill Gilmore
Secretary-Treasurer Noel O. Wylie
Assistant Treasurer Jerome Smith
Counsel Joseph McShane
Sergeant at Arms Geo. Langley
Board of Directors
Dan Murphy, Walter Vervais, Chas Moore, Bill Ma-
iler, Bill Schoppe, Phil Geauque, Bill Hollingbery, Pete
Hinrich, Val Hammack, Opie Warner, John J. Harper.
Delegates and Alternates to Convention
Delegates — Paul Mackie, Walter Vervais, Val Ham-
mack, Noel O. Wylie, at large.
Alternates — Pete Hinrich, James Mahoney, Bill Gil-
more, Chas. Moore.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
April, 1941
1941 Police Ball Tribute to Men In Blue
By George F. Barry
If anybody thinks the members of the San Francisco
Police Department are not popular and do not have a
lot of friends in their home town, they should have at-
tended the annual police charity concert, entertainment
and grand ball on April 19, in the Exposition Auditorium,
and tried to gain a seat in the gallery or a box seat on
the main floor. There must have been more than 15,000
inside the building and many on the outside clamoring
for admission.
The main ballroom, corridors and the two side halls
were thronged with dancers and the galleries were filled
to their capacity with spectators who enjoyed the high-
class entertainment and concert program and the spectacu-
lar grand march led by Mayor Angelo J. Rossi and Mrs.
Rossi and Thomas A. Brooks, Chief Administrative
Officer and Mrs. Brooks, followed by the Board of Police
Commissioners and their wives; Chief of Police Charles
W. Dullea and Mrs. Dullea, Deputy Chief Michael
Riordan and Mrs. Riordan, Captain Aloysius I. O'Brien,
the executive chairman of the ball committee, and Mrs.
O'Brien, Officer Matthew C. Carberry, the junior past-
president, and Mrs. Carberry; the officers of the associa-
tion and their wives; the executive committee and their
wives ; the reception committee and their wives ; city offi-
cials and their wives and the notables, followed by the
public at large.
At seven o'clock, when the San Francisco Police Band
commenced its one hour program the general admission
seats were all occupied and patrons still continued to arrive
during the presentation of The Ail-American Review
which concluded at 9:45 p.m. There were no dull mo-
ments for the immense audience during the presentation
of the fifteen items comprising the Review.
Previous to the grand march, which was led by Mayor
Angelo J. Rossi, brief addresses were delivered by Attor-
ney General Earl Warren, Chief of Police Charles W.
Dullea, Mayor Angelo J. Rossi, Commissioners Walkup,
Wobber and McGovern, and Chief Administrative Of-
ficer Thomas A. Brooks.
A feature of the evening's entertainment was the an-
nouncing of the door prizes, the first and second of which
were a round trip (for two persons) and a stay of one
week, in Honolulu and Catalina Island, respectively.
Success crowned the efforts of those in the department
and many of the retired members, who have been work-
ing for the past three months under the leadership of
Captain Aloysius I. O'Brien and Captain John A.
Engler, to the end to partially replenish the treasury of
the Police Widows' and Orphans' Aid Association for
the enormous sum of $99,000 paid to the famil'es of the
33 deceased members who passed away during the year
1940.
The Police Band, under the direction of Sergeant Car-
lisle Field, and Jack Seltenrich's Band, provided excellent
music for the dancing as well as for the concert program.
Johnny Wesch's Orchestra played for the jitterbugs in
Polk Hall. The old-timers enjoyed the dancing and music
of the nineties, by Frank Gilmour and his Orchestra, in
Larkin Hall. This part of the program was under the
direction of retired Officers Arthur W. Hextrum, Peter
Hinrichs, George F. Barry, Henry Cills, Manuel de la
Guerra, James J. Farrell, William Isaacs, Mark J. King,
John J. McCarte, John J. Sheehan, Thomas F. Whela
and Harry F. Walsh.
Officers of the Association: Michael Riordan, Presi-
dent ; Frank P. Murphy, Vice-President ; John R. Dower,
Treasurer; George F. Kopman, Recording Secretary am
Owen M. Fogarty, Financial Secretary. Trustees: Arthur
E. Garratt, George A. Langley, Walter L. Sullivan
Michael J. Reilly, Arthur W. Hextrum.
HANDCUFFING PRISONERS
Oftimes when arresting a man, a police officer has to
snap a pair of handcuffs to the prisoner. Because of a desire
to make the prisoner as comfortable as possible under such
circumstances the officer will manacle the wrists in front o:
the body. This sympathetic tendency might well be com
mended but for the hazard it entails.
When a man is handcuffed he is generally a persor
whom restraint is necessary, and with so many dangerous
criminals at large, who value human life very lightly, anc
who at the same time can display a humility that is disarm
ing, the handcuffing should be done with the convictioi
that the man is a desperate character.
To follow this line of reasoning, therefore, it shoult
be the duty of the officer to render the prisoner incapable
of any dangerous use of his arms. A pair of handcuff
locked to the wrists of a bad man is a formidable weapor
and can be used to club a person into insensibility, so the
prisoner should have his arms handcuffed behind his body
for then he cannot in any possible way wreak injury on hi
captor.
This little dissertation is occasioned by the news tha
came over the wires the other day about the killing o
United States Marshal A. J. Chitty, in Tacoma, by being
beat over the head by handcuffed Arnold Kyle, and hi
brother-in-law Paul Cretzer, erstwhile Public Enemies
No. 1 who were being taken to federal court from McNeil
Island on a charge of trying to escape.
As Marshal Chitty, 60 years of age, was escorting the
pair into the courtroom they hit him over the head with
their handcuffs, flooring him. As he fell they tried to grab
his gun. Deputies quickly closed in and subdued the duo
of lifers, bank bandits and kidnappers. The Marshal died
a few minutes later.
Had not a distaste for back handcuffing a prisoner
caused the desperadoes to have the use of their handcuffed
arms, Marshal Chitty might be alive today.
April, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 15
The Widows* and Orphans* Aid Ass'n.
Remarks of Police Commissioner Walter McGovcrn at the Annual Concert and Grand Ball of the Widows' and
Orphans' Aid Association of the San Francisco Police Dipt., Exposition Auditorium, Saturday, April 19, 1941.
Chief Dullea, Mayor Rossi,
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen :
The officers and members of the Widows' and Orphans'
Aid Association of the San Francisco Police Department,
and particularly the committee of arrangements, are to be
Commissioner Walter McGovern'
congratulated because of their sponsorship of this splendid
demonstration of the genuine affection which the real peo-
ple of San Francisco once again show for the policemen
of our city.
The very purpose of this police aid organization, under
whose auspices we are gathered here tonight, is the pro-
tection of the widow and of the orphan. We all realize
that every time a policeman leaves his home for the pur-
pose of performing police duty he knows and those who
are near and dear to him know that he may never return.
That is why the purpose of this great gathering — aid for
the widows and orphans of police officers — is of particular
significance to all who are interested in the preservation
of law and order.
The 1300 men and more who constitute the San Fran-
cisco Police Department are as fine a body of men in
mental mold, in moral cast and in physical form as may
be found anywhere in the Llnited States. We are proud
of these guardians of the law and we are happy to con-
tribute to the welfare of their dependents.
These police officers of ours all came to their public
duties through the merit system of civil service. Those
who hold rank in the department likewise attained their
positions in the fair competition of civil service. The great
majority of our police officers are native sons of California.
They believe in God and worship Him each according to
the dictates of his own conscience. All of them are true
to the Stars and Stripes and to the Republic for which it
stands. Most of them are married men — many are fathers
of growing children.
Every policeman has a stake in the welfare of San
Francisco because our city and county is their employer.
A civil service employee such as a policeman gives up
certain opportunities when he joins the police force. He
surrenders the profits of the business world — he waives
the boom pay of the shipyard and of the army camp for
what he assumes will be the security that goes with civil
service.
I know that I speak for everyone of you ladies and
gentlemen who are present — for you who sit in the boxes,
for you who stand upon the floor, for you who sit in the
balconies — when I say that San Francisco is truly proud
of its splendid police force and of the courageous men
who make up its rank and file.
No demagogue, either in the press or on the rostrum,
can tear from our hearts the love that we hold for these
gallant men who have established a long and honorable
record for good public service and for unquestioned cour-
age in the face of danger.
The San Francisco Police Department is led by a real
policeman — a courageous officer and a just executive —
Chief of Police Charles W. Dullea. We are proud of him
and of the splendid record that he has made.
Let us all then, once again, in the name of our City of
St. Francis, salute the memory of our heroic dead — those
who have died in the line of police duty — and also those
who have been spared to us to be with us tonight — the
guardians of San Francisco — the splendid men of the San
Francisco Police Department.
THE BUDGET
(Continued from page 11)
revised or amended and gives preliminary passage to
Annual Appropriation Ordinance.
June 1 — Final passage of Appropriation Ordinance and
submission to the Mayor for approval.
June 10 — Mayor has power of veto over the ordinance.
June 20 — Last day for the Board of Supervisors to act on
Mayor's veto.
Conclusion-
This brief outline has to do solely with the procedure
set up by the Charter with respect to the Spending Pro-
gram, and the time element in connection therewith ; the
"when," the "what" and the "who" of the situation.
The "how" of the problem, and the "where" of the
problem . . . that is to say: "How is the undertaking
financed?" and "Where does the money come from?" is
another srorv that will be told in another article.
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April, 1941
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OFFICER JOSEPH KANE-
TRAFFIC LECTURER
A big, successful police department like the one San
Francisco has does a lot of police work that doesn't make
the headlines, because the nature of this work is not spec-
tacular. One of the most constructive activities of the
department is traffic education among those attending our
schools. This campaign has been under the direction of
Officer Joseph T. Kane, who, during the past year or
more he has been assigned to the work, has done more
than any other man or any group of men to make the
growing citizens of our city traffic conscious.
So well has he performed this assignment that the Call-
Bulletin in a recent issue presented the following:
"Officer Kane, who has a full-time assignment as traffic
instructor, has in less than two years taught or lectured in
assemblies to more than 75,000 boys and girls.
"Clean cut, personable, Officer Kane is well equipped
physically for his job, which is no cinch — you try telling
boys of high school age, robustly alive and daring, how to
behave behind a wheel or how to walk across a street!
"Kane does, and what's important, gets away with it.
He is scholastically equipped for the job, too, after taking
a special traffic course at the University of California,
sponsored by the California State Automobile Association,
and through his varied experience in the chief's office.
"But to get back to the triple E's of accident prevention.
They are EDUCATION, focu;ed on the driver and his
inherent quirks; ENGINEERING, which deals with the
physical makeup of roadways and autos, and ENFORCE-
MENT, which takes over when either or both of the
others fail.
"Another major division of Officer Kane's course, be-
sides prevention, is the cause of accidents. The cause is
really plural, falling into three groups — vehicular failures,
roadway faults and human errors. Most vital of these, of
course, is the third — that guy behind the wheel.
' 'Today's hazardous driver is one who picked up bad
habits in his younger days, habits that were deeply in-
grained,' Officer Kane finds. 'What's more, the average
American doesn't like to obey anything he doesn't under-
stand, which includes traffic laws. High school students
fall in this category. So it's of major importance that these
youths be taught the correct attitude now, so that they'll
have better, safer traffic ideas later.'
"Well reflecting the value of this course in the safety
of life, limb and property are the coroner's figures on
San Francisco traffic deaths during 19+0, which show that
out of 74 pedestrians killed, none was of high school age —
and of 105 men drivers in fatal accidents, only 7 were be-
tween the ages of 15 to 20."
BAY BRIDGE SAFETY RULES
GOOD ANYWHERE
Cards distributed to motorists by the San Francisco-
Oakland Bay Bridge management and the California
Highway Patrol request them to observe certain rules of
safety on the great span. These rules are reviewed in a
statement by the public safety department of the Cali-
fornia State Automobile Association, with the comment
that the list applies not only to the bridge, but to all
highway travel. Here are the rules:
Never cross the double center line stripe.
Never straddle a traffic lane stripe.
Stay in your traffic lane except when passing.
When driving slowly keep in the lane next to the curb.
Do not follow too close behind the car ahead. It may
stop suddenly.
Mix equal portions of good driving and courtesy.
A SUBVERSIVE STATEMENT
Under the head of "Persons Wanted" by the police in
New Zealand we read that one Jack Thomas West is
being sought on a warrant charging "publishing a sub-
versive statement." West is described as a showman and
laborer, and as being dressed in a brown suit and hat
which he wears on the back of his head. The charge is
that "On or about June 10th, 1940, at Whenuapai he
did publish a subversive statement, towit: 'When Hitler
comes here I'll be the first down at the wharf and I'll put
up my hand and say heil Hitler'!"
April, 1941
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Identification Asso'n to Meet in San Francisco
San Francisco has been selected for the convention of
the California Division of the International Association
for Identification, to be held June 4, 5, 6, and 7.
While the members of the Association at the conven-
tion in Pasadena last year tentatively agreed on Sacra-
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Criminologist F. X. Latulipe
Preparing for Convention of Identification Experts
mento as the scene of this year's annual meet, those having
charge of the matter finally decided on San Francisco.
Criminologist Francis X. Latulipe, of the San Fran-
cisco Police Department, has taken charge of making ar-
rangements for the approaching meet, and is being assisted
by President Arthur W. Anderson, of the Oakland Police
Department. The headquarters will be in the Empire
Hotel, and the daily meetings held in the auditorium of
that popular hostelry.
The Association of Identification experts have been
noted for the excellence and comprehensiveness of the pro-
grams presented at each yearly convention, and those hav-
ing charge of the program for the four-day meet in June
expect to maintain the splendid record of preceding years.
Outstanding speakers are being invited and the topics cov-
ered will include all subjects bearing on law enforcement,
with particular attention to the importance of modern
identification bureaus, as well as what the Association is
doing in the way of assisting in national defense program.
Every county and every city will undoubtedly have
representation at the coming convention, and from neigh-
boring states delegates are expected to attend.
The California Division of the Association was the
first identification organization formed in the United
States. So successful was its work and accomplishments
that other states followed suit and today there is a form-
idable national organization, that has done much to
standardize identification work, build up closer co-opera-
tion and bring into more complete co-ordination the im-
portant work of those engaged in criminal identification.
The officers of the California division are:
President, Arthur W. Anderson, Oakland.
Vice-President, Robert S. Sears, Pasadena.
Secretary-Treasurer, M. F. Nuremberg, Los Angeles.
Editor, Carl W. Wallace, Ventura.
Dean Emeritus, Harry H. Caldwell, Oakland.
Directors, Lloyd Christiansen, Long Beach; J. M. Li-
zarraras, El Centro; James G. Brewer, Sacramento;
Elmer Geyer, Santa Cruz, and J. F. Shipps, Ontario.
Peace officers who are not members of the Associa-
tion are cordially invited to attend the daily sessions, as
well as are citizens interested in law enforcement.
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Shortly after the first of the month of April Officer
Isaac E. Norris, concluding 30 years of service as a mem-
ber of the San Francisco Police Department, was granted
a pension. Officer Norris has an enviable record in the
Department, and during his long career as a police officer
he distinguished himself in many instances. For ten years
he had been at the Park Station, and when he put aside his
star and gun and went out to Fort Miley Hospital for a
checkup, he was visited by a delegation of his former pals
from the Park, headed by Lieutenant George Duffy, Ser-
geant Eugene Egan and Officer Michael O'Rourke. As
a token of the esteem in which he was held by his former
associates, Officer Norris was presented with a retirement
star by the visitors.
* * •
At the age of eighty-one, retired Officer John Budd
died March 18 at Santa Cruz, where he has lived since
his retirement in January, 1921. Officer John Budd was
appointed a member of the Golden Gate Park police when
such appointments were made by the state legislature be-
fore 1900. He was one of the first men assigned to preda-
tory control in the park. When the city went under the
charter form of government he was blanketed in with a
number of the park force, his appointment taking place
January 8, 1900. He was one of the smallest officers in the
department, and if he had been required to try for a civil
service test would have been turned down because of his
size. However, his record shows he lacked nothing in
fortitude when occasion demanded, and was able to match
the larger members of the force in handling unruly crooks.
* * *
Sergeant John Herlihy of Mission station, who, during
his long membership in the department, carved out as fine
a record for police service as any officer on the force,
passed away this month. He was a man popular with his
fellow-officers and highly respected by the people of the
various districts in which he served so well.
* * *
While patrolling the district during the dismal and
silent hours of the night, officers of the radio car ob-
served an automobile moving along the streets without
lights or noise, as if propelled by some ghostly power.
Strange gibberish could be faintly heard. Their sus-
picions aroused, the officers circled around and discovered
a man pushing the car. Rushing up to the man with
drawn guns, the man, an irate citizen, stated he had
taken the law into his own hands, and pushed the car
away from blocking the entrance to his garage way.
* * *
Officer Jack Floyd, who spent most of his years of
long and able service in the police department "down-
town," says he had no idea how San Francisco had grown
until he was sent out to Taraval stat on where he engineers
one of the station's cars. Said when he was a young
shaver he got lost out in the sand dunes of that area, and
he finds these same dunes now covered by fine homes,
housing happy families, and you can buy everything in
the stores of the Taraval district needed by anyone, except
a threshing machine or a hay baler.
* * *
Inspector Elbert M. Ryan, one of Capta'n of Inspector
Bernard McDonald's efficient detectives, is now doing
his year's hitch in the United States army, having been
granted a leave of absence to February 18, 1942, by the
police commissioners. * * *
Police Officer Isaac E. Norris was retired on April 2.
1941, effective July 1, 1941; Police Officer William P.
McGuire, Co. E, effective April 8, 1941 ; Police Officer
Walter Mathes, Co. I, effective May 1, 1941 ; Police
Officer Joseph P. McMahon, Bureau Inspectors, effective
May 1, 1941. * * *
Lady: "Do you have to arrest any person you see
drunk?"
Officer: "Yes — if on the street or in a public place."
Lady: "My husband is pretty far gone now, so I will
give him a couple of good shots and you can arrest him
when I send him out for more. His mother is coming here
this afternoon and I want to be able to tell her where her
darling son is." * * *
Husky Voice: "Officer, can you tell me the address of
a loan office?"
Officer: "There is one at street."
Husky Voice: "Thanks so much. The bartender bet me
no cop would know a loan place address because they
don't need them."
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Peninsula Police Officers Association
The meeting of the Peninsula Police Officers' Associ-
ation held March 26 at Oliver's Restaurant, South San
Francisco, was noted for the large turnout of members,
the excellence of the dinner, and the business transacted.
More than 40 police officers were on band together
with representatives from District Attorney Farrell's
office.
President A. L. Hilton, of Daly City, being on the
sick list, Chief of Police E. J. Wheeler, of San Carlos,
vice president, took charge of the meeting. Chief Wheeler
proved himself a splendid presiding officer.
While there was no great amount of speaking, Assistant
District Attorney Louis DeMatteis gave a very interest-
ing talk, stressing the importance of such organizations as
the Police Officers' Association. He told of the close co-
operation that has existed between the members and Dis-
trict Attorney Gilbert D. Farrell's force, and it was
through these monthly meetings that all got better ac-
quainted and learned of the other fellow's problems, in
which he might be helpful in solving.
Deputy Chief John J. Hartnett, secretary of the Asso-
ciation, who served in that capacity since it was organ-
ized, March 3, 1927, announced that the annual ladies
night would be held this year and that the arrangements
were in the hands of the following committee : Officers
W. H. Thorpe, of Redwood City; L. A. Hubbard, of
Atherton; E. E. Pence, of San Mateo, and Sergeant
Manuel Trinta, of San Mateo, who is chairman of the
committee.
A committee was appointed by Chairman Wheeler, to
arrange for a meeting to be held in the daytime so that
members assigned to night duty can enjoy meeting with
the boys. Officer L. Furio, of Burlingame, and M. C.
McDonnell were named on the committee.
After considerable discussion relative to giving some
reward and recognition to the boys who serve on the
juvenile traffic patrol, and who direct traffic while other
students are enjoying seasonable games, a committee was
appointed by the chairman to work out some plan to
take care of this matter. Those appointed were: Sergeant
S. E. Douglas, Redwood City; Chief J. C. Reardon,
Daly City, and Officer Pence, of San Mateo.
The Peninsula Police Officers Association, organized in
1927 is made up of chiefs of police and active members
of police departments in all towns and cities of San Mateo
County and Sunnyvale and Mountain View in Santa
Clara County.
Following are the splendid precepts as set forth in the
constitution of the Association :
"The purposes for which this Association is organized
are to secure closer official and personal friendship among
police officers ; to secure unity of action in police matters ;
to elevate the standard and morale of police officers ; ad-
vancement along all lines pertaining to the prevention
and detection of crime and the identification of prisoners ;
to work in the spirit of harmony and co-operation ; to
render pecuniary aid to the widows and orphans oi de-
ceased members of this organization."
Through the efforts of the officers of the Association
the death benefit has been raised from $1000 to $3000
and at no cost to the various municipal governments
served by the membership.
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
POLICE COMMUNICATION OFFICERS
ASSOCIATION
Report of Meeting in Stockton, California, April 9, 1941 — By R. J. WooLLUM, Secretary-Treasurer
All previous attendance records were shattered when
72 members and guests assembled at the Matteoni Night
Club in Stockton for the regular monthly meeting of N. C.
P. C. O. A. Dinner was served at 7 :30 after which the
assembly took a "recess" to watch the floor show before
proceeding with the business meeting.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and
approved. Also communications from the Federal Com-
munications Commission with regard to assignment of
frequencies for Sonoma and Marin county sheriff's offices,
as well as a statement of policy in the matter of telephone
relay work in connection with police radio licensees.
In the matter of frequency assignment for Sonoma and
Marin counties, the Commission has suggested that a new
frequency zone of 1610 kilocycles be set up for this area.
This is a complete new channel for northern California
and is much to be desired because of the unusually large
territory these counties cover. When it becomes necessary
for complete coverage from one central point the 2422
kilocycle channel is totally unsatisfactory. However, the
addition of this new channel is a real and very substantial
gain for law enforcement agencies in this area. The Asso-
ciation approved the action without debate.
In the matter of radiotelephone relays, there is a real
need for this service in some sections of this area and the
Association approved the requests of Napa, Vallejo, Pitts-
burg and Richmond for relay through KQCE Martinez
to KADJ Sacramento for emergency registration informa-
tion from the Motor Vehicle Department. In the mean-
time, a committee is being appointed to make a study of
needs of other departments for similar service. If your
department has need for this type of relay service, have
your technician make out a report on your problem and
mail the information to the Secretary of N.C.P.C.O.A.
and it will be turned over to the committee to study.
Ray B. Tillery of Sacramento county sheriff's office
and Harold Newnan of the Sacramento police department
made a report of the proposed plans for a communication
network in connection with the State guard unit being
organized for defense purposes. The plans are in the
formulative stage at the present and no definite organi-
zation proposal was presented, so the Association voted
to accept the report as read.
The question of affiliation with A. P. C. O. as a local
chapter was discussed briefly. The Secretary was in-
structed to obtain all the necessary information to be
presented at the next regular meting. If the members will
give this matter some serious thought before the next
meeting, we can settle this question once and for all.
Since the annual conference of A. P. C. O. will be held
in Oakland some time in August, it is necessary that we
complete this work one way or another before the middle
of the year.
Police Chief H. A. Vogelsang and Sheriff Martin Ans-
bro of Stockton were elected honorary members and Ed-
ward Borbeck of the San Francisco Police Department
was elected to regular membership.
The following members and guests were present :
Sergeant M. Trinta, San Mateo police; Chief W. J. Wisnom,
Hillsborough police; John J. Hartnett, Burlingame police;
Chief C. L. Collins, Redwood City police; Ralph R. Stubbe, San
Mateo county sheriff's office; \V. H. Harrington, Kaar Engi-
neering Co., Palo Alto; Harry Mellin, W. D. Brill Co., Oak-
land; H. M. Wallin, L. H. Parker, Turlock Irrigation District;
Walter Y. Tretheway, Purchasing Agent, San Joaquin Co.;
E. C. Nelson, E. A. Whitehead, General Electric Company;
H. C. Hencmann, City Electrician, Stockton; M. LeBoeuf,
Marysville police; E. Stewart Naschke, N. V. Bramley, James
H. Allen, K. V. Keeley, California Highway Patrol.
Chief H. A. Vogelsang, Stockton police; Owen C. Hagan,
Stockton police and sheriff's office; Chief E. E. Arington,
Modesto police; Sheriff G. M. Hogan, Stanislaus county; Leslie
K. Floyd, Justice of the Peace, Modesto; Louis Totman, Denzel
Troute, Michael N. Canlis, Crawford Hitchcock, Sheriff Mar-
tin Ansbro, sheriff's office, Stockton ; Herb Watson, Richmond
police; George K. Burton, sheriff's office, Martinez.
Herman Schwandt, Henrv Kirbv, San Jose police; Cliff Bull,
Chief C. S. Jackston, P. T. Nesbit, Lodi police; Chief Earl
Dierking, Ray Meyers, Vallejo police; Emile J. Forni, radio
laboratory, Mare Island; M. C. Landers, J. E. Warman,
Napa police; Chief Donald Wood, J. M. Lewis, San Anselmo
police; John L. Dickinson, Pierson-DeLane, Inc., Los Angeles;
Ray Burton, Jack Cross, Ted Bindner, Alameda police.
E. C. Wyman, Tracy police; Captain Dan McNeil, Pittsburg
police; C. J. Guevara, Tracy police; Ray Gada, Modesto;
Director Frank E. Winters, Henry Bogardus, Ed. Borbeck, San
Francisco police; Opie L. Warner, Police Journal, San Fran-
cisco; Edw. Maeshner, Berkeley police; Don Caples, Piedmont
police; Ray B. Tillery, sheriff's office, Sacramento; H. L. New-
nan, Sacramento police; E. S. Espey, Naval Air Station,
Alameda.
L. E. Van Patton, E. L. Simpson, R. J. Woollum, Alameda
Co., sheriff's office; Mario Chirone, Leonard Quirley, Elvin
Feige, E. C. Wenger Co., Oakland.
Mott Q. Brunton, Fred M. Link Co., San Francisco; H. A.
Holcomb, California Highway Patrol, Sacramento; F. I. Deet-
ken, G. E. Supply Co., San Francisco; M. L. Bruner, Chief
Melvin F. Flohr, John P. Plover, Jr., Jack T. Spaulding, Santa
Rosa police.
The next meeting will be held in Pittsburg on May 8.
Men will be notified by the usual announcement cards
of the location for the dinner.
Telephone Hlgate 0700
THOMAS
...FLORIST.. .
35 GRAND AVENUE
OAKLAND, CALIF.
Telephone GLencourt 0894
VERONICA OLIVE OIL CO.
3 73 FIFTH STREET
OAKLAND, CALIF.
April, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 21
N.CP.CO.A. MEETING NOTES
The Stockton meeting was noted for the largest attend-
ance of chiefs of police and sheriffs that has characterized
any previous meeting of the association. The following
chiefs were present: Don Woods, San Anselmo; Earl
Dierking, Vallejo; Melvin Flohr, Santa Rosa; C. L. Col-
lins, Redwood City; E. E. Arington, Modesto; Harold
A. Vogelsang, Stockton ; C. S. Jackson, Lodi ; Walter
Wisnom, Hillsborough; J. J. Hartnett, Deputy Chief of
Burlingame; Sheriff Grat Hogin, of Stanislaus, and
Sheriff Martin Ansbro, of San Joaquin county, enjoyed
the festivities.
Sheriff Ansbro and Chief Vogelsang were on hand to
see that all the visitors were taken care of. and much
credit for the enjoyable affair is due these officials of
Stockton.
* * *
Chief Don Woods gave a short account of convoying
and the dangers of torpedoing.
* * #
Chief Arington and Sheriff Hogin had as their guest,
Justice of the Peace L. K. Floyd, of Modesto, who made
a few remarks when called upon.
* * *
Owen Hagam, technician for the Stockton Police De-
partment, and for the sheriff's office, proudly displayed the
new equipment of the sheriff's department. More details
will be given of this new plant in the May issue.
POLICE OFFICER IN NURSE ROLE-
GETS MEDICINE DOWNED
"I won't take my medicine," said Lowell Otis Reese,
firmly. Then he stuck out his lower lip and looked out
of the corner of his eyes. "You can't make me." he added.
Mrs. Sadie Reese thought for a moment. "Oho," she
declared, "but a big policeman could!"
"Anybody'd think he was a child instead of a 65-year-
old author and one-time columnist who'd seen his articles
in leading American newspapers," said Mrs. Reese.
When Sergeant William Meyers of Oakland's East-
ern Police Station heard Mrs. Reese's problem, he looked
over his staff with a careful eye. Then he picked Police-
man N. O. Abott.
Man to man he spoke to the officer.
"You've got a family," he said. ,rV ou know how to
make people take their medicine. Now get in there and
make your department proud of you."
A few minutes later, wTith measured tread, Abott ap-
proached the Reese home at 3249 Crane Way, Oakland.
Admitted to the house, he entered the bedroom, sat down
heavily by the sick man's side.
Reese looked at the policeman out of the corner of his
eyes. Then he looked away. "All right, buddy," said
Abott.
Reese opened his mouth and swallowed the medicine.
— Sant Franxisco "Call"
JOAQUIN PERRY
Res. SWrelwood 3509
CHAS. SCHMALE
Ren SWeetwood 2884
IDEAL CABINET SHOP
1010 38TH AVENUE
BUILT-IN FIXTURES
Telephone Fruitvale 9236
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone 2 7 79
Don W. Berry
BERRY AND SINCLAIR STUDIO
THE FINEST IN PHOTOGRAPHS
7 15 SONOMA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF
M. Cousins fit Son Telephone 683
COUSINS VARIETY STORE
Where Your Dollar Goes Farthest
816 MARIN STREET
VALLEJO. CALIF
M. Passalacqua, Proprietor
BENICIA- VALLEJO STAGE LINE
Efficient Daily Transportation Service between
VALLEJO and BENICIA
Stage Office: 817 First St., Benicia: Vallejo stand. Hunters
Smoke Shop, Marin and Georgia Sts.
John Couliams, Proprietor
Telephone 2059
THE CHOCOLATE SHOP
Ice Cream - Home Made Candies - Light Lunches
Sand.vich^s of All Kinds
406 VIRGINIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
CLASSIC CLEANERS
CLEANING AND PRESSING
"We Aim to Please"
Office
1714 SONOMA STREET
Vallejo 321
Branch Office
509 GEORGIA STREET
Vallejo 320
Telephone 3610
EXCEL PIE CO.
PIES THAT SATISFY
Home Made Pies - Raised Potato Doughnuts - Chicken Pies
1120 SONOMA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
Walter B. Wells. Managing Owner
Telephone 181
HOTEL BERNARD
Since 1874
Family Hotel ■ Steam Heat - Baths - Showers
Attractive Weekly. Monthly Rates
3 17-A GEORGIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF
Telephones 2387J. 182 I W
(Rudy)
WESSEL'S REPAIR SHOP
Saw Filing - Grinding - Bicycle Repairs
Keys Made - Code or Duplicating
520 SANTA CLARA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
Phone South San Francisco 860
FRED WASHBURN
WASHBURN & CONDON
Live Stock and Commission Merchants
UNION STOCK YARDS SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
MILLER DRUG COMPANY No. 2
The REXALL Store
1300 BROADWAY BURLINGAME. CALIF.
Wm. Jackson
Telephone LAkehurst 2-1494
JACKSON PATTERN WORKS
2056 CLEMENT AVENUE
ALAMEDA. CALIF.
Telephone South San Francisco 440
MARIO VOLONTE
Authorized Dealer
DE SOTO - PLYMOUTH MOTOR CARS
101 LINDEN AVENUE
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Phone South San Francisco 1 844
Al. Firenze. Mgr.
THE "57" CAFE
DINE AND DANCE
First Class Lunches and Doners
1132 BAYSHORE HIGHWAY
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
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FLASHES
April, 1941
Some people are modest indeed in the appraisal of their
lost property. A colored lady resident of South Park re-
ports the loss of one bottle of the perfume "My Soul," and
sets the extent of the precious loss at fifty cents.
The story of three men and a boss was told in Italian
dialect in the Harbor Emergency Hospital thusly: Tony,
the boss, had to leave his job of bossing for a period of thirty
minutes. In the interim Pietro requested Guiseppi to hand
him some washers. Guiseppi waved his arms in terms of
negation and told Pietro there were no washers. Luigi
laughed. Pietro became angry and threw a handful of
washers at Guiseppi. A crow-bar and a shovel and a
monkey wrench all served as instruments to cause the con-
ference at the emergency hospital. Tony had to work alone
that afternoon. At the hospital he vigorously informed his
three-man gang he will not leave them alone again, even for
one five minutes. * * »
From a "missing person" report we cull this trite ex-
pression: "Boy returned home under his own power."
* * *
What is the age limit for being charged with violating
Section 152 of the Police Code? It would seem the top
seniority group is high indeed. An arrest card covering
this violation recently showed the under-the-influence in-
dividual was born in 1851 and soon celebrates his number
ninety birthday. * * #
Traffic arrest cards show a wide variety of family names.
John Can Ham was arrested for speeding, although, as a
usual thing, Chinese are very careful drivers indeed.
First Officr: "What do you think of this for a name on
an arrest card for illegal parking — Justin Gutter?"
Second Officer: "I'm no jokesmith, but I would say he
was punished for spending too much time living up to his
name." * * *
Inquisitive Man: "Officer, is it a fact that all policemen
have flat fet?"
Officer: "Not necessarily so, but the fellows in the funny
papers and on the radio do make jokes to that effect."
Inquisitive Man: "Thanks. My son-in-law is a chiro-
practor and wants to work out on my arches. Cops walk
once in a while and sometimes they direct the traffic a little
at corners, and here he wants to fix the arches of a man
who, as a tailor for over forty years, is always getting
tired from sitting down all day."
Defense Attorney: "Officer, although you admit you
were not present at the time of the accident you seem pretty
definite in claiming that my client was going more than
forty miles an hour in a twenty-five mile zone when the
accident occurred."
Officer: "\ es. The defendant in this case was traveling
at least forty miles an hour when the accident occurred."
Defense Attorney: "Will you please explain to the court
how you arrive at this preposterous conclusion ?"
Officer: "It is quite simple. We test the car on the same
ground as the accident. Then we take the speed of the test
car multiply it by the square root of the length of the orig-
inal skid marks divided by the total braking distance in the
test and the resultant quotient is the minimum original
speed of the defendant's car."
Defense Attorney: "Oh, yes. It's all quite clear — very
simple, isn't it?" (Who was the famous American who
wrote: "Ain't education grand!" ?)
* * *
Man in Prison : "Officer, my partners and myself here in
this drunk cell are having a bit of an argument. Dan
Murphy calls his bus for packing the boys down to the
Sneath ranch a van, which I think is the right name, but
down at the Fourth Street station the police call their bus
a patrol wagon. That was all right when they had horses.
Some of us ride in this thing pretty often and it makes us
mad to think it is called a wagon."
Officer: "Well, have you boys any plan for righting
this wrong?"
Tipsy Man: "You bet we have but we won't tell you
and be double-crossed."
* * *
Anxious Mother to Communications Bureau: "I sent
my son to the store over four hours ago and he has not re-
turned home. Will you help me find him?"
Officer: "Just a moment, how old is you son?"
Mother: "He will be 63 his next birthday."
Officer: "I wouldn't worry about him, growing boys
like your son generally show up around suppertime."
* * *
Feminine Voice: "Is this the complaint department?"
Officer: "We will take a complaint. What is the nature
of your complaint?"
Feminine Voice: "The party next door uses an awful
Phone South San Francisco 1343 John Faraudo. Proprietor
NEW BAY SHORE CAFE
ITALIAN DINNERS A SPECIALTY
Choice Wine, Liquor and Mixed Drinks
210 GRAND AVENUE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Phone South San Francisco 175 5 Henry L. Schweining
SOUTH CITY AUTO SERVICE
COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE
2 GRAND AVENUE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
One-half Block off Bayshore Highway
Phone South San Francisco 1367 A. Oney, Proprietor
NORMAN HOTEL
ROOMS AND APARTMENTS . . . Reasonable Rates
Parking Space Free to Guests - Under New Management
405 CYPRESS AVENUE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Compl merits of
PETE'S BARBER SHOP
314 GRAND AVENUE
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
April, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 23
lot of the city's water on his lawn. 1 do not want him ar-
rested, but he is too extravagant and other people have
no lawns."
Officer: "His water meter will show that."
Feminine Voice: "Oh, I did not know they had meters
in this city." (This is at least one person who is not a
home owner.)
# * #
In a recent description of a holdup man we find the
officer stating that the victim "hurd" a noise and that
the robber was "bear-headed." (The detectives should
have little trouble in finding that robber.)
» # *
Recently a colored girl named Black, with a lady
friend, walked into their favorite night club at noon hour.
The ladies had a drink and were then accosted by a bar-
tender whom they knew as "Blackie". The conversation
ended in a hot argument when Miss Black accused Bar-
tender Blackie of always fighting with women rather than
with men. Blackie lived up to his reputation by striking
Miss Black in the face and thus closing both her eyes and
breaking her nose.
The case against the pugilistic bartender was postponed
for a week so that Miss Black will be able to see and
identify him.
A GRATEFUL OFFICER
Officer Dominic Hogan, who has been on a leave of ab-
sence from the Police Department, and for some months
has been a patient at the Livermore Veterans' Hospital, is
gradually beating back to good health. His recovery has
been made more difficult because of the lack of income
for his family during his illness. This has been corrected,
for last month the members of the force gathered together
among themselves a copious sum of money for Officer
Hogan's family.
Officer Hogan has asked that we print the following
letter of thanks, which he sent the members of the De-
partment, and addressed to Chief of Police Charles W.
Dullea:
"Dear Chief Dullea:
"Will you kindly convey to all members of our Police
Department, the sincere gratitude of Mrs. Hogan and
myself for their bountiful concern for the distressed con-
dition which we found ourselves after my sick leave from
the Department.
"Words cannot express the good deeds that were ac-
complished by this generous act. The peace of mind
that Mrs. Hogan now enjoys is alone enough to com-
pensate.
"We can now rehabilitate ourselves as parents and
homemakers, and continue to enjoy the pleasure of our
home, blessed by the presence of a precious daughter, and
a good wife.
"For these, and for your sincere regard of me as a
brother officer. I am deeply grateful. I know you will
understand the meaning of my thoughts when I say.,
thank you, one and all."
PABLO SALCEDO. Proprietor
UNION CLUB
POOL HALL
Wine, Beer and Cigars
115 GRAND AVENUE SO. SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
Ernie Daniel
DANIEL'S DEN
Cocktails and Mixed Drinks
Fine Wines and Liquor
22 J I TELEGRAPH AVE.. Jenny Lind Hall BIdg.. OAKLAND. CAL.
HORTON 8C GILMAN
WRECKERS
1619 CASTRO STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone Hlgate 9885
VOGUE WAFFLE SHOP
STEAKS and CHOPS
We Specialize in 35c Lunches and 50c Dinners
2062 BROADWAY OAKLAND. CALIF.
COMPLIMENTS
SEVEN MILE HOUSE
BAYSHORE HIGHWAY
Telephone South San Francisco 14 74
GOLDEN EAGLE HOTEL
Room and board . . . Home cooking . . . Prices reasonable
701 BAYSHORE HIGHWAY SO. SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
Compliments of
HUB DRY GOODS STORE
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA
A. W. Shoaf
Telephone RAndoIph 9758
ART'S SUPER SERVICE
BAYSHORE HIGHWAY at BRISBANE, CALIF.
R. L. Johnson, Manager
Telephone So. S. F. 1345
THE NAUGHTY PINE
Dancing - Cocktails - Good Eats
718 BAYSHORE BOULEVARD SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone South San Francisco 2-1370
Service Garage 8C South City Auto Wreckers
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA
Compliments of
ROY POOL ROOM
104 GRAND AVENUE
SO. SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
Compliments of
JOE BERTOLUCCI
42 1 CYPRESS AVENUE
SO. SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF
Telephone DElaware 6063
BORG'S AUTO COURT
Quiet, Modern and Homelike • Convenient Location
at Reasonable Rates • Space for Trailers
2644 BAYSHORE BLVD. OR 101 BYPASS SAN FRANCISCO
Phone DOuglas 0710
RUSS BUILDING GARAGE
DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE
RUSS BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
April, 1941
Business Directory
Telephone LA. 20700 P- Berges, Proprietor
AMERICAN FRENCH LAUNDRY
22 17 ENCINAL AVENUE ALAMEDA, CALIF.
BErkeley 6842 Lumber. Mouldings, Lath. Shingles, Wallboard
R. G. HISCOX LUMBER COMPANY
282 7 SHATTUCK AVENUE BERKELEY, CALIF.
Telephone LAkehurst 2-032 1
PARK LAUNDRY
2425 CLEMENT AVENUE
ALAMEDA. CALIF.
Telephone ALameda 1639 "Finest Hand Work"
SANTA CLARA LAUNDRY
1605 PARK STREET ALAMEDA. CALIF.
Bidou & Son
Piedmont 7074
ROMA BAKERY COMPANY
4 721 TELEGRAPH AVENUE
Telephone BErkeley 7885
JAMES L. RICH
211 TRINITY AVENUE BERKELEY HIGHLANDS
Telephone THornwall 10826
ELSIE'S LIQUOR STORE
3039 SHATTUCK AVENUE BERKELEY. CALIF.
Telephone 137 "The House of Quality Meats"
VALLEJO FOOD CENTER
616 MARIN STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
Telephone 1 1 4
GREEN'S
Cigars and Magazines
400 GEORGIA STREET
VALLEJO, CALIF.
Telephone 834 General Petroleum Products
SOUSA BROS.
SONOMA AND OHIO STREETS VALLEJO, CALIF.
Taxi telephone 63 0
24-hour Mare Island and Vallejo Service
HOLLYWOOD FOUNTAIN LUNCH
440 VIRGINIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
Telephone 1996
THE DUTCH LUNCH
George "Tuffy" Lawrence
6 14 SONOMA STREET
VALLEJO. CALIF.
Telephone 2 170
MONETTA FURRIERS
317 VIRGINIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
Telephone 2 360
Floral Designs, Bouquets, Corsages
MARKET FLORIST
433 GEORGIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
3 33 GEORGIA STREET
HARRY SPROULE
FLORIST
VALLEJO. CALIF.
Telephone LAkehurst 2-5 123 M. Holman
Alameda Radiator, Fender 8C Body Works
I b 3Q PARK STREET
ALAMEDA. CALIF.
Meals at all times at reasonable prices Open 8 a. m. to 8 p. fin.
GENERAL CAFE
192 1 CHESTNUT STREET
ALAMEDA, CALIF.
Telephone Alameda 2 4090
P. LaPlace. Proprietor
ALAMEDA FRENCH BAKERY
14 16 PARK AVENUE
ALAMEDA. CALIF.
Telephone LAkehurst 2030
WA KEE LAUNDRY
1705 LINCOLN AVENUE
ALAMEDA. CALIF.
GARDEN POTTERY
ARCHITECTURAL SCULPTURING
1108 BLAKE STREET BERKELEY. CALIF.
P. Tengvall
SWEDISH BAKERY
2510-12 SAN PABLO AVENUE, near Dwight Way
E. Carlsten
BERKELEY
Furniture Bought and Sold; Auctions Weekly Wm. H. Ford, Prop.
FORD'S AUCTION STUDIO
617 FOURTENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
TEmplebar 0747
Theodore Pappas. Proprietor
GREEK-AMERICAN GROCERY
489 EIGHTH STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Wm. Ackerman
Merchants Lunch
Herman Schmidt
OLD HEIDELBERG INN
3449 EAST FOURTEENTH STREET
OAKLAND, CALIF
ACME CAB
134 GEORGIA STREET VALLEJO, CALIF.
Gasoline and Oil Courteous, Friendly Service
UNION SERVICE
SONOMA AND FLORIDA STREETS VALLEJO, CALIF.
Sam Alhadeff, Prop. All kinds of Sandwiches at popular prices gone
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY
Here's that man again! Who? Why, the courtesy kid,
of course. We've been telling you every now and then
about the courtesy kid . . . that paragon of good man-
ners on the highway . . . and here's another little story
about him from the National Safety Council.
A favorite trick of the Courtesy Kid is to get a good,
fast start when the traffic light turns green. If he's fast
enough, he can scare the daylights out of a couple of
pedestrians before they reach the curb.
Children are back in school, bringing once again the
hazard of school bus accidents. The most dangerous time
for school bus passengers is when they are walking across
the highway to the bus in the morning, or leaving it in the
evening. The National Safety Council asks motorists tn
stop while a school bus is loading or unloading children,
and never pass a standing bus without making sure there
is no danger of a child stepping in front of the car.
* * *
Some drivers think the faster they go the sooner they'll
get there. You might also say . . . the sooner they'll be
Take it easy. Don't speed. This message is from the
National Safety Council.
In an effort to reduce the huge toll of pedestrians killed
by automobiles while walking along dark roads, the
National Safety Council has issued an appeal to pedestrians
to obey these two rules :
1. Where there is no sidewalk, and it is necessary to
walk in the roadway, walk on the left side facing traffic.
Then you can watch approaching traffic, instead of de-
pending on the driver to see you.
2. It is very difficult for a driver to see a person dressed
in dark clothing. Wear something white, or better still,
carry a lantern or flashlight.
Do you know that bugs can cause automobile acci-
dents? The National Safety Council points out that a
windshield smeared with bugs and dirt is difficult to see
through, especially at night. Dirty windshields make the
glare of approaching lights blinding. A careful driver will
clean off the windshield frequently. — From The Na-
tional Safety Council "Safety Radiograms."
April. 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 25
PERFECT POLICEMAN PASSES
In February there died a former member of the San
Francisco Police Department whom the late Mayor James
Rolph declared when the officer took his pension, was
Richard J. Hanley
For 35 years walked a beat in Butchertown. W as never late
reporting on. Says two alarm clocks got him up on time.
Hands point to 2:30. By unusual coincidence he passed away
at 2:30 one afternoon last month.
"the perfect policeman." He was Richard J. Hanley, who
in July, 1929, after serving 35 years as a police officer,
put aside his gun, star and handcuffs.
During those 35 years he was assigned to what was
then a tough beat — Butchertown. During that long term
of service he was never called on the carpet for any cause,
but commendation, and never missed a day's work, was
never late, nor ever had a day of sick leave.
He grew up with Butchertown, was beloved by all law
abiding residents of that area, and feared by the crooks.
He was cited for meritorious service for ousting a char-
acter known as "Fat Jack" Kieley, an ex-convict, who was
going to be a Butchertown gangster and racketeer. But
Officer Hanley changed Kieley's plans, after a fierce hand-
to-hand battle.
Officer Hanley explained his record for never being
tardy for duty to the fact he kept two alarm clocks. The
photo used in the Examiner at the time of his retirement
Telephone ANdover 6011
A. C. REYNOLDS, Manager
R. Y. P. MANUFACTURING CO.
Manufacturers of
JUICE EXTRACTING MACHINES & PULPERS
Factory: 1222 42nd AVENUE P. O. Box 482, OAKLAND, CALIF.
Telephone ANdover 4 784
Imported Delicacies
DIMOND DELICATESSEN
Home Cooked Foods and Salads
Liquors
2 129 HOPKINS STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Mario Bellandi and Martin Martinelli, Proprietors
Dine and Dance at the
SILVER CAFE
Telephone Hlgate 9632
Special Bar and Food Service
1205 BROADWAY and 456 I2TH STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Louis Brautovich. Proprietor
Telephone TEmplebar 9 I SO
LOUIS CAFE
MIXED DRINKS and COOD FOODS Our Specialty
Dancing - Entertainment - Floor Show
466 TWELFTH STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
WALT GRONDONA
JERRY DENNY
COMPLIMENTS
Walt's Rose Room and Dance Club
405-409-431 I2TH STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
TRIBUNE SMOKE SHOP
AH Known Brands of
TOBACCOS - CIGARS - CIGARETTES
Candies - Periodicals
1209 FRANKLIN STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
VIENNESE STUDIO
John S. Swanks
15 15 FRANKLIN STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
TEmplebar 9216
Hlgate 5881
FRANKLIN— Liquor and Cigars— SPA
Al. Feldhammer ■ Ben. Elboum
1807 FRANKLIN STREET
1948 BROADWAY
OAKLAND. CALIFORNIA
shows him with his two clocks. It is an odd coincidence
that the hands of the clocks point to 2 :30 and it was
at 2:30 in the afternoon that he answered the last call.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
April, 1941
EDITH C. WILSON
(Continued from page 8)
communities, these were under the care of a night watch-
man. He was paid and he had various duties, such as to
ring a bell at stated intervals and to cry out the time or the
weather conditions. He was practically the only police of-
ficer for that community. Even to this day police work in
counties and small communities is done by the sheriff and
his deputies or by the town constable. As these communities
grew, the position of constable became elective.
The number of watchmen gradually increased. It was a
voluntary service and every able-bodied man was supposed
to take his turn, but as had occurred in the old country, sub-
stitutes were found and often these were not of good char-
acter, so it became necessary to pay the watchmen.
By the middle of the nineteenth century, there were a
number of large American cities scattered throughout the
United States, all having organized police departments
similar to that of Scotland Yard. Their efficiency fluctuates
due to our system of elections of municipal and state of-
ficials. Obviously, this affects police administration. If hon-
est and capable public officials are elected, it is usually re-
flected in the Police Department. On the other hand, if the
officials of a city are dishonest, this also will be reflected in
the Police Department. It is, therefore, our duty as citizens
to have sufficient civic consciousness to vote and to do so
intelligently.
San Francisco has a staff of approximately 1300, whereas
New York City, which is the largest city in the United
States, has a police department consisting of approximately
20,000 members. It is under the supervision of one police
commissioner, whom the Mayor appoints for five years.
He may be removed by the Mayor or by the Governor of
the State. The commissioner has five deputies, also ap-
pointed by the Mayor.
If a local Police Department is unable to cope with a
given situation, the State Militia may be called. This is a
body of volunteer citizen soldiers. If the State Militia fails,
the State Legislature, or if it is not in session, the Governor
may call on the President of the United States, who is em-
powered to press into service the United States Army.
To enforce the law is not an easy task. Although we are
a peace-loving people and recognize the rights of our fellow
man and believe in the doctrine of the greatest good for the
greatest number, we are a spirited, liberty-loving people
who instinctively resent having our leisure hours dis-
ciplined. When a law is very unpopular with the majority
of the people, it is almost impossible to enforce it. Let us,
therefore, give the Police Department our confidence rather
than our suspicion.
We must not underestimate the importance of the police.
It is a branch of municipal government with which our
citizens come into intimate contact. In truth, it is society's
first line of defense against lawlessness.
Phone FRu.tvale 23 36 J ALTASSERRF.
WHITE PALACE FRENCH LAUNDRY
Gino Paoletti
Telephone OLympic 1914
PAOLETTI BROS.
Auto Truck Bodies
All Types Commercial Streamline Bodies
4529 SHATTUCK AVE. OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone AShberry 9512
M. D. Miesner
M. D. M.
FURNITURE MANUFACTURING CO.
Special Furniture - Cabinets Made to Order
2912 SHATTUCK AVENUE BERKELEY, CALIF.
Compliments
A. MacDONALD
4141 BROADWAY
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone AShberry 1 184. If no answer call Piedmont 8484
UNIVERSAL HARVESTER CO.
R. H. Sharpe, Manager
Factory and Office: 1075 SECOND STREET. BERKELEY. CALIF.
Telephone THornwall 9933
Jim Rains - Herb Zastrow
ACE BODY 3c FENDER WORKS
Automobile Rebuilding - Color Matching
Painting - Welding - Brazing
2800 ADELINE STREET BERKELEY, CALIF.
Telephone LAkehurst 3-2344
Dr. John Koski. Manager
Lady Attendant
50c— FINLAND STEAM BATHS— 50c
"FOR HEALTH AND NEW LIFE"
Public Baths and Private Family Compartments
1001 SANTA CLARA AVENUE ALAMEDA. CALIF
MINING MACHINERY
A complete line, including ball mills, crushers, feeders,
tables, classifiers, screens, etc. Assaying and ore testing.
STRAUB MANUFACTURING CO.
5 70 CHESTNUT STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
152 7 80th Avenue TR. 1902
FRANK CORRSO
HOUSE MOVINC and RAISING
Yard: 13 76 BOTH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Sam Hillman fie Son. Proprietors
EAST BAY JUNK CO.
801 69TH AVENUE (Cor. San Leandro Blvd.) OAKLAND. CALIF.
T. R. Lund
Telephone TRinidad 1361
LUND'S AUTO WRECKING
Cash for Cars in Any Condition
Parts, Tires. Batteries, Auto Glass
8119 EAST 14TH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Shop: TRinidad 1844 Residence: TRinidad 4023
SCHELLER MANUFACTURING CO.
Contract Manufacturing - Experimental Work
Tools. Dies. etc.
828 98TH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone RAndolph 99 1 6
TOURIST CAFE
GOOD BEER - WINES - LIQUORS - SANDWICHES
AT AUTO CAMP
SHORT ORDERS
BRISBANE. CALIF.
Phone South San Francisco 1830
JOHN RUGGERI'S OASIS
Gas, Oil and Greasing - Tires, Batteries on Credit
Wholesale and Retail
1248 BAYSHORE HIGHWAY SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Phone South San Francisco 1874
E. Milani. Proprietor
2327 FOOTHILL BLVD 2328 E. 1 6TH ST
OAKLAND. CALIF.
SEA CAVE GROTTO
Cocktail Bai • Crab Ciopino - Dancing . . . Short Orders
935 BAYSHORE BOULEVARD SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
April, l''U
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 27
San Mateo 2 -Way Radio Gets Hit-Runner
Every day throughout Northern California there are
presented an ever-increasing number of instances of the
efficiency of two-way radio. For this issue of The Journal
we select the following as an outstanding example, occur-
ring recently, which shows how swiftly this modern means
of communication works to the benefit of peace officers.
On the evening of January 5 a San Mateo commuter
alighted from a southbound train at Beresford, near the
southern edge of the city of San Mateo. Like thousands
of other men who work in San Francisco and have their
little country homes down the peninsula, he anticipated
with joy being with his family in his little rural home.
But this commuter did not reach his home. A careless
automobile driver took care of that.
H* left the little station and started across the high-
way, and as he reached the first traffic lane a speeding
car bore down upon him. He could not get out of the
way. A scream pierced the air as he was struck and felled
to the pavement. The car sped on. Witnesses said the
driver never even slowed down to see what had happened.
One of those witnesses had presence of mind to take the
liVonse number of the automobile, an act that started the
wheels of justice revolving with speed.
The gentleman who took the numbers rushed to a
telephone and rang the San Mateo Police Department.
Sergeant Manuel Trinta, radio technician for the depart-
ment, received the call. First he instructed two of the
radio-equipped cars to go to the scene of the accident,
Car No. 1, in charge of Officer Henry Kohnen, to remain
there until further orders, and Car No. 2, bearing Of-
ficer Tom Connors and Inspector Robert O'Brien, to pro-
ceed north in an endeavor to pick up the trail of the hit-
runner. This took but a few moments.
Sergeant Trinta, knowing the only way to contact the
Motor Vehicle Dept. after 5 p. m. was by two-way radio,
gave a call to Radio Operator Russ Woollum of the
Alameda county sheriff's office, through which such calls
are cleared for the peace officers of this area. Woollum,
while taking down the numbers given him by Trinta, was
plugging in on the Motor Vehicle's frequency band and
began relaying his information to the operator there. In
less time than it takes to write about it, the name and
the address of the owner of the hit-run car was relayed
back to Sergeant Trinta, who called Car No. 2 and gave
them the details.
It so happened that Car No. 2 was some distance from
the address given, so O'Brien and Connors whipped up
to the residence at that address. They were told the
owner was not at home and went back to their car to
await further events, reporting their progress as they went
along to Chief Thomas Burke's office. They had no more
than settled down for further developments when the
car they sought drove up and stopped in th« drivewaj
of the given address.
The officers leaped out of their car, informed the driver
of the .suspected hit-run car he was under arrest and made
a close examination of the vehicle for collision evidence.
So taken back was the owner of that car that he had
no time to frame an excuse, and according to Chief
Burke readily admitted he had hit something back down
the road.
The arrested man was taken to police headquarters and
booked. As these formalities were completed, Sergeant
Trinta took a look at his watch and noted the time the
first report of the accident came in, and discovered that
he had been able to get the name and address of the owner
of the wanted car, give sarre to officers assigned to the
case, and had the driver in custody and duly booked all
within the space of a few minutes less than half an hour,
and during this time the station was in constant contact
with all officers detailed to the accident.
It would seem that with two-way radio a law-breaker
is up against a mighty potent agency for his speedy ap-
prehension.
Telephone LAkehurst 2 1272
PIONEER AUTO WRECKING CO.
New and Used Parts and Supplies - We Install Glass
Fenders Our Specialty
2421 BLANDING ALAMEDA. CALIF.
Just Over Alameda Side of Park Street Bridge
Telephone TWinoaks 0228 C. H. Faulkner - Wm. Musladin
RELIANCE MACHINE CO.
GENERAL MACHINE WORK
1126 SIXTH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone 812-W Opposite Times-Herald Office
Best for Chinese and American Food
NEW CHINA CAFE
Complete Chinese Dinner, with wine, served every day till 9 p.m., 5 0c
5 17 MARIN STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
Telephone SWeetwood 1600
Gasoline — Diesel
EMPEROR MARINE ENGINES
Built by
STAR MARINE ENGINE WORKS
92ND AVE. St SAN LEANDRO ST. OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone LAkeside 8400
WESTERN DOOR & SASH COMPANY
Doors - Sash - Panels - Glass
FIFTH AND CYPRESS STREETS OAKLAND. CALIF
Telephone Vallejo 3103
McMANN 8c McMANN
LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKERS
1613 SONOMA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
Telephone OLympic 63 73
PAUL'S SERVICE STATION
Rio Grande Oil Producets
Tires • Tubes - Accessories
1047 ALCATRAZ AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF
Telephone Vallejo 687
JACK A. ROZ1S - CARLO BASCH
PHON-A-SONG INC.
MUSIC BY REMOTE CONTROL
*27 GEORCIA STREET
VALLEJO
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
April, 1941
MIKE" BROWN, DEPUTY CORONER
A Tribute by Bennett L. Williams, former Police Reporter, and noiv writer of fiction stories.
Mike Brown, deputy cortiner, picked up and carted
away the broken bodies of the violently and mysteriously
dead in San Francisco for well over 30 years. He went into
homes and took the dead from the bosom of families. He
did it calmly, kindly, inexorably, and in spite of tears and
pleading. He took them from mansions and hovels. He
picked them up off the streets, from vacant lots, and fished
them from the waters of the bay.
And, still outwardly unconcerned, he brought them in
and stretched them out on the cold marble slabs in the
morgue.
So, what kind of a man was this Mike Brown, who
recently passed away ? The real man ? Was he utterly cal-
loused, because of a life-time spent in this grisly occupa-
tion ? Was he cynical? How did it affect his soul?
Well, we knew Mike Brown, and knew him intimately
for years. And we'll tell you about him.
Mike Brown, deputy coroner, was one of the gentlest
creatures on this earth. He was a most friendly, considerate
soul.
And when Mike met you on the street and inquired into
the health and well-being of your family, and if the report
was tinged with sadness, Mike was most genuinely dis-
tressed—and instant in extending the friendly, helping
hand. Just as though he'd spent his life in the mildest and
most protected and gracious occupation to be found among
men.
And the same goes for the other veteran deputies : Tony
Trabucco, Ray Brooks, Frank Beeker, John Angel, Matt
Grav, Jarres Murphy and William Unger.
It's a challenging situation, indeed.
One day the phone rang in the morgue, and Mike
Brown, alone there at the time and very busy on a poison
case, answered.
"This is the (naming a hospital)," he was told. "When
are you coming up to get that body?"
"What body?" Mike Brown replied. "We haven't any
call to get a body there. Whose body? You must be mis-
taken."
"Oh! Well — I — " came the halting answer, and then
the phone went dead.
Brown went back to his work, displeased at being inter-
rupted. Well, it was nothing! He'd forget it, he told
himself —
"But who — What did she mean ?" he questioned, in
spite of himself. "It was a nurse who phoned," he decided.
"Maybe she made a mistake!"
"Mistake — ?"
He drove up to the hospital, and unable to get any an-
swers to his questions, threatened to have the whole hos-
pital pinched. That brought results.
Mike Brown was then led into a room and presently
found himself looking upon the body of a famous beauty —
the dead Virginia Rappee.
Had Mike Brown not gone there (and, incidentally, he
and those other deputies are pretty good detectives), the
body would have been hidden away, the death never re-
ported, and there would have been no murder charge filed
against Fatty Arbuckle, a comedian of the old silent
movies. And San Francisco would not have held those col-
orful and sensational trials. Arbuckle was finally acquitted.
( I he nurse did make a mistake. She was jerked away
from the phone — but not soon enough. Otherwise Ar-
buckle would have been shaken down for $50,000, and the
public would never have been the wiser. )
1 here is no occupation more shivery, more surcharged
with tragedy, more intimate with death's own self! And,
it would seem, more blunting and callousing to the finer
sensibilities of those who handle the bodies of the dead. But
it doesn't work out that way, not for the deputies serving
under Coroner T. B. W. Leland.
It's just one of those things— one of those things that
imparts to this city by the Golden Gate, its drama, its at-
mosnhere, its color, its humanity — and its charm!
Nick Porikos
TRIBUNE COFFEE SHOP
Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
Fountain Specials
4 10 THIRTEENTH STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Centrally Located — Light and Airy
McDONOUGH'S BOWLING ALLEYS
The Popular Indoor Sport for Young & Old— Ladies & Centlemen
Cigars. Cigarettes. Liquid Refreshments
576 !3TH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone CLencourt 0320 Permanent or Transient
MERRITT HOTEL
Free Baths at all hours ... $3 a week and up
Hot and Cold Water ■ Steam Heat
Turkish Baths in Connection
COR. NINTH AND FRANKLIN STS. OAKLAND. CALIF.
Pearl Price Telephone TEmplebar 9573
FIRST AND LAST CHANCE
Cocktails — Mixed Drinks
Friend'y Service
2242 TELEGRAPH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Cold Medal Ice Cream
Thick Milk Shakes
DAN'S CREAMERY
BROILED DANBURGERS
The only store of its type on the Pacific Coast
I6TH AND SANCHEZ STREETS SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone Fillmore 9513
Compliments of
DR. PAUL SCHULZ
OPTOMETRIST
1724 O'FARRELL STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Nite: RAndoIph 8254
Day: DEIaware 7278
AIRCO HEATING CO.
AIR CONDITIONING - WARM AIR HEATING
Water Heaters - Sheet Metal
5240 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
April, 1'Ul
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 29
WHOSE IDEA WAS THIS?
The issuance of a grand theft warrant revealed a hunch
of surprises down at the Hall of Justice recently. It seems
a San Francisco housewife became chummy with a lady
who told her she had taken the name of Laura Lee be-
cause she had a keen ear for phonetics. Laura and the
housewife became so chummy that Laura suggested agree-
ably surprising the family breadwinner by painting and
gilding numerous canary cages which he had in his base-
ment den, Laura stating that not alone would it make
the three hundred canaries happy, but it would prove to
the family breadwinner that his wife thought kindly of
him in his absence.
Laura knew a W. P. A. painter. This artist looked
over the situation and proved to Laura and her host that
a real artistic job on the homes of the three hundred
canaries would run into quite a piece of money. He sug-
gested, however, that the basement den could be materially
beautified by a papering job, which would cost compara-
tively little, as paper is cheap and the artist would give his
services free.
The papering job was done hastily. The artist accepted
the grateful thanks of Laura Lee and the housewife. He
left no address because Laura knew the night club he
patronized. Friend husband arrived from his daily toils
and, as usual, made his first visit to his basement aviary.
Was he surprised? In an instant he was frantically asking
his spouse a hundred questions.
No, she didn't do the papering. An artist did it for
nothing. She merely purchased the paper. A quick trip
to the basement and instantly the husband, with a
maniacal look in his eye, was once more on the first floor.
The scene partially ended at the Hall of Justice when
the "surprised" husband, his spouse and vivacious Laura
Lee arrived to secure a warrant for the missing artist, for
the reason that $353 which the breadwinner had carefully
saved had disappeared from its hiding place between two
of the bird cages.
From snatches of conversation being carried on between
the three parties above mentioned, it would appear that
he had the idea he had been swindled by parties unknown,
or partially known to him, while his good spouse and her
companion were thinking out loud about someone holding
out on someone. Who got the money ?
Some weeks ago, about 8 p. m., I was involved in an
automobile accident at Rivera and 19th Avenue, at which
time a lady was injured. Officers Joseph A. Murray and
Roy Freeman worked on the case.
"Instead of encountering a couple of officers who might
proceed to show how tough an officer could be, I was de-
lighted to find they were both efficient and gentlemanly in
their procedure.
"I feel I cannot let this opportunity pass without letting
the commanding officer of these men know how grateful
I am for their kindness and consideration."
J. B. Sarrat,
355 Sixteenth Avenue.
Telephone GArfield 8176
Dobie's Navigation 8C Engineering School
(Across from Custom House)
409 WASHINGTON STREET, Suite 8-9
SAN FRANCISCO
Free Delivery Telephone TWinoaks 0063
BLACK AND WHITE LIQUORS
Complete Stock of all known Brands
WINES, LIQUORS, BEERS
Cut Rate Tobaccos
33 19 LAKESHORE AVENUE OAKLAND, CALIF.
Telephone BErkeley 9286
P. A. LUX 8C SON
CABINET & CARPENTER SHOP
Specializing in Folding Banquet and Ping Pong Tables
1925 TENTH STREET (Just north of University Ave.) BERKELEY
Telephone AShberry 17 11
PIEDMONT MEMORIAL CO.
Designers and Builders
MAUSOLEUMS - MONUMENTS
1270 SAN PABLO AVENUE BERKELEY, CALIF.
Telephone OLympic 4976
GOLDEN WEST TAMALE PACKERS
HOT CHILI
3869 TELECRAPH AVENUE OAKLAND, CALIF.
Telephone BErkeley 6012
H & H BUILDING SUPPLIES
CABINETS— Our Specialty
1325 SAN PABLO AVENUE BERKELEY. CALIF.
New Management
PALOMAR DANCE HALL
DANCE TO A KNOWN BAND
706 FRANKLIN STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone So. S. F. 256; Res. So. S. F. 725
V. Boido & Co.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO BAKERY
"THE HOME OF HARVEST BREAD"
326 GRAND AVENUE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
FAMOUS HERBS . . . For stomach, liver, lungs, kidneys, heart,
bladder, eyes, foot trouble, chronic asthma, catarrh, cough, low
blood pressure, sore throat, psoriasis, rheumatism, piles, boils, lum-
bago, male and female troubles. Our herbs surely will help you to
regain your health quickly.
HOW NONG CHINESE HERB CO.
2088 TELECRAPH AVENUE OAKLAND
Phone Hlgate 6692
Hours, 9-4: Sunday 9-12
DON WOO HERB CO.
PURE HERBS FOR ALL DISEASES
194 SEVENTH STREET
Consultation Free
OAKLAND. CALIF.
COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND
Phone So. S. F. 1460 Joe and Larry Aranguena, Props.
BANK CLUB
DANCING - ENTERTAINMENT
Good Food and Drinks - Chinese Cooking
206 CRAND AVENUE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Phone 469-R
ACE BEDDING CO.
MANUFACTURERS AND RENOVATORS
Upholstering - Baby Furniture - Linoleum
Venetian Blinds - Window Shades
38 1 GRAND AVENUE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone South San Francisco 4 1 0
Bettucchi Cleaning 8C Dyeing Works
Complete Cleaning Service - Hats - Gloves - Rugs
392 GRAND AVENUE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
April, I ''41
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
{Continued from page 9)
short time, South City will switch over to this newest
methods of fast communications.
It wasn't so many years ago when two of the South
San Francisco police officers distinguished themselves in
a manner that won high praise from the people of this
area. A sailboat with five passengers was in distress out on
the bay, a quarter of a mile from shore. The plight of the
people on the vessel was apparent, and there was no time
to hunt up a boat to go to the rescue. So Officers Vincent
Bianchini and August Terragno, grabbed a rope, anchored
one end to the piling on shore and, stripped to the waist,
started their swim through the rough and icy water. The
five men were then pulled ashore in their boat none the
worse for their experience.
Following are the leading industries now going full
speed ahead in South San Francisco:
American Brake Shoe & Foundry Co., American Marble
Company, Armour and Company, Barrett Company, of New
York; Reichhold Chemicals Company, Inc., of New York; Beth-
lehem Steel Corporation, California Cut Stone & Granite Com-
pany, California Wire Cloth Company, Chubbuck Lime Com-
pany, J. D. Cochin Manufacturing Company, E. I. du Pont de
Nemours Company, E. H. Edwards Wire Rope Company,
Enterprise Engine & Foundry Company, Enterprise Press, Fon-
tana Food Products Company, W. P. Fuller & Company.
Hammond Aircraft Corporation, Heintz & Kaufman, Ltd., In-
dustrial City Lumber Company, Lathan Company, Linde Air
Products, Metal & Thermit Company, Ltd., Marine Magnesium
Products Corp., George H. Morill Co., Mutual Engineering
Company, Rotogravure Ink Company, Richmond Pottery Com-
pany, Prest-O-Lite Company, Round California Chain Corpora-
tion, Ltd., Sanitary Bakery.
South City Lumber and Supply Company, South San Fran-
cisco Bakery, South San Francisco Union Stock Yards, South
San Francisco Land and Improvement Company, Standard Oil
Company, Swift & Company. Union Oil Company, Superior
Steam Laundry, United Packing Company, Western Pipe &
Steel Company, Wildberg Bros. Smelting & Refining Company,
Glo-Brite Company.
^^^W-t>W.r>.r>J^r>ijWijj£^^
Feminine voice: "Is this the Police Department?"
Officer: "Yes."
Voice: "I want a car right away to take me home. I
can't quite make it, honey."
Officer: "Have you been injured or do you just want
to make a complaint?"
Voice: "Yes, I have. The complaint is, I got too
d n drunk."
Home News:
Visitor to apartment 204 leaving by rear stairway.
# # *
It cost a taxicab driver 95 cents loss in fare to dis-
cover the person he had picked up and driven around
was insane.
OFFICERS "MOURN" TRAFFIC
VICTIMS
Winner of the grand prize in the national safety con-
test in 1939, the Kansas City Police Department tried a
new wrinkle to stress the horrors of traffic deaths. Police
officers in that city were given arm bands which record
the number of traffic fatalities in the current year. —
Michigan Police Journal.
rf<W«WW«WWWWH>?W9WW»WJiJ«UW
B. P. John Furniture Corporation
Oakland Plant:
1034 SIXTY-SIXTH AVENUE
OAKLAND, CALIF
Telephone Hlgate 423 1
JOHN A. GRENNAN
ATTORNEY AT LAW
12 12 BROADWAY
OAKLAND. CALIF
Telephone TEmplebar 9588
SEA CAVE
Sea Food at Its Freshest and Best
Specializing in Sea Foods for Forty Years . . . Steaks and Chop
Private Booths . . . Banquet Rooms for Parties . . . Free Parking
Cocktail Lounge in Connection
1132 BROADWAY OAKLAND, CALIF
Telephone Hlgate 9564
HENRY'S OVERLAND BUFFET
H. MICHELS, Proprietor
LIQUOR - WINE AND BEER
101 BROADWAY OAKLAND. CALIF
Phone South San Francisco 430
South San Francisco Poultry Co.
POULTRY AND EGGS
Free Delivery - Wholesale and Retail
116 GRAND AVENUE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF
ARENA CLUB
WINES - BEER - MIXED DRINKS
Congenial Friendly Service
Cigar Store in Front Catering to the Smoker
Charley, Dick and Jack to Serve You
828 BROADWAY OAKLAND. CALIF
HAMBURGER JOHN'S
The Best Quality Hamburgers with Trimmings
You'll Come Back for More
Full Meals and A la Carte
700 FRANKLIN STREET
OAKLAND, CALIF
C. H. JONES. Proprietor
JONES'Y
POOL. TOBACCO and CANDY
243 GRAND AVENUE
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Walter Martin
Phc
San Francisco 412
MARTIN SIGNS
NASON PAINTS - AUTO LACQUERS
Truck Lettering - Wood Cutout Signs - Show Cards
Screen Process Signs
308 LINDEN AVENUE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
J. P. Ungaretti First Class Service Telephone So. S. F. 408
SANITARY BAKERY
Golden Krust. French. Italian Bread
Pies and Cakes of All Kinds
Bucciellato and Panattone Specialty
3 12 GRAND AVENUE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
April, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 31
WILLIAM P. GOLDEN
(Continued from page 12)
the matter causing the friction between them. Before they
leave a definite decision is arrived at, in this instance, the
disposition of the chickens or an immediate improvement in
the Smiths' fencing set-up.
It is daily noticeable that people who have sat in at these
little Solomon-come-to-judgment hearings glowering at
each other, have left the Hall of Justice like a happy family.
The instance given is just a sample of the modus oper-
andi of an immense volume of work being done by a small
staff of city-employed attorneys.
A man with a puffed cheek and a very noticeable black-
ened eye wants the party who caused his disfigurement ar-
rested immediately. His story is heard patiently and a cita-
tion instead of a warrant of arrest is issued. His erstwhile
antagonist is cited to appear at the Warrant and Bond Of-
fice at a stipulated time and date to hear the terrible things
the district attorney's office has been told about him.
The two parties who had the little difficulty tell their in-
dividual sides of the question to the assistant district attor-
ney, and, when each one has had his say, it generally is ap-
parent both to the accused and the accuser that, in the
words of Uncle Toby, "much might be said on both sides."
On leaving the Hall of Justice both parties generally feel
the incident had better be forgotten entirely.
The actual number of warrants issued yearly runs into
the tens of thousands. If, to the thousands of warrants
issued yearly were added a number equal to the citations
issued, the number of our criminal courts would have to be
trebled.
In considering our "Citation System" as operating here
in San Francisco, we are considering one of the greatest
boons to the people of this City and County, a blessing and
an advantage that makes San Francisco outstanding in the
whole nation.
We must remember that when a person leaves his home
and appears at one of the windows in the Warrant and
Bond Office to obtain a warrant of arrest, that person
means to spend his time and money in seeing that the party
whom he requests to be arrested is legally punished. Of
course, it is also to be understood that the complainant
means to put the defendant to as much legal expense as
possible.
Let us consider that in each instance a warrant were
issued, instead of a citation. What ill-will would be created
between citizens and neighbors of this city and county over
trivial troubles!
Instead of putting neighbor against neighbor and per-
haps brother against brother, this quiet court being daily
held in the Warrant and Bond Office is performing untold
good in the matter of creating good will and putting into
practical operation the Golden Rule, without a penny of
expense to either the complainant or the defendant.
In litigation, whether civil or criminal, the parties on
both sides, for some unaccountable reason, seem to lose all
sense of cost. In fact, in civil cases it is quite common to see
litigants actually go in debt in their endeavor to gain a
hollow victory. What a boon it would be to our citizens if
Telephone San Bruno 4'>Z
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SAN BRUNO. CALIF.
Telephone San Bruno 2424
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"You Profit By Our Service"
650 SAN MATEO AVENUE
SAN BRUNO, CALIF.
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Telephone South San Francisco 13 60 Reese Lloyd, Manager
METROPOLITAN HOTEL
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA
Telephone South San Francisco 909
J. A. Ewen, A. Mclver, R. Murray
CALIFORNIA CUT STONE
and
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RAILROAD AND MAGNOLIA AVENUE SO. SAN FRANCISCO
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For Reservations phone Richmond 1146
1340 SAN PABLO AVENUE
EL CERR1TO. CALIF.
Residence Phone FRuitvale 3684
3026 Coolidge Avenue
Van Der Haeghen's Cabinet Works
Builder of Better Grade Cabinets and Store Fixtures
Established 1921
Business Phone FRuitvale 6906
1249 49TH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Residence: Piedmont 8256M Business: TEmplebar 3445
D. CANCILLA
BANANA KING — Wholesale
588 62ND STREET - 1134 ADELINE STREET • OAKLAND. CAL.
Residence 66 1 San Mateo Ave.
Phone San Bruno 56
Residence 678 Miller Ave.
Phone S. S. F. I 156 and 466
PENINSULA WINDOW CLEANING CO.
Windows, Stores and Offices Cleaned by Weekly or Monthly Contract
All Kinds of Janitor Work
670 GRAND AVE. Phone S. S. F. 466 SO. SAN FRANCISCO
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April, 1941
we had a citation system for civil cases as well as we have
for criminal cases.
The Warrant and Bond Office is open twenty-four hours
a day, every day in the year. At all hours of the day and
night questions of rights and wrongs are discussed over the
telephone with the staff of this office. In fact, the staff of
this office figuratively has its hand constantly on San Fran-
cisco's pulse of legal trouble, real or imaginary.
Since the inauguration of a strict traffic enforcement
system the number of warrants issued has increased by
thousands and thus added to the burden of handling bail,
in addition to the actual issuance of warrants. The bail
handled in the Warrant and Bond Office for a year gen-
erally runs between eight hundred thousand and a million
dollars, this immense amount of money being handled
mostly in amounts of from three to thousands of dollars.
All statements of dying people who are victims of crim-
inal assault are taken by the staff of the Warrant and
Bond Office. All state and city and county officials lay their
complaints before the Chief of the Warrant and Bond Of-
fice before swearing to same and obtaining a warrant of
arrest.
The Warrant and Bond Office is really a quasi-judicial
office in addition to its regular duties, for the reason that
the line of demarcation in what is a criminal breach of the
law and what is matter for the civil courts is very fine in-
deed, and needs keen judicial consideration.
This careful consideration must constantly be given also
with a view of preventing those with a will to use the courts
to cause embarrassment to innocent parties from doing so.
The slightest lack of thought or the slightest lack of in-
formation of the provisions of the General Laws or Codes
could lead to much uncalled-for embarrassment in the issu-
ance of warrants of arrest in instances in which the circum-
stances, though looking apparently criminal on a first
glance, are palpably civil problems.
The judges on every bench, and state and national of-
ficers in the City and County of San Francisco, as well as
the district attorneys in the bay district, are all friends and
admirers of Chief William P. Golden of the Warrant and
Bond Office.
At one time it was considered quite the thing to have a
radiator cap adorned with a flying mercury, a diving venus,
or perhaps a leaping greyhound. Motorists may have no-
ticed of late, however, that the new cars do not as a rule
have such fancy ornaments and are inclined to be some-
what conservative in beautifying their radiators or front of
the car. According to R. Bruce Murchison, attorney for
the Southern California Division of the National Automo-
bile Club, the explanation lies in Section 683 of the State
Motor Vehicle Code, which prohibits the sale of any new
motor vehicle equipped with a radiator cap or radiator orn-
ament upon the top thereof, which extends or protrudes to
the front of the radiator grill of such motor vehicle. Ob-
viously, such ornaments might become very dangerous in
case of an accident and are wisely prohibited.
15 Years Same Phone — TH. 1076
M. H. WISELY
ROOFING LEAKS REPAIRED
30 Years' Experience
2911 ADELINE STREET BERKELEY, CALIF.
Telephone LA. 28420
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PLUMBER
Repairs of all kinds - No Job too small - Prices reasonable
32 72 THOMPSON AVENUE
Telephone CHina 1686
Chong Kee
SAI YON CAFE
Quality Food, Moderate Prices, Quick Service
Chinese and American Dishes - Chop Suey
64 1 JACKSON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
"It's a New, Finer Candy"
HOOPERS CHOCOLATES
FRESH AT YOUR DEALERS
2333 CLEMENT AVENUE ALAMEDA. CALIF.
R. Junca, Proprietor
Telephone LAkehurst 2-0080
NEW PARISIAN LAUNDRY
2811 ENC1NAL AVENUE. Versailles Station ALAMEDA. CALIF.
Telephone BErkeley 693 I
W. H. FERGUSON
TRIANGLE PAINT CO.
2222 THIRD STREET
BERKELEY. CALIF.
C. M. Henderson, President
John Lauffer, Vice-President
T. A. Cuthill. Secretary
H. C. MACAULAY FOUNDRY CO.
Telephone BErkeley 29 11
Office and Works: SIXTH & CARLTON STS.. BERKELEY. CALIF.
Shop phone LA. 6579. Res.. 308 Brush St.. phone Alameda 4594-W
FRED FERRERO & SONS
Manufacturers of Cast Stone and Plaster Ornaments
Mantels and Garden Supplies
Shop: 17 15 WEBSTER STREET. ALAMEDA, CALIF.
Telephone LAkehurst 2-9982 M. Williams
WILLIAMS FOOD STORES
GROCERIES - WINES - LIQUORS
Also a Good Place to Eat and Drink
1901 PARK STREET ALAMEDA. CALIF.
Compliments of
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2829 SAN JOSE AVENUE
ALAMEDA. CALIF
Telephone LAkehurst 3-2030
F. A M B I E L
GENERAL ROOFING CONTRACTOR
Licensed — Insured
1711 EVERETT STREET ALAMEDA. CALIF.
Telephone HUmbolt 6421
CHARLES FREDRICKSON
FREDRICKSON BROS.
General Contractors
1259 65TH STREET EMERYVILLE. CALIF.
Telephone OL. 62 18 — Jack Muller will treat you right — Open 24 hrs.
40TH STREET GARAGE
Complete Automotive Service
Upholstery Work and Repainting
Battery Recharging - Tires and Accessories
525 40TH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone Piedmont 0527
Compliments
MOTOR SERVICE CO.
493 40TH STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
VAN WOERT MANUFACTURING CO.
"BEST" Beaters Lead in Value and Performance
1^5 65TH STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
April, I 'HI
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GREETINGS FROM
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THE ZEBRA LOUNGE
Headquarters for Everything
Management of Bill Lombard
Mixologists . . . Mac Mahon - Frank Mooney
HOTEL COIT • 15th and Harrison Streets OAKLAND, CM II
Telephone San Bruno Q74
Res. Phone Mission 8078
Best Wishes From Bill Lombard and Oakland's Famous
EL PATIO
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LOUNGE IN OAKLAND
Mixologists . . . Reg Henno • Ed Curno • Bud Movan
430 I^TH STREET
OAKLAND. CALM
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M. Dovicki
RICHARD DELUCCHI
BUILDER
420 SAN MATEO AVENUE
SAN BRUNO. CALIF
Telephone DElaware 3000
MOTEL VINMAR
New and Modern De Luxe Motor Court
(10 minutes from Civic Center)
BAYSHORE BOULEVARD at GENEVA AVE. SAN FRANCISCO
COMPLIMENTS
OF
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Phone 709- W
RUBIN'S DEPARTMENT STORE
LENORES BEAUTY SHOP
561 SAN MATEO AVENUE SAN BRUNO. CALIF.
Phon; RAndolph 733 7
Prompt Service
FREDERICK HOFFMA
BRICK CONTRACTOR
Mantels and Stairs a Specialty
15 SUSSEX STREET SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
SOUTH CITY TAVERN
Pool Hall - Beer, Wine and Liquors
Furnished Rooms by Day, Week or Month - Good Meals Served
310 GRAND AVENUE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Phone South San Francisco 100
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SOUTH CITY LAUNDRY
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JIM PANOS
I 12 GRAND AVENUE
SO. SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
Telephone 861
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Established 1922
LIVESTOCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS
Los Angeles Office
Telephone Jefferson 6126
UNION STOCKYARDS SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
Phone South San Francisco 109
When in South San Francisco Stop at the
DOLLY-MARIE WAFFLE SHOP
LUNCHEON . . . DINNER
102 GRAND AVENUE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
Phone South San Francisco 1477
Johnny and Johnny
South San Francisco "Hotel Cafe"
"The Beauty Spot"
COMPLETE BAR SERVICE - ROOMS
Italiar Dinners . . . Hall for Banquets
2 15 LUX AVENUE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
Compliments of
GUERIN BROS.
CARL "JAZZ" WELTE
CIGARS - POOL - CANDY
208 SOUTH LINDEN AVENUE
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO 254 GRAND AVENUE
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
Telephone San Bruno 53
FRANK JON'USHAT
SUNMASTER
Venetian Blind Manufacturing Co.
820 SAN MATEO AVENUE
SAN BRUNO. CALIF.
Phone South San Francisco 733
ree Delivery
G. PENNA 8C SONS
Growers of and Wholesale Dealers in
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Imported and Domestic Groceries. . . Liquor. Beer and Wine
. . . Fruit Market . . .
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270 Claremont Blvd
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Phone MArket 0916
San Mateo 1488 . . Redwood 301
San Rafael 1576
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ANdover 685 7
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SASH and DOORS
MEDICINE LOCKERS
IRONING BOARDS, Etc.
Telephone FRuitvale 25 10
501
TWENTY
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' J<>1 RNAL
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Featured in This Issue
PAGE
Civilian Defense —
By District Attorney Ralph E. Hoyt.. 3
Making a Police Report —
By Chief J. N. Black. San Jose 5
Juveniles — A Problem in Police Administration
Radio Address by Chief Charles W. Dullea.... b
Identification Association Convention 7
Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity —
By John Edgar Hoover 8
Sheriff Emig of Santa Clara 9
Bay Counties Peace Officers' Meet 10
National Defense and Traffic 11
Alameda — A Busy City —
By Opie L. Warner 13
Junior Patrol Training Camp 14
Footprinters Reno Convention 15
Northern California Police Communication
Officers Association Meeting 17
Covering All Beats 18
Police Ball Financial Success 19
Chief Bill Maher of San Bruno 20
Roll of Honored Dead 22
Flashes 23
Footprint Chapter Meeting 24
South San Francisco Mayor and Councilmen 25
New Policemen Appointed 25
Two-Way Radio for Stockton Sheriff 26
Letters to Chief Dullea 28
Father McAuliffe Passes 29
Chief Hamilton of Pittsburg 33
The Editor is always pleased to consider articles suitable for publication.
Contributions should preferably be typewritten, but where this is not pos-
sible, copy should be clearly written. Contributions may be signed with a
"nom de plume," but all articles must bear the name and address of the
sender, which will be treated with the strictest confidence. The Editor
will also be pleased to consider photographs of officers and of interesting
events. Letters should be addressed to the Editor.
Directory
SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Hall of Justice, Kearny and Washington Streets
Telephones SUtter 2020 - 2030
Radio Short Wave Call KGPD
Mayor, Hon. Angelo J. Rossi
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
Regular Meetings, Monday, 7.30 p.m Hall of Justice
Hon. Wm. P. Wobber, Sr., President. ..AM Jessie Street
Hon. Walter McGovern 625 Market Street
Hon. Ward G. Walkup 240 Second Street
Captain Chas. F. Skelly, Secretary
Room 104, Hall of Justice
CHIEF OF POLICE Charles W. Dullea
DEPUTY CHIEF OF POLICE Michael Riordan
Bur. of Inspectors. Bernard J. McDonald Hall of Justice
Residence - 1341 31st Avenue
Traffic Bureau Albert S. Munn 635 Washington St.
Residence - 226 Jules Avenue
Dept. Sec'y Capt. John A. Encler Hall of Justice
Residence - 1631 32nd Avenue
Director
Bur. of Personnel Lieut. George Healy Hall of Justice
Residence - 4028 18th Street
Supervising Capt Arthur L. Christiansen Hall of Justice
Residence- 1346 24th Avenue
Director - Bureau ofCriminal
Information Lieut. Frank E. Winters Hall of Justice
Residence - 670 41st Avenue
Director - Bureau of
Special Services Lieut. Emmet Moore Hall of Justice
Residence - 2186 15th Avenue
Inspector of Schools Traffic Control — Byron J. Getchell
Residence - 533 Brussels Street
Property Clerk Capt. Peter M. McGee Hall of Justice
Residence - 225 Ashton Avenue
City Prison Lieut. John J. Casey Hall of Justice
Residence - 188 Liberty Street
Central Capt. M. E. Mitchell. .635 Washington St.
Residence - 1471 29th Avenue
Southern Capt. John A. Reed 360 Fourth St.
Residence - 438 21st Avenue
Harbor Capt. John M. Sullivan.. Drumm k Comm'l Sts.
Residence -WIS 26th Street
Mission Capt. Joseph Walsh 3057 17th Street
Residence - 170 Beaumont Street
Northern Capt. Aloysius I. O'Brien 841 Ellis Street
Residence - 2610 Sacramento Street
G. G. Park Capt. John J. Casey... ..Golden Gate Park
Residence - 570 16th Avenue
Richmond Capt. Francis J. McGuire 451 Sixth Ave.
Residence - 758 Tenth Avenue
Ingleside Capt. Leo J. Tacknet Balboa Park
Residence -2SH 18th Avenue
Taraval Capt. John J. Wade 2348 24th Avenue
Residence - 200 Juanita Way
Headquarters Capt. John A. Engler Hall of Justice
Bayview Sub-Station 1676 Newcombe Avenue
WKen in Trouble Call SUtter 20*20
When in DOUbt Always At Your Service
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The electrical wiring in your home or
apartment determines the efficiency of
your electric appliances and lighting
facilities.
Your wiring is inadequate if —
1. Lack of outlets makes it necessary to
disconnect lamps or appliances to
"plug in" others.
2. The distance between outlets causes
the use of long, inconvenient and un-
sightly cords.
3. Wiring is too small to bring heaters,
irons, toasters and other heating ap-
pliances to correct operating tempera-
ture quickly.
4. Lack of or improperly located
switches makes it necessary to enter
darkened rooms.
5. Overloaded wiring causes lights to
dim perceptibly when appliances are
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A Police News
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Volume XIX
MAY, 1941
No. 5
CIVILIAN DEFENSE
By Ralph E. Hoyt, District Attorney of Alameda County
Based upon the experiences of war-torn England and
upon plans developed by the military and naval forces of
our country, a definite line has been drawn between mili-
tary defense on the one hand and civilian defense on the
other.
■ V. .^.vX^W
District Attorney Ralph Hoyt
Accordingly, it is the function of the nation's military
establishment to meet and repel attacks from the armed
forces of the enemy and to take care of military personnel
and property.
But upon the civil authorities, and particularly local law
enforcement agencies and fire departments, rests the re-
sponsibility of dealing with the problems of rescue, control,
direction and care of the civilian population in times of
Emergency; .
In order to be prepared to meet this responsibility in an
efficient and effective manner, the co-ordination of law
enforcement and firefighting agencies under a common
plan of action is essential.
Take Alameda County as an example. There are within
this county ten incorporated cities each having its own
police and fire departments. In addition, there is a large
unincorporated area containing several thickly settled dis-
tricts, over which the sheriff has jurisdiction. Other
agencies include the district attorney, the University of
California Police, and the California Highway Patrol. It
seems apparent that if each were left to its own devices
in the adoption of measures for civilian defense, the prob-
lem would be more difficult of solution both as concerns
individual communities and the county as a whole.
For this reason, the Alameda County Council for Civil-
ian Defense, with representation from all of the agencies
mentioned, was organized in June, 1940.
Subsequently, a plan to co-ordinate civilian defense
throughout the state was evolved through the formation
of the State Council for Civilian Defense, and the local
council became a part of the state-wide setup.
Brought into being as the result of conferences of law
enforcement groups held at Sacramento and Los Angeles
in the early part of this year, the State Council is headed
by Attorney General Earl Warren and is so composed as
to give representation to each portion of the state and
to the various agencies therein which are responsible for
civilian defense.
The state is divided into nine regions, with each region
having its own defense council. The plan contemplates a
further break-down through the establishment of county
councils to co-ordinate defense activities within each
county.
The regional councils thus serve to co-ordinate the vari-
ous counties, and the state council co-ordinates the regions
into a unified whole.
The area which borders upon San Francisco bay has
been designated as Region Five. It includes the counties
of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco,
San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma.
The writer was chosen as president of the council for
this region, with Chief of Police Charles W, Dullea. of
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May J 941
San Francisco, as vice-president, and Chief of Police J. A.
Greening, of Berkeley, as secretary. Chief of Police B. A.
Wallman, of Oakland, acts in the capacity of co-ordinator
between the regional council and the state council.
Other members of this regional council now are John
P. Fitzgerald, District Attorney, Santa Clara County ;
L. E. Jones, Chief of Police, Richmond ; B. B. Rogers,
Constable, Martinez ; Phillip B. Lynch, District Attorney,
and Jack Thornton, Sheriff, Solano County; John P.
Steckter, sheriff, Napa County; Toland C. McGettigan,
District Attorney, Sonoma County ; Donald Wood, Chief
of Police, San Anselmo ; Matthew Brady, District Attor-
ney, San Francisco; James J. McGrath, sheriff, San
Mateo county; Howard Zink, Chief of Police, Palo Alto,
and Elmer Steinmeyer, District Inspector of the Cali-
fornia Highway Patrol.
Civilian defense councils have been organized in each
of the nine counties, in accordance with the plan, and all
are making satisfactory progress in the development of
their local programs.
One thing that should be stressed is that it is not the
purpose of the defense councils to substitute new programs
for existing disaster plans which many cities already have,
but rather to dovetail the two together so that the entire
machinery will work smoothly without conflict either in
plans or jurisdiction.
An important phase of civilian defense is the guarding
against sabotage and similar acts on the part of enemy
agents and saboteurs. Sabotage, of course, may occur in
many ways, but the most destructive methods make use of
fire and explosives. At present, measures to prevent sabo-
tage probably constitute the most urgent feature of civilian
defense. To illustrate some of the things which the local
defense councils are doing, it might b? well to outline the
activities in Alameda County concerning which the writer's
information is more complete.
To begin with, a defense map of the entire county was
made, showing highways, auxiliary sources of water sup-
ply, the kinds and locations of public buildings, and other
essential information which would be of use should an
emergency arise.
Then, each city which did not already have one was
asked to work out a disaster plan suitable to its own
particular needs, and studies were undertaken to deter-
mine how best to fit the council's program in with exist-
ing disaster plans.
Arrangements were made for the formation of defense
details in each department represented in the council, and
a uniform policy with regard to the gathering of informa-
tion in national defense investigations was adopted.
A uniform type of report for national defense investiga-
tions was also adopted, and the necessary forms for such
reports were printed and distributed to the various depart-
ments.
To facilitate the work of the council, a central clearing
house for all information which may be of use in connec-
tion with national defense throughout the county was
established. It is located and maintained in the District
Attorney's office.
A school was set up for the purpose of instructing the
men who had been assigned to national defense details.
Material used for instruction was that given at the na-
tional defense school conducted by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation at Washington, D. C, last fall. Instructors
for this training program were drawn from the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and from men in the local depart-
ments who, in most instances, had received training in the
FBI school.
The course of training consisted of eleven two-hour
classes. Subjects covered included espionage, sabotage,
plant protection, ciphers, codes, explosives, and the activi-
ties of the military and naval intelligence.
From the men trained in this school the membership of
a Civilian Defense Squad is made up. Part of the duties
of this squad is to make a study of the sources and types
of difficulties which might be expected and prepare the
necessary plans to safeguard against such difficulties or to
deal effectively with them should they actually arise.
The personnel of the defense squad now numbers about
40 men. Besides carrying on their regular assignments in
this work and in their own departments, they meet as a
squad twice a month to exchange ideas and acquire new
information as it becomes available.
Protection of public utilities has been given considera-
tion. Conferences were held between the Defense Council
and representatives of the major utilities. The various
points of vulnerability were determined, precautions taken
by the utilities were reviewed, and the manner in which the
council could be of assistance in putting into effect further
protective measures was discussed.
As a result, a school was organized and selected men
from each utility were trained in plant protection and
allied matters. It was then the function of these key men
to return to their respective organizations and by use of
the material given at the school to train watchmen, guards
and employees occupying similar positions.
The course of instruction, which was completed a short
time ago, covered such general subjects as the following:
Duties and responsibilities of watchmen and guards, pa-
trol and guard duty, supervision of visitors, searches of
persons, searches of places, protection of the scene of a
crime, preservation of evidence, fire prevention, fire fight-
ing equipment, bombs and explosives.
For the benefit of key men in defense industries located
in Alameda county, this instruction was repeated. Three
schools were found necessary for this purpose, and 200
guards and watchmen received training in plant protec-
tion, from the standpoints of both law enforcement and
fire fighting.
One further step has been taken toward the protection
of defense industries. After a conference with plant execu-
tives, the training of a group of men selected from police
and fire departments and the sheriff's office on the subject
of plant surveys was undertaken. This phase of the pro-
gram has now reached a point where the trainees are pre-
pared to furnish plant surveys as requested.
Attention has likewise been given to the matter of
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May. 1941
POLICE AM) PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
MAKING A POLICE REPORT
By Chief J. N. Black of Sun Jost
Page S
Making ;i report of a crime, of an accident or of a
lire is one of the most important duties of a police officer.
Yet often it is a thing; that is done without due care and
with no systematic approach of just what it should set
forth.
Prohahlv no man is better qualified to give advice and
Chief J. N. Black
suggestions on this most vital function of an enforcement
officer than Chief J. N. Black of San Jose. For, besides
having a long record as an officer of the law which has
seen him become the oldest chief of police in point of
service in the state, he has for years been an instructor in
the San Jose State College police courses.
Following, we present the instructions he gives his
classes at the State College, as well as to members of his
department, relative to making a police report:
In all cases of attacks against person or property the
member of the department receiving the original report
should be most careful in securing all the information pos-
sible, in the matter of description.
In the lists set forth herewith some of the details may,
at first glance, seem entirely unnecessary, but we should
remember that many apparently clever captures have been
accomplished through the noting of some minor detail
in the criminal's "modus operandi," or some trifling pecu-
liarity in the suspect's speech, dress, stature, etc.
Clothing — New. worn, old; size; maker. Dealer,
name, address. Color: Plain, mixed, striped. Marks:
owner's name, initials attached ; tears, rips, burns, repairs.
etc., cleaners', dyers' name and address. Buttons: Number.
color, material. Style : Coat, single or double breasted,
pleated back, cuffs, lapels. Pockets — vest — and style of
cut. Pants: Width, pockets, cuff, seam, etc. (same as
coat.) Overcoat — same as for coat; lining, color, material.
Furs — Color, size, animal made from. Coat: muff,
collar, length, style, cuff, buttons (number and kind.)
Lining (color and material), old, new, worn; repairs
made, maker, dealer (their names and addresses.) Heads
or tails attached.
Watches — Make, metal. Lady's or gentleman'^
Shape, hunting case, open face, size, dial (color and 'de-
sign), dial numerals (Roman, etc.), initials, inscriptions,
engravings, chain or ribbon attached (describe). Pur-
chased (date from whom; address.) Repaired by; cleaned
by (addresses). Case numbers, movement numbers. If
wrist watch, include kind of clasp, band, strap, etc.
Rings — Metal, size, wide or narrow band, lady's, or
gentleman's, plain or engraved, new or worn, initials or
inscriptions. Dealer's name and address. Stones: number
of, kind, color, shape, setting. If diamond, report color,
size or karat, how cut, shape.
Other Jewelry — Brooches, ear rings, scarf pins, cuff
links, etc. See rings, and include: Metal or material, de-
sign, shape, kind, color and number of stones or jewels;
repair marks.
Silverware — Kind of articles, number of class of
pieces, metal (solid or plated). Design (figure, fruit,
flower, border, stamping, etching, etc.). Maker's name:
Style, initials, monograms. Inscriptions: If in case (de-
scribe and lining.).
Firearms — Pistol, revolver, automatic, rifle, shotgun,
machine gun, etc. ; plated, blue steel, caliber, bore, barrel,
make, numbers, handle (rubber or wood). Marks: Ini-
tials, repairs, damage, scratches, dents. Loaded or un-
loaded, number of cartridges if any (exploded or unex-
ploded). Make, style, kind of cartridge.
Cameras — Make, style, size, model, numbers. In case
or not (if so, describe same).
Instruments — Musical, nautical, surgical, mechani-
cal, specialist's, surveyor's, etc. Kind, model, metal, style,
maker, serial numbers, identification marks.
Suit Cases— Size, material, strap or lock fastenings,
color, shape, style, maker, initials, monograms, repairs,
identification marks.
Typewriters — Make, style, model, numbers, special
identification marks, parts repaired or needing repair, rib-
bon (color new, old). In case or not (describe).
Note — In describing property, inquire whether old.
new. worn, etc.. and value accordingly. Clothing — allow.
if worn, 25 per cent of the purchase price; jewelry, instru-
ments, etc., 40 per cent of purchase price. Give present
value on all of above.
In describing persons, give:
Sex, color, nationality, occupation, age, height, weight,
build (stout or very stout, medium, slim, stooped or
square shoulders, erect or flapper type) ; complexion.
(florid, sallow, pale, fair, dark) ; hair (color, thick or
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
May, 1941
Juveniles-A Problem in Police Administration
Radio Address by Chief of Police Charles W. Dullea
In a radio address over Station KFRC on May 10 as
the guest speaker of the Whitaker-Baxter Neighborhood
papers, Chief of Police Dullea, in speaking of offenses
committed by minors, stated :
We have today upon our hands what is known as the
"Juvenile Offender." In other words, the boy in his 'teens
Charles \V. Dullea
Chief of Police
has become, throughout this broad land, a recognized fac-
tor in law-breaking. Realizing the absolute truth of the
biblical expression : "As the twig is bent, so is the tree
inclined," our San Francisco Police Department has
taken definite steps to prevent our growing youth from
entering a life of crime.
With a view to achieving this much-desired result we
have formulated a definite modus operandi, divided into
three factors: Investigation, surveillance, and assistance.
To show in a general manner how the San Francisco
Police Department operates in the matter of leading our
would-be errant youths in the paths of righteousness, I
will set forth briefly the work of two units of our depart-
ment connected solely with the handling of juveniles.
These units are known respectively as the Big Brother
Division and the School Traffic Patrol. Our School De-
partment and our Playground Commission act in perfect
coordination with our department in securing success for
both these units.
Our Big Brother division is primarily a Juvenile Crime
Prevention Bureau, concerned exclusively with juvenile
male youths. The functions of the bureau, as its name im-
plies, are to investigate cases of juvenile delinquency, and,
if possible, to eliminate the contributing cause leading
thereto. The types of cases coming to the attention of this
bureau are, for the purpose of classification, divided into
two groups: transient cases and local cases.
In this age of rapid and easy transit, boys who have
migrated from many parts of the United States arrive in
this city penniless and friendless. In the last year the
actual number of such boys handled by our Big Brother
Division was 1006. This large number was cared for
through employment, either temporary or permanent, en
trance to various branches of military service, or by being
returned to their homes.
Local cases, numbering over 900, due to slight trans-
gressions of school or local laws, were cared for definitely
and personally by members of our Big Brother division
with the assistance of local service clubs, athletic teams,
and the Bov Scouts organization.
In the handling of our juvenile delinquency problem
I am proud to say that we have had most unqualified
success. The members of the department in our Big
Brother division are there by request. They have studied
the situation and realize thoroughly that kind and ex-
pressed understanding of a boy's wishes will oftimes off-
set the handicaps which make a boy turn toward truancy
and delinquency, with the inevitable entrance to a reform
school and a penitentiary at a later date.
I mentioned that investigation and surveillance are
large factors in the matter of handling juvenile delinquency
in an unobtrusive manner. The members of our Big
Brother Division learn of the boy's home life — whether
his parents are living, or whether there is a division in
the family. From the boy himself they learn his aims and
his ambitions — athletic and otherwise. Principally they
endeavor to impress upon the boy that they are his friends
as well as his advisors. Once they have accomplished this
the boy is removed definitely from the truant and delin-
quent class.
Speaking of the child problem, John Edgar Hoover has
said : "The wrong-doing of youth is the big problem fac-
ing us today. Hence a day will come when one of the
qualifications of a police officer will be to be able to win
the admiration of the youth on his beat."
While it is true that generally speaking our first con-
tact with the juvenile is after he has committed or at-
tempted to commit some offense against our laws — we
nevertheless realize that somebody has been at fault in
allowing that boy to get into the difficulty in which he
finds himself. The moment our department becomes offi-
cially aware that a boy is a truant or a delinquent, we go
to work and find the cause, and our trail in 90 per cent
of the cases, leads directly to his home. We are then in a
position to demonstrate to the boy that crime and criminal
activities are not fun and do not lead anywhere but to
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May, l''4l
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' fOURNAL
Vagi 7
Identification Association Convention
Though he did not have as much time as usually ac-
corded those handling large conventions, Inspector Francis
X. Latulipe, criminologist of the San Francisco Police
Department, has everything set for the twenty-sixth an-
nual convention of the California Division, International
Lieutenant A. V7. Anderson
President, California Division, I. .7. /.
Association for Identification, which was belatedly trans-
ferred to this city. The convention opens in Humboldt
Hall of the Hotel Empire on the afternoon of June 4 and
runs through June 5, 6 and 7.
A fine well-rounded program has been arranged, and
responses from members and peace officers throughout the
state indicate it will be the largest and best attended con-
vention in the history of the association.
In addition to a fine list of speakers and experts in law-
enforcement, entertainment of various forms has been
provided, not only for the delegates but for the women
folks who will come to the convention with their husbands,
brothers or sweethearts.
Inspector Latulipe deserves great credit for the arrange-
ments he has made for the visiting identification experts.
Following is the program for the four-day convention.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE +, 1941
10:00 A.M. — Registration of delegates and guests, Lobby of Hum-
bolt Hall on third floor of Hotel Empire.
OPENING CEREMONIES
(Public Invited)
1:30 P.M. — Band concert at the main entrance of the Hotel
Empire, San Francisco Police Department band.
2:10 P.M. — Twenty-sixth Annual Convention called to order
by President Arthur W. Anderson.
2:15 P.M. — Invocation, Reverend Father Norbert W. Feely,
Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
2:20 P.M. — Address of Welcome, Mayor Angelo J. Rossi.
2:35P.M. — Response: President Anderson.
2:40 P.M. — Introduction ..I dignitaries: Honorable William P.
Wobber, President, Police Commission; Honor-
able Ward (;. Walkup, Police Commissioner;
Honorable Walter McGovern, Police Commis-
sioner; Charles W. Dullea, Chiei of Police; Ber-
nard J. McDonald, Captain of Inspectors,
2:55 P.M. — Address, Earl Warren, Attorney General for the
State of California.
3:25 P.M. — "Police Participation in the President's National
Defense Program," N. J. L. Piepcr, special agent
of the San Francisco office of the FBI.
4:10 P.M. — Automobile Fires (Sound motion picture in color),
courtesy William E. Schoppe, National Auto
Theft Bureau.
EVENING SESSION
(Public Invited)
7:35 P.M. — Practical Application and Demonstration of the
Spectrograph, Mr. George Prugh, Bausch and
Lomb Optical Company.
8:15P.M. — Classification of Police Photographs, Hugh C. Mc-
Donald, Sheriff's office, Los Angeles.
THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1941
9:30 A.M. — Ladies — Boat ride on San Francisco Bay.
9:30 A.M. — Visit to the Aquarium and Academy of Sciences in
Golden Gate Park.
11:55 A.M. — Luncheon at the Acme Brewery, Webster and Ful-
ton Streets.
AFTERNOON MISSION
(Public Invited)
2:35P.M. — "California State Division of Criminal Identifica-
tion and Investigation," Charles H. Stone, chief
of division.
3:00 P.M. — "Psychiatric Identification, Separating the Sane,
Mentally Disordered and the Insane in Criminal
Cases," Dr. Joseph Catton, Psychiatrist.
3:55 P.M. — "Know Your Money" (motion picture), United
States Secret Service Agent Fred S. Tate.
7:00 P.M. — Ladies — Personally conducted tour through San
Francisco's famous Chinatown.
EVENING SESSION
(Law Enforcement Officers Only)
7:35 P.M. — "The Place of Law Enforcement in Civilian De-
fense," George H. Brereton, supervisor of peace
officers training, California State Department of
Education.
8:10 P.M. — "The Technique and Mechanics of Arrest and
Search of Person," also other motion pictures and
slides on the FBI technical laboratory. Presented
through the courtesy of J. Edgar Hoover, director
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1941
(Association Members Only)
10:00 A.M. — Forum conducted by Walter J. Macey, Lieutenant
Commander, U. S. N. R.
1 :00 P.M. — Ladies — Scenic tour over San Francisco's beautiful
"49-mile drive."
AFTERNOON SESSION
(Public Invited)
2:05 P.M. — "Unusual Questioned Document Problems," James
Clark Sellers, Examiner of Questioned Docu-
ments, Los Angeles.
2:45 P.M. — "Experimental and Practical Alcohol Levels in
Blood and Urine," Dr. Jesse L. Carr, pathologist.
3:40 P.M. — "Experiences in the Technical Laboratory," Roger
S. Greene, chemist, California State Bureau of
Criminal Identification and Investigation.
7:30P.M. — Dinner dance and entertainment in Burma Grove,
Hotel Empire, for Association members, their
wives and guests.
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1941
(Association Members Only)
ln:00 A.M. — Business meeting called to order, President Arthur
W. Anderson.
Election of officers.
Selection of convention city for 1942.
12:00 Noon — Convention adjourns.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
May, 1941
FIDELITY, BRAVERY, INTEGRITY
//
Address Delivered by J. Edgar Hoover, Director, F. B. I ., at the Graduation Exercises, National Police Academy.
Responsibilities weigh heavily upon all of us today as
we meet here to honor this fine graduating class of the
National Police Academy of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation. The world is engulfed in a tragic war. No man,
J. Edgar Hoover, Director F.B.I.
woman or child can escape the rigors of such a struggle
in which military might, economic pressure, and fifth col-
umn attacks upon civilian morale are used with equal
force. The challenge of twisted philosophies from the per-
verted minds of vainglorious dictators is too sweeping to
be accepted in a single tongue. Right-thinking people
throughout the world must arise against this aggression
upon the sacred heritage of democracy.
As a nation, we are now witnessing a crucial period
which will determine the future of our civilization.
Assailed by encircling forces of totalitarianism, American
democracy is the world's last great bulwark of liberty.
The armed forces of the nation can be relied upon to
defend any attack upon American democracy on land or
sea, but the law enforcement bodies of the land form the
first line of defense against any attack that might be
launched from within.
Never before has there been a greater need for unity,
for calm appraisal of the forces which work against us,
for coordination of thought and effort in building an
impregnable defense.
A nation faces a desperate moment when its men and
guns are called into action. It is in the period before this
time, while the enemy is making every possible inroad
upon our moral defenses, that the true battle takes place.
That battle is now in progress in America.
The United States, rather than becoming the last
stronghold of democracy, has become its greatest arsenal.
We are proud that law enforcement has been given
the task of protecting this mighty arsenal from the foul
schemes of foreign agents who seek to interrupt the flow
of raw materials into its giant machines and to slow down
the production lines. No greater responsibility has ever
fallen upon a profession so young. We of law enforcement
must always remain aware that should we fail in our task
the life of a peace-loving people could become chaotic
overnight. A successful fulfilment is vital.
With hypocritical organizations bearing high-sounding
names to appeal to every human want or frustration, with
silver-tongued prattlers of class hatreds, with leaflets of
poisonous propaganda, renegade espousers of totalitarian-
ism seek to destroy the unity of our people. To meet this
threat requires the best of law enforcement. When the
history of this era is written, the record will clearly show
that never before were the peace officers of America bet-
ter prepared.
Throughout the ages, the maintenance of law and
order has been one of the most important of all govern-
mental functions. In any community, in any state, in any
nation, it warrants the highest type of personnel and
facilities. Based upon this fundamental principle, the
Federal Bureau of Investigation has been happy to pioneer
in the development of the new profession of law enforce-
ment. Increased protection for the citizens of the nation
has been the result. No longer is the public enemy in the
ascendency. No longer do the kidnaper and the bank
robber maraud with impunity.
The anticipation of the very emergencies which now
confront us led to the establishment of the FBI National
Police Academy six years ago. With the graduation today
of this Sixteenth Session, 553 carefully selected represen-
tatives of municipal, county, and state police agencies
have received this course of instruction. Our purpose
throughout this time has not been to merely improve
the ability of 553 officers who already were experienced
and capable public servants. A greater goal has been
achieved, because the graduates of the National Police
Academy have been able to aid in the instruction of mem-
bers of their departments in the most approved and mod-
ern methods of law enforcement.
Alertness, good judgment, physical and moral courage,
and business efficiency are required by modern depart-
ments. Self-sufficiency, petty jealousies and lack of coop-
eration are no longer the rule but the infrequent and
surprising exception. Unification among agencies has
been achieved and today they work together to provide
the type of protection the citizens deserve and should
expect of their peace-time soldiers. In these changes, thi
men of the National Police Academy have been a progre;
sive and guiding force.
When the president of the United States called upon
the Federal Bureau of Investigation to take charge of all
investigations dealing with the internal security of the
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May, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' TOURN \l.
Page 9
SHERIFF EMIG OF SANTA CLARA
Santa Clara county with its more than 2,000 square
miles of territory, is probably the richest area to he found
on the Pacific Coast. Within the confines of the county
great orchards grow every variety of deciduous fruits,
and man) citrus and tropica] fruits, abound in the rich
valley. Vegetables and berries of every sort are produced
in great quantities. Dairy ranches, cattle and stock farms,
the latter producing the finest of gaited saddle, race and
draft horses, are numerous throughout the county.
Within the county are three outstanding universities,
Stanford, Santa Clara and San Jose State College.
In the mountains of the county are many summer re-
sorts, where fishing and hunting are greatly enjoyed by
thousands of sportsmen.
Besides the coast highway, No. 101 or El Camino Real,
there are many fine roads that make San Jose, the county
seat, easily accessible.
The population of Santa Clara county is over 185,000
people, and a great many of these find employment in the
packing houses, canneries, quicksilver mines, and factories
of various kinds.
A county so prolific in production of so many essentials
of life, naturally entertains thousands of visitors each year,
who are attracted by the fine climate, the great orchards
and the wonderful flower gardens that prevail throughout
the wide and long Santa Clara Valley.
With all this permanent and transient population you
find the county does not have more than the ordinary
small run-of-the-mill variety of crime. Now and then a
robbery will bob up that will make the front pages for an
edition or two, or someone will get a shooting complex and
end up by slaying someone, but these are exceptions. The
crimes that do occur are minor and like those of more
importance in classification, are quickly solved.
The freedom from crime on any large scale is due to
the efficiency of Sheriff William J. Emig and his force of
deputies, numbering 23, and a matron.
Sheriff Emig, who is serving his second term as sheriff,
is a San Jose boy, born and reared in that city. He served
as City Marshal of Santa Clara, which was his first work
as a peace officer, For nine years he was a member of the
San Jose Police Department, serving under the present
Chief, J. N. Black. When he left the Police Department,
he was a captain.
He has no sub stations, and efficiently covers the entire
county from his San Jose offices, being assisted by Under-
sheriff T. Graham and Chief Deputy J. Gibbons.
1 o facilitate the work of his men he has seven cars
equipped with two-way radio, and they are tied in with
the San Jose Police Department short wave station.
Sheriff Emig knows his county as a farmer knows his
farm, and he keeps in close touch with every section of
his domain. However, there is one department of his
organization that he is more than ordinarily interested in
and in which he has pioneered many changes for the better-
ment oi that department. That department i\ the count]
jail.
The building in which the jail is housed, is one of the
oldest in the CttJ and was constructed in the early days
of the town. 1 he cells were veritable dungeons, made of
brick, with a barred door furnishing the only air, light
and view. On the lower floor Sheriff Emig had the brick
dungeons torn out and a large dormitory made of the
space. Before this was done but 36 prisoners could be kept
there at a time, these being misdemeanors. Since the
change, % men can be accommodated in the well-lighted,
well-ventilated dormitory, with the latest in beds and
jail equipment. 'I he prisoners can now get some exercise
whereas formerly they had to remain in their dark quarters.
He hopes to complete the demolition of the remaining
brick cells, replacing them with modern conveniences.
The average number of offenders detained in the county
jail is 130 each day. Until Sheriff Emig took charge of
the prisoners, among other things they had to bear, was to
have their meals served in their cells, the food being
dipped out of buckets and poured on plates. But no more.
Sheriff Emig has what is probably the only outdoor dining
room in jail in California. In the courtyard he had a
section covered, and under the canopy erected tables and
benches. Each meal time the prisoners are marched to the
tables and served their food like human beings. A free man
cook is charged with preparing the meals, another change
made by the sheriff. Formerly the work was done by such
prisoners who displayed some knowledge of the funda-
mentals of the culinary art.
Hanging baskets with growing plants and flowers are
strung around the outdoor dining quarters, and the place
looks anything but the prison or jail it really is.
Sheriff Emig has a reason for these things. His phil-
osophy is that most of the offenders placed in his care are
pretty good citizens, who have erred once : their plight is
bad enough to them without having to suffer hardships that
are unnecessary. As he says: "Most of these fellows will
be living next door to us and it's better to send them out
feeling they had been decently treated than having them
bitter because of the treatment they received while in-
carcerated."
Sheriff Emig, like all of our peace officers, realizes the
necessity of the closest co-operation between the law en-
forcement officials of the county, and he extends the full-
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
May, 1941
BAY COUNTIES
Peace Officers' Association
MEETINGS EVERY MONTH
Chief Thomas F. Burke, President
Captain Bernard McDonald, Secretary-Treasurer
The regular monthly meeting of the Bay Counties
Peace Officers' Association was held at the Hawaiian
Gardens, San Jose, with Chief of Police John N. Black,
as host, on Thursday, April 24, 1941. The following
members and their guests were present:
John P. Fitzgerald, District Attorney ; James A.
O'Day, Lieutenant, Fire Department; William A. Wilt-
berger, director, Police School, San Jose State College ;
G. D. O'Connel, Civil Service Commissioner; George
Thorpe, Civil Service Commissioner; Michael H. Anton-
acci, City Planning Engineer; City Engineer W. L.
Popp ; Roy Larson, Deputy Sheriff; Sergeant H. F. Horn-
buckle, Police Department; Councilman Harry A. Young;
Judge Percy O'Connor; John J. Lynch, City Clerk; Seth
Corbett, Councilman ; City Manager C. B. Goodwin ;
Assistant District Attorney Leonard R. Avilla ; Fire
Chief Charles Plummer, Sergeant J. M. Carter, Police
Department; George J. Challis, Mercury-Herald; Special
Agent Louis D. Wine, FBI ; Tim Sullivan, American
Dairy; Hon. Win. F. James, Superior Court Judge;
George Millard, San Jose News; Attorney Edward M.
Fellows ; Undersheriff Thomas G. Graham and City
Health Officer H. A. Brown, all of San Jose.
Director George M. Healy, Police Department; Robert
H. Morse, Postoffice Inspector, retired ; Special Agent
Walter J. Vervais, California State Automobile Associa-
tion ; Jimmy Byrnes, State Parole ; Special Agent James
F. Gardner, FBI ; Captain John A. Engler, Police Depart-
ment; Lieutenant Patrick J. Murray, Police Department;
Assistant District Attorney William P. Golden; Thomas
B. Foster, Supervising Agent, U. S. S. S. ; I. H. Mc-
Carthy, and Special Agent Charles Moore, all of San
Francisco.
Mayor F. P. Simmen, M. A. Poss, councilman; H. E.
Albro, William Deuel, councilman ; Chief of Police T. F.
Burke; City Manager W. D. Soule, J. P. Britt, F. Fer-
rea and City Treasurer C. A. Ginnever, all of San Mateo.
Ralph E. Hoyt, District Attorney; Chief of Police B.
A. Wallman, George J. Helms, District Attorney's office ;
Inspector George Henningsen, District Attorney's office ;
George G Hand, Inspector, District Attorney's office;
Chief of Police, retired, James T. Drew; E. Stein-
meyer, District Inspector, California Highway Patrol, and
H. F. Radbruch, Lieutenant of Inspectors, all of Oakland.
Commissioner of Police B. W. Mowday, William C.
West, Charles Moore. Chief of Police Lloyd G. Jester,
William Hydie, Police Department; L. D. MacGregor,
and Radioman Ted Williams, Police Dept., Albany.
Constable E. O. Woods, A. B. Spotswood, Councilman ;
Chief of Police L. L. Feathers; Councilman Marc Vertin,
and Stanley Mills, Mayor, all of Los Gatos.
Charlie McCarthy, Deputy Chief John J. Hartnett,
E. R. McDonald, Police Commissioner, and Grover C.
Mull, all of Burlingame.
Chief of Police H. A. Zink and Police Inspector L. S.
Lawrence, of Palo Alto. Earl Dierking, Chief of Police;
Officer Dan Horan and Public Works Commissioner
Frank Brew, of Vallejo. Provost Sergeant Kenneth E.
Hendershot, and Provost Marshal Bruce E. Silcher, Lieu-
tenant, of Hamilton Field.
Chief of Police William Pflaum and Captain Dan
James, Police Department, of Piedmont. Chief of Police
C. L. Collins and Harold F. Anderson, Mayor, of Red-
wood City. Rudy Pettersen and Fred Perry, of Sausalito.
August Vollmer, retired, and Captain Walter J. John-
son, Police Department, of Berkeley. Chief of Police A. H.
Excell and Constable Chris Madsen, of Mountain View.
Chief of Police John E. Farrell, of Atherton. Edward J.
Wheeler, Chief of Police, San Carlos. Chief of Police
Donald T. Wood, San Anselmo. Constable Ben Canale,
Jr., of Tracy. Lloyd W. Skeels, Chief of Police, Morgan
Hill. Chief of Police H. C. Grove, Dixon. Captain L. A.
Eike, California Highway Patrol, Hayward, and Assistant
Police Chief Frank Farina, Emeryville.
The following were elected new members:
Harry A. Young, Councilman, San Jose; A. W. Deuel,
Councilman, San Mateo ; Lieutenant Bruce E. Silcher,
Provost Marshal, Hamilton Field ; John P. Fitzgerald,
District Attorney, San Jose; Lewis Wine, FBI Agent
in Charge, and L. R. Avilla, Asst. Dist. Atty., San Jose.
Chief Drew urged the assistance of the members in
getting all the support possible for certain Senate bills and
Assembly bills having the approval of the Law and Legis-
lative Committee of the Peace Officers', District Attor-
neys', and Sheriffs' Associations of the State of California.
Committee reports were made in regard to measures to
be taken in connection with national defense, by members
of our State Council for Civilian Defense.
Brief addresses were made by various members present,
including August Vollmer and District Attorney Ralph E.
Hoyt, of Alameda county.
Superior Judge William F. James was the speaker of
the day. He urged a friendly comradeship between police
officers and our growing youth. He pointed out the urgent
necessity a young person who finds himself involved with
the law has for a kind word from the police officers on
the case. Harshness or coldness on the part of police officers
(Continued on page 48)
May, 1941 POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURN \l.
National Defense and Traffic
Paffl II
Captain of Traffic Albert S. Munn is back from Evans-
ton, Ind., where he participated in the annual Traffic
School for Departmental heads, fostered by the Interna-
tional Association of Chiefs of Police. The course extended
from April 28 to May 10.
In his report to Chief Charles W. Dullea, Captain
Munn presented the following as some of the important
ideas presented by the faculty of the Traffic School.
Captain Albert S. Munn
Supervisor of Traffic
A. Traffic accidents and fatalities to increase because:
Large increase in number of vehicles. Increased employ-
ment and higher wages permit purchase of more automo-
biles and families formerly using an automobile for
week-end pleasure trips will now use the same daily in
going to and from work and probably supplement it with
one or two other automobiles.
Natural increase in liquor consumption.
Psychology engendered by the draft of "here today, gone
tomorrow, let's have some fun" resulting in reckless driv-
ing particularly by the young men facing the draft.
Increased traffic congestion around industrial centers. As
an example, the normal population of San Diego of 192,-
000 will be increased to 300,000 by July, 1941.
The mistaken belief that traffic is not an important
factor in national defense.
a. One of the basic causes of disaster to the Allied
Armies in Belgium and France was the failure of the civil
authorities to control traffic resulting in inability to exe-
cute troop and supply movement. As a last resort, bull
dozer tractors were used to shove the refugees off the roads
to enable the army to retreat to Dunkirk.
b. Industrial waste caused by traffic accidents has a
detrimental effect on national defense. Ten times the
workers are injured in traffic accidents as compared to
those injured in plants. Loss of ke\ workers through traf-
fic accidents became so serious at sonic of the eastern
plants that a staggered hour system had to he installed so
that skilled workers could instruct the maximum number
ot unskilled workers. Traffic accidents cause an annual
loss of $2,000,000,000 worth of property. Hombs killed
29,000 in England last year whereas we exceed that num-
ber in traffic accidents.
C. There is a need for fast, safe, and efficient transporta-
tion so that industrial production is not delayed.
d. Democracy does not survive without the people's
approval, and such approval is obtained by a just and
efficient functioning of governing authorities. Since the
traffic officer contacts more people than any other civil
employee, traffic work affords the best opportunity to com-
bat the "isms" by courteous and efficient control of traffic.
'Traffic Congestion Not A Police Probi.km
Police Departments are established to enforce rules of
human conduct and since traffic congestion is a question
of spaces and there is nothing the police can do about it,
the problem is strictly one of engineering.
However, the police should be careful in not mistaking
improper timing (two vehicles attempting to occupy the
same space at the same time) for traffic congestion (insuf-
ficient space for the number of vehicles).
War maneuvers, in the near future, will be on a larger
scale than the world has ever witnessed. While the demand
on local traffic departments may be easily met at first, the
increase as the extent of the maneuvers grows will be so
great that they will seriously cripple the work of the
traffic units.
Disasters, Civil and Military
Disaster committees should anticipate destruction of
communication systems in the initial stage and make ar-
rangements for authoritative instruction to be broadcast
from some radio stations far enough removed from the
disaster scene that it will not be affected by the disaster.
Civil disasters such as fires, civil disturbances, floods,
etc., should be anticipated, and probably evacuation of
refugees programmed.
Military disasters should be anticipated by protection
of communication and transportation centers, water
supply, and other utilities.
Members of disaster committees that are to be assigned
to traffic should have some instruction in the fundamentals
of traffic control.
Automobile Patrol Cars for Motorcycle Unit
Motorcycles are recommended on streets where a quick
U-turn or weaving in traffic is necessary to apprehend
violators.
On streets with defective pavements, slow moving
traffic and in wet weather an automobile may be used with
better results. Motorcycle officers should have increased
pay of about $300 per year over the regular patrolman
because: ,., . , ,,,
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ALAMEDA.. .A BUSY CITY
/>'i < )pie L. Warner
Alameda, long recognized as a city of lovelj homes,
main and varied industries, and a pioneer in aviation land-
ing fields, is also noted as a citj that has but little crime,
such law breaking as docs occur being confined to minor
offenses for the most part, and those that are not. like
the others are usually quickly cleared up and the offenders
dul) punished.
This desirable condition is due in a large measure to tin-
excellent Police Department the city has, and which is
headed by Chief of Police Vern Smith.
Working from one central headquarters, situated on
Santa Clara and Oak, the membership gives police cover-
age to the 1 1 square miles of area and serves well the
normal population of about 40,000 people. Police head-
quarters are commodious, well lighted and arranged to
accommodate each bureau of the department, and has an
up-to-date jail. There is a well-equipped bureau of identi-
fication and photographic gallery. Also a bureau of in-
spectors. Chief Smith has 41 officers on his force.
During the past few months Alameda has experienced
the same era of industrial activities that other seaport
cities have been experiencing, as the result of the national
defense program that is being more and more speeded up.
The great shipbuilding plants, Bethlehem, General Engi-
neering and Pacific Shipbuilding Corporation — the naval
air base, and other industries engaged in manufacturing
war essentials, have increased the number of men employed
over normal times from 7,000 to 10,000, and more being
required each week. This increases the population propor-
tionately.
In spite of the increased numbers engaged in these fac-
tories and plants with increased prosperity, crime has not
increased in Alameda. However, there has been plenty to
do for the men detailed to traffic duty as thousands of men
and women go to and return from work on the millions
of dollars worth of shipbuilding. But it is a fine tribute to
these officers that they have kept accidents to a minimum
and that traffic is kept moving without any serious tieups.
Besides maintaining law and order for his city. Chief
Smith gives the utmost in co-operaton with navy and army
intelligence officials and with the FBI. He keeps all plants
and fields well policed and sabotage or espionage in these
places would be quite embarrasing to anyone bold enough
to try it.
Chief Smith will on August 11 complete 11 years as
head of the Alameda Police Department. During those
years the city has not figured very prominently in top flight
crime news. Prior to coming to Alameda he was for ti\e
years a member of the Berkeley Police Department, work-
ing under former Chief August Vollmer. He attended
clas>es at the police courses at the University of California,
ami this training with the experience he got as a member
of the department enabled him to top a list of aspirants
tin Chief of Alameda, when a vacancy occurred in 1930.
With the late Chief Fred Heere, of Piedmont, Chief
Smith pioneered tWO-waj radio in this part of the state,
and was second to Piedmont in installing this >\>tem of
radio communications. His first station was built bj Raj
Burton, who is still the technician of the department, and
who has provided the equipment to give the ultimate in
radio service, with all six police cars and automobiles used
by the fire department, city manager and ambulance de-
partment fitted out with mobile units. It won't be long be-
fore department motorcycles will have two-way radio.
From the very first broadcast Chief Smith has kept a
record of all calls handled through the short wave station,
and has compiled a record that reveals just how efficient
and fast is two-way radio.
There are 4,079 messages sent out during the month.
The log shows the time one is sent out and when answered
by officers indicated. It has been found that the time it
takes for an order to be put out, receipt acknowledged by
code from officers (all patrol cars carry two men in Ala-
meda), upon arrival at the scene of complaint or crime is
l.S minutes.
The reports show that the time it takes for a car crew
to receive a complaint and clean it up and return to service,
is 17.88 minutes. The ambulance arrives at the scene of a
call in two minutes.
Technician Burton, who has made all the equipment
used by the department, is working on an auxiliary trans-
mitter to be ready in case of power lines being put out
of commission.
There prevails the closest of harmony between the Po-
lice Department and the heads of the city government.
Mayor Henry Weichhart and City Manager Charles R.
Schwanenberg, give wholehearted support to Chief Smith
in any request for those things that will maintain the De-
partment's reputation for excellence of police service.
Chief Smith is a native of Iowa, is married, and be-
came a Californian after World War I. in which he
served overseas. He is a member of the Bay Counties
Peace Officers' Association and of the Bay Counties' Asso-
ciation, and firmly believes in close co-operation among
law enforcement officials.
The officers of the Alameda Department are:
Robert Allen, Jack Bailiff, Sid Bettenfield, Joe Bert-
rand, Milton Bowen, Sidney Boyson, Bert Bridges, Rich-
ard Britt, Robert Carroll, Jerry Cheeley, George Doran,
Roland Dowen, Floyd Drake, Herbert Fairfield. D.
Gresham, Charles Gully, William Hansen, Alfred Hovey,
William Johnson, Al Kennedy, Harry Knudsen. Jack
Manbert, George Meyer, Jerry Nordling. Marty
O'Keefe. Al Olsen, Harry Olsson, William Price, Wil-
liam Purcell, Barney Ralph, George Risso, Harry
Sehmalz, Lloyd Strebe, Jack Sutherland, William Tulloh,
Lane Theriault, Lloyd Wendland, Phil Ice, Ray Burton
and Matron Angelina Floyd.
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May, 1941
JUNIOR PATROL TRAINING CAMP
Teach a youth the meaning of responsibility and you
teach him to think, and by so doing you have started that
youth on the road that will lead him to success.
Such is the philosophy of Police Commissioner Ward
G. Walkup, expressed when he accepted the chairmanship,
for the second time, of the Camp Cazadero Citizens
Ward Ci. Walkup
Police Commissioner
Committee, which sponsors the annual outing for mem-
bers of the San Francisco Junior Traffic Patrol.
These boys who have for years served at over 500
school crossings, have been given the responsibility of
getting their classmates in the public and parochial schools
across the street safely. They have done a great job since
such a plan was adopted in San Francisco, the initial city
to give it a tryout. This further sums up Commissioner
Walkup's beliefs.
And because these lads, who have given up many hours
of play while they directed traffic, should have every en-
couragement to perfect themselves further in the knowl-
edge of public safety, and at the same time enjoy a vaca-
tion under the supervision of Inspector Byron Getchell,
who has done such a wonderful job in guiding the destinies
of the junior patrol, Commissioner Walkup last year un-
dertook to raise the funds and promote the first outing
for 50 members of the patrol.
Mrs. Lottie Huernergard, of the Safety League, of
the Federated Womens' Clubs, first presented the idea to
Commissioner 'Walkup. Seeing the possibilities of the idea
he was joined by Commissioners Walter McGovern, and
William P. Wobber, as well as Chief Dullea. Other
public-spirited citizens joined in, particularly William
Groesbeck, always active in civic betterment. Sufficient
money was raised to send 50 boys to Cazadero, where the
Boy Scouts camp and equipment was loaned to them.
Besides enjoying supervised recreation, the lads wen
given training in life saving, first aid, self defense anc
swimming and instruction in traffic control.
So successful were the results that Inspector Byror
Getchell has reported a 40 per cent increase in efficienq
of the patrol during the year. It has been decided to maki
these outings annual events.
At a meeting the other day, with the three commis
sioners and Chief Dullea present, and attended by Mrs]
Huernergard, Groesbeck and Mrs. Edward Landers, c
the P. T. A., at which Commissioner Walkup was agai
selected as chairman of the committee it was decided t<
send a captain from each of the patrols, which will tota
about 112 members. In addition it is hoped sufficient fund:
will be raised to add an extra boy from each patrol, thu:
enlarging the number that will benefit from the courst
of training and outing. This year's encampment will bi
July 26 to August 3.
Besides those named above, Commissioner Walkup las1
year had the assistance of George Reilly, of the Board o
Byron Getchell
Equalization, District Attorney Matthew Brady, Judgi
Twain Michaelson, Highway Commissioner Larry Bar
rett, and Mrs. Ford Chambers.
All are loud in their praise of the part Inspecto
Getchell plays in this outing as well as for the great worl
he has done in perfecting and directing the junior patrol
It is hoped there will be no trouble in getting the amoun
of money needed, for every boy provided for in this casi
is going to be a better citizen, and will be better able t(
carry on the fine work of saving school children fron
death or injury. Many of these boys would be unable t(
enjoy a vacation of any kind were it not for Commissionei
Walkup's idea.
Way, 1941 POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Footprinters Reno Convention
Page I ^
The eleventh annual convention ot the Internationa]
Footprint Association, held in Reno May lb and 17, was
voted b\ those who attended the best in the historj of the
assoi iation. Some five hundred Footprinters, mostly garbed
in their colorful regalia, descended upon the "biggest little
pity" to enjoy the festivities.
Special cars took a hundred delegates from the Bay area
chapters of San Francisco, Oakland, Salinas, San Jose
Chief E. Raymond Cato
and Santa Rosa. Another titty joined the special at Sacra-
mento. Special cars also brought a big representation from
Los Angeles and other Southern California chapters.
The San Francisco delegation took along a band which
furnished music throughout the trip to and from Reno
and during the stay in the Nevada city. Noel Wylie, man-
ager of the Manx Hotel, handled the details for the excur-
sionists on this side of the Bay. He was assisted by Walter
Vervais of the Auto Club; Robert H. Morse, Grand
Treasurer, and Paul Mackie of the Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph Co.
When the special arrived in Reno there was a recep-
tion committee on hand headed by Chief of Police Welli-
ver of Reno, Chief A. J. Bassemier of Sparks, president
of Reno Chapter No. 13, Dallas J. Seevers, Deputy Sher-
iff Edward C. Cupit and Dr. L. R. Brigman. The visitors
were escorted, with full honors, to the Golden Hotel
headquarters of the convention.
Oakland's delegation of over forty was headed by
Chief Bodie A. Wallman. president of the International
Association.
President Wallman called the convention — which met
in the State house — to order, on time the morning of the
sixteenth. The morning hours were taken up in organizing
and appointing the various committees, and the afternoon
given up to sight-seeing. In the evening, the visiting Foot-
printers were guests at a big buffet dinner in the State
house, followed b\ an entertainment that included every-
thing one might desire in the ua\ ot music, dancing and
singing.
Deputy Sheriff Ed Cupit
On the 17th, the following were elected as officers of
the International chapter:
President — Chief E. Raymond Cato, California High-
way Patrol.
First Vice-President — Deputy Sheriff Charles Vice of
Santa Monica.
Second Vice President — Val Hammack. Assistant I'. S.
Attorney, San Francisco.
Third Vice President — Michael Strazzo, Sacramento.
Dallas J. Seevers
Fourth Vice President — Russell Smith. Los Angeles.
Fifth Vice President — Detective Captain Ernest Voris,
(Continued an page 29)
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Dean, Public Welfare Department, a recent candidate for
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"Recently I visited all of the police stations in San
Francisco in behalf of my unsuccessful candidacy for one
of the three vacancies on the Health Service Board. Al-
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race for the three vacancies.
"As I am unable to personally thank every member of
the Police Department for the most cordial reception, fair
play and support, I am taking this means of informing each
member of the department that his fine sportsmanship is
greatly appreciated and will not be forgotten now that the
election is over."
WHAT TO DO WHEN
THE ARMY COMES ALONG!
Traffic News, the bulletin issued by the Los Angeles
Collision Prevention Bureau of the Los Angeles Police
Department, gives the following regarding the rights of
army mobile equipment:
In these days of expanding national defense activities,
countless army convoys may soon be using the highways.
Many motorists, when meeting these units, are at a loss
to know what to do; they want to help, but often only
succeed in getting in the way. So, some rules are in order
to facilitate the movement of military convoys and to re-
duce the likelihood of collisions. A good thing to remember
is that THE ARMY HAS THE RIGHT OF WAY!
Rule 1, Where the military convoy has sufficient space
between units, proceed as in any other traffic. Be sure
never to try to pass on hills and curves.
Rule 2. Where the convoy is closed up, as in cities, it
may go through stop signs and lights, when escorted by
the police. NO BREAKING THROUGH!
Rule 3. When encountering a convoy in the city, travel-
ing in your direction, pull over to the side and wait, just
as for ambulances and police emergency vehicles.
Rule 4. When these convoys are escorted by police either
within or outside the city limits, approach intersections
with great caution; be sure no more vehicles are coming
before passing through the intersection, even though the
green light is in your favor.
Rule 5. Complete co-operation of the walking and driv-
ing public is essential to the efficient movement of both
military and civil traffic.
ANNUAL BALL GAMES BETWEEN
STOCKTON AND SACRAMENTO
The annual baseball games between teams from the
Sacramento and Stockton Police Departments were held
this year on May 25 and June 1.
The first game was played on May 25 in Sacramento at
the Coast League ball park. The second game was played
on June 1 in the Stockton park.
These games have grown more popular each year. The
funds derived from the sale of tickets are divided between
the two departments for their respective widows and or-
phans relief funds. The two departments put good teams
into the field and they give the fans a real ball game. Aside
from desiring to help in the worthy cause, many people
come out to enjoy the good playing.
Chief Alex McAllister, of Sacramento, and Chief H. A.
Vogelsang, of Stockton, each head the committees to han-
dle the games and to provide other entertainment prior to
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ASSOCIATION
Report of Meeting in Pittsburg, May 8, 1941 By K. J. Woollum
About 40 members and guests were present at the din-
ner and business meeting of the association held at the
Los Medanos Hotel, in Pittsburg, on Thursday night,
May 8th. Chief Charles E. Hamilton, Captain Dan .Mc-
Neil and Technician Dominic Lucido proved very able
hosts. After the dinner the gang enjoyed "movies" pro-
vided by Technician Lucido who seems to divide his time
between police radio and the motion picture projection
fields. He showed some very interesting color and sound
"home movies" he had made. One of the films was an
interesting record of the two-way police radio system of
the Pittsburg Police Department.
The business meeting was called to order at 9 :20 o'clock
with reading of minutes and introduction of members and
guests. The most important topic for discussion was the
question of affiliation of this group with the national body
of Associated Police Communications Officers, Inc. The
main question was whether or not the APCO had voted
to amend their by-laws pertaining to local chapters as was
recommended by the By-Laws Committee at the confer-
ence in Orlando, Florida, last year. There was no definite
understanding on this point and no final action could be
taken at this meeting. However, after thorough discussion
on this point and with the understanding that it might
have been adopted, a test vote was taken on how the
membership felt about affiliation with the APCO. The
vote was favorable and if the APCO by-laws stand as
read this Association will probably become a local chap-
ter of the national association at the next annual confer-
ence in Oakland during August.
A letter from Past President Ralph Moore stated that
he was called to active duty with the navy and would have
to resign his membership in this organization "for the
duration." On motion of C. B. McMurphy, it was voted
to provide full membership for all men in this group who
are called to active duty with the government, until such a
time, and provided, that they return to law-enforcement
work at the end of such military duty.
President Maeshner read parts of Senate Bill No. 374
which proposes to set up a commission to handle matters
pertaining to radio facilities for the State. There was some
discussion on this bill and its possibilities and the general
opinion was that it was not to the best interest of com-
munication work. The bill is still "in committee" and from
information available it will probably die there. However,
a committee was appointed to keep track of it and make a
report if it should come up for action.
1 he following men were elected to regular membership:
Don Caples, new technician for the Piedmont Police;
Herb Watson, led Bindner and Jack Cross, new men
with the Alameda Police Department.
Ralph Stubbe stated that the San Mateo County
sheriff's office was ready to start work on their new two-
way radio system and requested association approval on
their application for the use of the 1674 kilocycle chan-
nel and recommendations on frequencies for use by mobile
units of his department. His request was granted and all
possible aid will be given in selection of proper frequencies
for his mobile transmitters.
A general discussion on the problem of emergency com-
munication circuits was started by C. B. McMurphy and
the outcome was the appointment of a committee to study
the problem. Acting on this committee is McMurphy, Ala-
meda county; Newnan, Sacramento county; Keeley, Cali-
fornia Highway Patrol, Sacramento, and Kirby, San Jose
police. In the event of a national or even local emergency
of any great proportions, there is no doubt but what the
present police radio telephone circuits would be badly
overloaded with traffic. A thorough study of the problem
of handling this traffic with the least amount of conges-
tion is to be made and any recommendations will be
brought before the proper authority.
The next meeting will be held in Marysville on June
12th. All members will be notified by announcement cards.
The following members and guests were present:
Chief Charles E. Hamilton, Captain Dan McNeil, Dominic
Lucido, Police Department, Pittsburg; Chief C. S. Jackson, Paul
T. Nesbit, Lodi Police Department; Sheriff John Miller, George
K. Burton, Martinez Sheriff's office; Mike N. Canlis, Owen C.
Hagan, Sheriff's office, Stockton; Chief C. S. Collins, Police
Department, Redwood City; Herb Watson, Richmond Police
Department; Ray Meyers, Vallejo Police Department; J. E.
YVarman, Napa Police Department; Sergeant M. Trinta, San
Mateo Police Department; Ross B. Lohrv, Oakland Police
Department.
Ray Gada, Sheriff's Office, Modesto; Don Caples, Piedmont
Police Department; Ray Burton, Ted Bindner, Jack D. Cross,
Alameda Police Department; Director Frank E. Winters, Ed-
ward H. Borbeck, Henry L. Bogardus, San Francisco Police:
Mott J. Brunton, Fred Link, San Francisco; Herman J. Schwandt.
Henri Kirby, San Jose Police; Edward Maeshner, Berkeley Po-
lice; C. B. McMurphy, L. E. Van Patton, R. J. Woollum, Ala-
meda County Sheriff's office; R. R. Stubbe, San Mateo County
Sheriff's office; Wesley Shellhamer, Palo Alto Police Depart-
ment; Elvin Feige, Walt Clark, Leonard Quirley, Vic Bartels.
E. C. Wenger Co., Oakland; H. L. Newnan, Sacramento Police
Department; M. LeBoeuf, Marysville Police; K. V. Keeley,
California Highway Patrol, Sacramento.
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P"9e18 POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL May, 1941
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Louis Holz, who has turned in his badge as patrol
wagon driver after serving so long and faithfully, was
tendered a banquet at Monk Young's Cafe, 1st and Mis-
sion streets, the other evening. More than 200 prominent
men and women were present to pay their respects to one
who has during his long membership in the Police Depart-
ment lived up to every tradition of the force.
Eneas Kane, of the Mayor's office, and Inspector Peter
Maloney, from the same department, acted as master of
ceremonies and toastmaster, respectively.
Among those speaking were Police Commissioner Wal-
ter McGovern, Eddie Nelson, president of the South of
Market Boys; Mrs. Anna O'Brien, president of the South
of Market Girls; Lieutenant George Duffy and Clarence
Dunleavy.
There were 12 fellow patrol drivers present and other
guests included Mike Fisher, old-time baseball player and
club manager; Ed Hester, Harry B. Smith, of the Chron-
icle; Retired Inspectors John E. Dolan and Joseph Hay-
den; Municipal Judge Frank Dunn, Supervisor Mc-
Sheehy, Superior Judge George Schonfeld.
* * *
Chief Adult Probation Officer George McNulty, who
has been attending the convention of the California Pro-
bation and Parole Officers' Association at Laguna Beach,
came home with the presidency of the association and as
a compliment to the new president, San Francisco was
awarded the 3942 convention.
* * *
Charles I. Flanagan and Joseph Bellantoni have been
appointed patrol wagon drivers, subjected to the one-year
probationary period. Flanagan was assigned to Company
H and Bellantoni to Company F.
* * #
Officer Robert Abernathy, of Company G, has been
granted a leave of absence until May 5, 1942, having
joined the United States Army.
* * *
During the past month the following members of the
department have been retired from service on pensions:
Officers Adam B. Smith, of Company H ; John A. Bell,
of Company A, and Reuben Rohde, of Company B.
* # *
Inspector William Merrick was struck down by a hit-
run driver during the first part of this month. While the
Inspector was being given treatment at the hospital, the
members of the Accident Prevention Detail, under Ser-
geant James McDermott, went to work to find out who
the hit-runner was that seriously injured Merrick. The
miliilliD
officers did not have much to go on, just a piece of head-
light lens.
Sergeant McDermott ascertained what make of auto-
mobile used this type of lens. Though the Motor Vehicle
records showed there were 2,000 cars using such a lens in
San Francisco, Sergeant McDermott and his squad were
not dismayed. They went to work and in less than 48
hours after the hit-run accident, had A. E. Hunt in cus-
tody as the hit-runner.
* * *
Sergeant Harvey Deline, Police Department expert
marksman, walked off with highest honors in the Chron-
icle's twentieth annual charity trapshoot held in Oakland
on May 18. He topped all entrants in the event open to
police officers.
* •* *
The San Francisco Police Department has another
member who has distinguished himself in athletics. Police
Officer Ernie Carli won the recent golf championship for
the city in the finals held at Harding Park. Another
officer who has shed lustre on the department is Jim
Molinari who is tops among the amateur golfers of the
coast.
* * -.s
Director of Personnel George Healy topped the can-
didates for a place on the board of directors of the City
Health Service.
Telephone DOuglas 2456
GEORGE J. IVANCOVICH
REAL ESTATE
412 KEARNY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
SANITARY TOWEL SUPPLY CO.
84 NINTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
FOX WEST COAST THEATRES
WARFIELD BUILDING
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
BODINSON MANUFACTURING CO.
LAWRENCE WAREHOUSE CO.
37 DRUMM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
May, 1941
POLICK AM) PEACE OFFICERS' JOl RNAL
Page 19
Police Bal a Financial Success
With the hooks closed mi the L941 concert and hall oi
the Police Widows' and Orphans' Aid Association, the
following; report and thanks have been made by Captain
Alovsius I. O'Brien, chairman of the executive committee
Company G 2'+07 3.113
Companj 1 1 3.047 3,300
Company I '.329 1,536
Company K L<>G9 1,702
Bureau Inspectors 732
Headquarters 3+9 588
Box Office _JO0 133
37,569 43,369
"Therefore, in accordance with a resolution passed be-
fore the executive committee at its meeting of Tuesday,
March 4th, the watch donated by Albert S. Samuels Co.,
is awarded to the district company making the highest in-
1940
Company A 8,153
Company B 5,996
Company C 2.68S
Company D 3,360
Company E 5,666
Company F 1.973
Captain Aloysius I. O'Brien
General Chairman
and Officer Matthew C. Carberry, junior past president of
the association.
"To the Members of the Police Department and the
Members of the Widows' and Orphans' Aid Ass'n.
"To every member of the executive, floor and reception
committees of the 1941 concert and ball of the Widows'
and Orphans' Aid Association; to every member of the
Police Department who sold tickets to the ball, and
especially to the members of District Ticket Selling details,
to every member of the Police Band, to everyone who con-
tributed in any manner to make this year's concert and
ball the fine success it has been — we extend our congratu-
lations.
"Tickets were sold in the amount of $43,369.00. Added
to this sum are donations of $195 and concessions revenue
of $107, producing a gross income of $43,671 (to date).
After all expenses are paid, the net proceeds to be turned
over to the association are certain to be over $40,000,
which compares very well with the highest year in the
association's history (1929, when a net profit of $44,812
was made) .
"Ticket sales by districts, with comparable figures for
last year and the percentages of increase, were as follows :
1941
9,16"!
5,654
3,242
4,054
S.22b
2,011
**y
Officer Matthew C. Carberry
creased percentage in tickets sold over last year, which is
Company E. W7hen members of Company E have decided
who in the company is to receive the watch, arrangements
will be made to have it suitably engraved and delivered.
Officer John D. Snow was selected as the officer to get
the watch.
CAPTAIN A. I. O'BRIEN,
Chairman, Executive Committee, 1941 Concert and Ball.
OFFICER MATTHEW C. CARBERRY.
Past President, 1940
Telephone EXbrook 2500
Compliments to the San Francisco Police for Courtesy. Efficient .
from
CHAS. M. BAILEY CO.
Manufacturers of Automatic Regulating Devices and Equipment
667 FOLSOM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone UNderhill 1478
Compliments
UNITED ARTISTS THEATRE
Where the Big Pictures Play Single Feature
1077 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Page 20
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
May, 1941
Chief Bil Maher of San Bruno
When the census figures were given out last year San
Bruno was credited with a population of 6,519 people.
Well, folks, the other day we took a drive through San
Bruno and we'll wager that if Uncle Sam's enumerators
were to go through the town today they woidd find a
YViu.iAM Maher
Chief of Police, San Bruno
couple of thousand more men, women and children making
happy homes in the city limits.
During the past year San Bruno has enjoyed its greatest
home building boom.
While all this is good for the stores, and other business
concerns, it sure makes a lot more work for San Bruno's
capable and pioneer Chief of Police Bill Maher. Don't get
us wrong, you won't find Chief Bill putting out any moan
about extra work. Ever since he became head of the
Police Department thirteen years ago he has done plenty
of hard work, and put in extra hours, not only to solve
crime, but to keep in motion his crime prevention theories.
T he law violations of San Bruno are mighty few, and
consist mostly of unimportant misdemeanors. Chief Maher
and his force of six men believe in settling most differences
at the scene of their occurrences.
San Bruno is a city of homes, in close driving distance
to San Francisco. There are no great factories, though
you will find a business district that will furnish even-
needed commodity, on a par with San Francisco as far as
quality is concerned. So being a city of homes, domestic
problems, with maybe a recalcitrant youngster getting out
of line, a few tags for speeding or wrongful parking, com-
prise most of the causes for arrests or citations.
The chief and all his men are firm believers in treating
with kindliness the youth of the city. They make friends
with them, and when occasion requires some police action,
become mediators and settle such differences in a manner
that leaves no sting.
It is notable that automobile traffic moves through San
Bruno with no pileup and no congestion. Even in the rac-
ing season, with the big crowds at Tanforan, the great
line of automobiles are driven into and out of the parking
areas with no delays. Chief Maher, who has the policing
of Tanforan during the racing season, has handled this
feature of transportation in a manner that has won great
praise.
No less praise has been given him for his policing of the
track during the racing days. He has 50 or more special
officers, trained for this work, under him. They keep the
track free from pickpockets, sharpshooters and the phoney
touts. In fact Tanforan has been recognized as the best
regulated race track in this country.
It is Chief Maher's work also to see that proper protec-
tion is given the hundreds of horsemen who use Tanforan
during many months of the year, and during the running
season. You will find these horsemen giving praise for the
protection the Chief has afforded.
Chief Maher is a member of the International Chiefs of
Police, of the State and the Bay Counties Peace Officers'
Associations, and of the International Footprint Associa-
tion, as well as the Peninsula Police Officers' Association,
and you will usually find him at meetings of these organ-
izations. San Bruno is fortunate to have such a man head-
ing its police department.
For a Distinctive Home, call . . .
A. J. PRATT— Builder
Telephone 2226. Office and residence. 925 Fifth Avenue
SAN BRUNO. CALIF.
Telephone Belmont 477
BELLE-MONTI
One and one-half miles west of Belmont
CHOICE HOMES1TES— $250.00 and Up
SEE THE HOMES IN . . .
SAN MATEO KNOLLS
and SAN MATEO TERRACE
SAN MATEO INVESTMENT CO.
Axel V. Johnson, Manager — Phone S. M. 7800
EL CAM1NO REAL at 25TH AVE. SAN MATEO. CALIF.
J. HENRY DELANEY
Builder of Distinctive. Better-class Homes
1023 COLLEGE AVENUE SAN MATEO, CALIF.
Telephone BAyview 2605 Hours: 6-7 a.m. - 12-1 noon - 6-8 p.m.
GOLDEN WEST CONCRETE CO.
All kinds of
Cement, Concrete and Repair Work
3 BOYCE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
The Place to get a square meal. Meet Frenchy and Johnnie
FRENCHY'S CLUB
Beer, Wine and Liquors
36TH AVE. & EL CAM1NO REAL SAN MATEO. CALIF.
"May, 1 941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOl RNAL
Page 21
Phone Redwood 2280-W
R. B. BROWNLEE
Plastering Contractor
RT. I. BOX 340-E, SANTIAGO AVE. REDWOOD CITY. CAL.
Telephone 4832 — Residence, 3608
Telephone I — Day or Nitfht
BELMONT
BELMONT GARAGE
Towiny and Repair \A Service
Mi' kt & Son
CALIFORNIA
ROBERT H. SMITH
Builder and Contractor
863 WOODS1DE WAY at Peninsular Ave. SAN MATEO. CALIF.
Phone: Belmont 470 — Yard on El Camino Real
Phone: Belmont 715 North Line of San Carlos
BELMONT MATERIAL COMPANY
Rock. Sand. Cement. Top-Soil, Wood, Coal, etc.
1000 RALSTON AVENUE BELMONT, CALIF.
Day phone 2473 - Night phone 1961
Wm. Scott. Prop. Telephone San Carlos II60-W
BILL'S AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE GARAGE
"a Real Hospital for Automobiles"
24-hour tow service
MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, So. of S. P. Tracks REDWOOD CITY. CAL. p °- BOX 491
BERT E. BECKMAN
General Contractor and Builder
SAN CARLOS. CALIF.
Telephone Redwood 7 7
J. B. PERRY CO.
Feed Manufacturers - Feed and Fuel Dealers
1401 MAIN STREET REDWOOD CITY. CALIF.
Jos. V. Brick. Prop. - W. E. Terry Phone 320-J
National Automobile Club Official Service
NATIONAL GARAGE
Wheel Aligning - Frame Straightening
1232 EL CAMINO REAL. Opp. 13th Ave. SAN MATEO. CALIF.
Telephone Redwood 8 1 I
MATTESON MOVING 8C STORAGE
Fireproof Warehouse
1414 EL CAMINO REAL REDWOOD CITY, CALIF.
J. G. JOHNSON CO.
WHOLESALE BUTCHERS
PALO ALTO 255 Hamilton Ave.. Medical Bldg— P. A. 7302
SAN MATEO — 79 Third Avenue — San Mateo 779
SAN CARLOS CLEANERS, INC.
REDWOOD CITY — 2664 Broadway at Highway — Redwood 131
BURL1NCAME— 3 12 Primrose Road ■ 1209 Broadway
SAN CARLOS — 95 1-95 7 Laurel Street - San Carlos 280
Telephone San Carlos 124
SAN CARLOS FRENCH LAUNDRY
628 EL CAMINO REAL SAN CARLOS, CALIF.
J. B. ALLEN
CENERAL CONTRACTOR
SAN CARLOS
CALIFORNIA
Telephone 1228-J
S. THOMPSON
3rd AND ARTHUR STREETS
SAN FRANCISCO
PAINTING and PAPERING
Estimates Given — 12 Years in the County
535 CRAND STREET REDWOOD CITY. CALIF.
EXbrook 4100
Window Shades - Linowall - Venetian Blinds
Linoleum Sinks
Compliments of
SCHIRMER STEVEDORING CO., LTD.
PIER 4 1
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone 11301
L. C. BETSOLD
BUILDER
THE LINOLEUM SHOP
Specializing in Custom Floors
25 19 EL CAMINO REAL, near 25th Ave. SAN MATEO. CALIF.
Telephone S. M. 72 71
ANdover 1818
There is No Substitute for Good Plastering
KLATT-MATHEYER
Consult Your Contractor
224 1 E. TWENTY-SECOND STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
OLympic 8744
Let Us Estimate
LOUIS REINTHALER
EL CAMINO REAL AT 14TH AVE.
SAN MATEO. CALIF.
Compliments of
GRAY-THORNING LUMBER CO.
PAINTING CONTRACTOR
Interior - Exterior - Residential - Commercial
647 FIFTY-SIXTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone Piedmont 9563
Where Good Fellows Get Together
REDWOOD CITY
CALIFORNIA
Telephone 397-W
HORACE HANLEY
Contracting Plasterer
319 HIGHLAND AVENUE SAN MATEO. CALIF.
We Carry all the Best Liquors — Buy Here and Save
EL CAMINO GROCERY
FRED WUNSCH. Proprietor
1034 EL CAMINO REAL BELMONT. CALIF.
SANTA CRUZ PORTLAND CEMENT
THE TAP CAFE
Good Eats - Fine Wines - Liquors - Beer
5018 TELEGRAPH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
TWinoaks 1545 Wm. Wilhford. Prop.
BILL'S SERVICE
Signal and Mohawk Gas
Courteous Service - Open Day and Night
30 1 EAST EIGHTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
FRuitvale 7 5 00
L. B. FREDERICK
Real Estate Exchanges
Listen, to "Trader Fred" KROW Daily at 12:30
4712 E. FOURTEENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
E. H. EDWARDS CO.
WIRE ROPE
CROCKER BUILDING
SAN FRANCISCO 200 BUSH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Page 22 POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL May, 1941
That We Shall Never Forget—
Honor roll of those who have made the supreme sacrifice as members
of the San Francisco Police Department. Each contributed his costly share
to the grand traditions of the department:
Officer JOHN COOTS, June 12, 1878. Killed by John Runk.
Officer JOHN NICHOLSON, February 16, 1884. Stabbed by unknown assassin.
Officer EDGAR OSGOOD, December 13, 1886. Stabbed by unknown assassin.
Officer ALEXANDER GRANT, September 11, 1891. Shot by Samuel of Posen.
Lieutenant WILLIAM BURKE, March 23, 1898. Shot by Theo. Haines.
Officer EUGENE ROBINSON, January 20, 1903. Shot by thugs.
Officer MAX FENNER, April 18, 1906. Killed by falling walls.
Officer JAMES S. COOK, August 26, 1906. Shot by unknown assassin.
Officer GEORGE O'CONNELL, November 16, 1906. Shot by John Burns.
Officer HARRY L. SAUER, May 7, 1907. Shot by unknown assassin.
Officer EDWARD T. McCARTNEY, September 3, 1907. Shot by John Tansey.
Officer WILLIAM H. HEINS, June 4, 1908. Shot by Young brothers.
Officer WILLIAM O'SHAUGHNESSY, June 10, 1908. Beaten by C. Ritchie.
Sergeant ANTONE NOLTING, January 9, 1909. Shot by Thos. Jordan.
Officer CHARLES P. CASTOR, November 26, 1911. Shot by P. Prantikos.
Officer THOMAS FINNELLY, November 26, 1911. Shot by P. Prantikos.
Officer JOHN T- NOLAN, March 19, 1912. Killed by fall chasing thug.
Officer CHARLES H. BATES, July 26, 1912. Shot by unknown assassin.
Officer BYRON C. WOOD, May 4, 1913. Shot by W. Thompson.
Officer EDWARD MALONEY, April 19, 1915. Shot by Felker and Walker.
Officer PETER HAMMOND, September 12, 1915. Shot by George Nelson.
Corporal FREDERICK COOK, November 24, 1915. Shot by Harry Wilson.
Officer THOMAS DEASV, January 8, 1916. Shot by unknown assassin.
Officer MARTIN JUDGE, December 12, 1916. Hit by street car.
Officer WILLIAM F. SHEEHAN, June 25, 1917. Shot by Thos. Sheehan.
Officer JOHN B. HURD, January 27, 1918. Killed by street car.
Sergeant JOHN J. MORIARITY, May 26, 1919. Shot by V. Osakin.
Detective Sergeant ANTONE SCHOEMBS, Nov. 19, 1919. Shot by bandits.
Officer JAMES W. HORTON, September 19, 1920. Shot by unknown assassin.
Detective Sergeant MILES JACKSON, December 5, 1920. Shot by gangsters.
Detective LESTER DORMAN, December 5, 1920. Shot by gangsters.
Officer THOMAS HANNA, January 15, 1921. Shot by unknown assassin.
Officer JOSEPH WALSH, Julv 4, 1922. Shot by auto bandits.
Corporal THOMAS KELLY, June 4, 1923. Shot by John Paris.
Detective Sergeant TIMOTHY BAILEY, Aug. 3, 1922. Shot by Walter Castor.
Officer TOSEPH CONROY, November 3, 1923. Killed by automobile.
Sergeant MICHAEL J. BRADY, October 5, 1924. Shot by William Rhinehart.
Officer GEORGE CAMPBELL, April 9, 1925. Shot by Felix Sloper.
Officer BENTAMIN G. ROOT, April 1, 1926. Killed by unknown assassin.
Officer JOHN T- DRISCOLL, June 28, 1927. Shot by bandits.
Officer FREDERICK N. SPOONCER, Nov. 24, 1928. Killed bv automobile.
Officer TOHN MALCOLM, April 29, 1930. Shot bv bandits.
Officer CHARLES ROGERSON, November 23, 1930. Killed bv automobile.
Officer CHARLES W. KING, Tune 7, 1931. Killed by automobile.
Officer ELMER C. THONEY, December 31, 1931. Killed by street car.
Officer WILLIAM E. MANNING, January 2, 1932. Shot by George Rankin.
Officer MERVYN A. REARDON, Tune 9, 1932. Shot by Glenn Tohnson.
Officer MICHAEL T- McDONALD, August 26, 1933. Shot bv James Kirk.
Officer TAMES H. MANN, February 26, 1934. Killed bv James Jacobs.
Officer EDWARD F. FLAGLER, February 8, 1937. Hit-run driver.
Officer ALBERT W. ARGENS, February 21, 1937. Shot by Elliott Ambrose.
Officer WALDEMAR L. TENTZSCH, Dec. 25, 1937. Killed chasing speeder.
Officer WALTER SALISBURY, Jan. 1 1939. Shot bv George Dally.
May. 1041
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 23
FLASHES
On being arrested on a charge of violating Section 152
of the Police Code a diminutive and very dark-shaded son
of the torrid zone said to the patrol wagon crew: "Please
gentlemen, do not call me Irish this time like you did last
week. 1 hate the Irish." On being requested as to the cause
of this hatred the little colored man replied :
"\ on see everyone says the Irish are the happiest people
in the world and I know this is one big lie because down
in the Barbadoes we make whoopee plenty — yes, better
than all the Irish."
(There is nothing to being tops except the annoyance
there is always someone just as good — or perhaps better.)
* * *-
Complainant: "Officer, 1 may be a little to blame for
speaking to a strange man, especially in a tavern, but,
even if I knew his name and where he lives I would not
care to have him sent to jail."
Officer: "You say he took your purse which contained
all your money and some papers you now need."
Complainant: "Sure he did — but did he? Here is the
whole story. He bought me a drink and told me he was a
magician — and could prove it. I told him go ahead. Then
he said: 'You have a pocket book. Take out just enough
to buy another drink. By the time we have finished the
drink you will have no pocket book.' Well, when we
finished the drink I had no pocketbook — but he never
touched me. Now, officer, would it be fair for me to have
him arrested ? He can have the money — all I want is my
Registration Card."
(Solomon was wise, but there were some questions even
he could not ansiver.)
UNderhill 3600
FRUEHAUF TRAILER COMPANY
of California
Semi-Trailers - 6-Wheel Attachments
SAN FRANCISCO
Six-Wheel Trailers
2030 THIRD STREET
RAFAEL'S CLUB
335 JONES STREET SAN FRANCISCO
TUxedo 99 7 7
Joe Toschi
BLUE LAMP LOUNGE
561 GEARY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
THE UNION ICE COMPANY
354 PINE STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
INSURANCE
W. P. BUSHER & CO.
405 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
QUALITY FOODS, INC., GROCETERIA
GRAND CENTRAL MARKET
Phone MOntrose 173 1
Bill Cumminga
CUMMINGS & MORTON TILE CO.
Office and Showroom: 5945 MISSION ST., Phone DElaware 7474
San r rancisco
Telephone ELkridge 0490 Fred Wedemeyer
HAMBURGER SCHWARZBROT BAKERY
130 SADOWA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
F. E. BOOTH COMPANY, INC.
SAN FRANCISCO
CALIFORNIA
PRICE PUMP DIVISION
FAIRBANKS, MORSE 8C CO.
1350 FOLSOM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
ORdway 3352
INTERNATIONAL MARKET
1658 POLK STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
WILLIS HAVILAND
605 THIRD STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
GILBOY CO.
Auto Wreckers Since 1909
HAIDEN'S
USED TRUCKS — ALL MAKES
Excellent Condition
Main Office: 655 POTRERO AVE. Branch: 701 GOLDEN GATE
San Francisco
UNITED ARTISTS CORP.
ORdway 224 1
A. WILBUR WOODRUFF
INTERIOR DECORATOR
1550 PACIFIC STREET SAN FRANCISCO
SPERRY GYROSCOPE CO.
SPERRY 8c HUTCHINSON
1264 MARKET STREET
San Francisco
DOuglas 3914
WHITTELL REALTY CO.
166 GEARY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone 4130
WARD TUCKER
BUILDING CONTRACTOR
Alterations - Repairs
2435 CALIFORNIA ST. (Near Fillmore)
SAN FRANCISCO 816 FOURTH AVENUE
SAN MATEO. CALIF.
Page 24
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
May, 1941
FOOTPRINT CHAPTER MEETING
George J. Steiger
Judge, Superior Court
The monthly meeting of Chapter 1 of the Footprint
Association was held in Carli's Cafe, May 20. Under-
sheriff William Hollingbery presided in the absence of
President Daniel Murphy. P. Walter Vervais made a
report on the Reno convention.
Judge George J. Steiger was the speaker of the meeting.
The Judge who presides over the criminal division of the
superior courts here, paid
high tribute to the San Fran-
cisco Police Department.
"The San Francisco De-
partment is the best in these
United States," spoke Judge
Steiger, "and I have been in
nearly every state in the
union, so I know whereof I
speak."
He said he had ample op-
portunity to see how effi-
ciently the members of the
force work, how faithful
they are to their duties and
how ably they present a case
to a jury.
He paid particular praise
to Inspector George Engler and the members of his Homi-
cide Detail for the fine work they did in rounding up the
murderers of Storekeeper Ferrari in Visitation Valley. He
said the work the men on that case did was perfect and
outshone stories of fiction. He recited how the trail took
the inspectors up and down the coast and how they finally
rounded up the five-man gang of bloodthirsty murderers.
He said the case they presented in court was the most per-
fect murder case he had ever listened to, and that there
was no other verdict possible, after listening to the evi-
dence presented by the police, than that which carried the
the death penalty for four of the murderous mob.
"It is regrettable," he continued, "that a few people
will take sides against the police and discourage respect for
law and order and those charged with enforcing the laws
of the land.
"Kids used to be picked up by officers at 10 or 1 1
o'clock and taken to their parents, who thanked the officers.
Today he said lack of respect changes the picture. The po-
liceman picks up very young juveniles at even 2 or 3
o'clock in the morning and when they take them to their
parents all they get is abuse from the parents as well as
the kids."
This, he claimed, will make the youths sneer at the law
when they grow to maturity.
"It is the duty of every person to get behind the police
department for they are charged with grave responsibili-
ties," the Judge stated, "in this present crisis. They must
ferret out the termites and the rats who are in our midst,
and they must be prepared to do even greater service after
the war is over, during the period of reconstruction."
Following Judge Steiger, a fine program of dancing and
singing with a splendid legerdemain artist presented by
Lou Emmel.
The next meeting will be June 17, when the officers for
the ensuing year will be installed.
Doyen Lowe
Telephone EXbrook 0467
CHINA DRY GOODS CO.
Importers - Wholesalers
CHINESE ART GOODS
254 SUTTER STREET SAN FRANCISCO
WINES and LIQUORS
SHEWAN-JONES, INC.
85 SECOND STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
ERIK G. ERNSTAM
CABINET-MAKER
629 COMMERCIAL STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
P. J. Kellog
BEHR-MANNING CORP.
230 EIGHTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
LITTLE COFFEE SHOP
41 CALIFORNIA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
BAY CITIES TRANSPORTATION CO.
PIER 17
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
ORTEGA 8C EMIGH, INC.
COFFEE
3 10 CALIFORNIA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
BLYTH & CO.
RUSS BUILDING
SAN FRANCISCO
PEERLESS YEAST CO.
762 FULTON STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
PACIFIC MANUFACTURING CO.
142 SANSOME STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
NEPTUNE METER CO.
320 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
hay, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 25
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO'S
MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN
Probably the busiest men in South San Francisco these
days are the mayor and city council. With every one of
the great industrial plants putting on more and more
workers, the population of the city is increasing as it has
never increased before. Mayor George W. Holston and
Councilmen Rod Tibbetts, Victor Boido, D. W. Ratto
and Reece Floyd, are meeting the changed conditions in a
manner that sees everyone is well taken care of. and finds
all units of the municipal government taking care of any
and all demands the increased population and activities
entail. The Police Department under Chief Louis Belloni
is ably handling the increased traffic that thousands of
new workers has created.
The Fire Department, the board of health, and other
important branches of the city's offices, have under the
direction of Mayor Holston and the council, prepared to
meet even greater demands as the national defense pro-
gram gets under full swing.
NEW PATROLMEN APPOINTED
Director of Personnel George M. Healy, who also con-
ducts the Police Academy, was this month given 15 stu-
dents for his summer courses.
On May 1st the following named were appointed pa-
trolmen of the Department for a probationary period of
one year. They are all designated as members of Head-
quarters Company :
star NO.
Bruce Rutledge 26+
Harry B. Lahey - 1119
Andrew T. Yakas - - - - H
Edward F. McLaughlin
Jack Chaney - *"*
Michael T. Dougherty - - 759
Frank J. Egger - 957
Kenneth F. Carstensen +2_
Reginald A. Kucich !029
Walter A. Yarnell - 291
John E. Kremesec — - '"^
Robert C. Gremminger °*°
Milton J. Miskell -'-■ 37Q
Jack F. O'Neill 680
Frank J. Miles - 254
HILLCONE STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
A Mattress is known by the company it keeps!
George D. Smith, manager of the
HOTEL MARK HOPKINS
selects
AIRFLEX MATTRESSES
MeROSKEY AIRFLEX MATTRESS CO.
1687 MARKET STREET • SAN FRANCISCO
•e>»o»o«e>oe»e>»e5»o«e>
.o^o.o.ej.eJ^o.oao.^^'O'ej.o.-j.o'Oso*
Telephone RAndolph 8301. If no answer, call MArket 2100
CRANE GARDENIER, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Office hours. 25 and 7-9 P. M.. and by appointment
4446 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone PRospect 1270 LOIS ARMUTH. Personal Shopper
NIF-T DRESS NOOK
Dresses. Blouses, Sweaters. Skirts, Lingerie. Hosiery, etc.
At popular prices
Dressmaking and Alterations roiurrervi
1472 CALIFORNIA STREET, near Larkm SAN FRANUSIU
Open 7 a. m. to 9 p. m. All Work Guaranteed
TOY LEE LAUNDRY
FIRST CLASS HAND LAUNDRY
Telephone PRospect 5440— We Call For and Deli%-er
602 EDDY STREET, between Larkin 6. Polk SAN FRANCISCO
J. L. DIRCKX
IMPORTER — EXPORTER
149 CALIFORNIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
E. H. CLARK, JR., 8C CO.
INSURANCE BROKERS
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone MArket 1711 Established 1885
A. QUANDT & SONS
PAINTERS & DECORATORS
Member San Francisco Builders Exchange
3 74 GUERRERO STREET SAN FRANCISCO
THE RIVER LINES
PIER 3
SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA
R. M. ADAMS
Compliments of
WALGREEN DRUG CO.
981 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
CECO STEEL PRODUCTS CORP.
311 CALIFORNIA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
1280 INDIANA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone EXbrook 3750
BEACON GASOLINE 8C OIL CO.
LYON 8C HOAG
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
COLMA
CALIFORNIA .64 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
May, 1941
TWO-WAY RADIO FOR
STOCKTON SHERIFF
Sheriff Martin Ansbro, of San Joaquin county, has
joined the ever increasing number of peace officials adopt-
ing two-way radio, which is rapidly sounding the finis for
crooks.
Last month Sheriff Ansbro and his radio technician,
Phone DOuglas 0710
Sheriff Martin Ansbro
Using His New Two-Way Radio
Owen Hagen, equipped and put into service, three of
the sheriff's cars with mobile units and before summer ends
all the automotive equipment will have been fitted out
with the new frequency modulation dual sets.
The short wave station of the sheriff's office is located
in Stockton, the receiving antenna being on top of a
hundred foot Wincharger tower. Over this system every
spot in the county can be covered by radio, and tests al-
ready have proven that the station can reach 35 miles.
In his desire to give the utmost in efficiency Sheriff
Ansbro decided to adopt the frequency modulation, which
is a new innovation, and by which it is claimed static and
other interference noises are almost wholly eliminated.
I he claim is also made for it that high tension power
lines do not affect reception or transmission.
Owen Hagen, who is in charge of both the sheriff's and
Chief of Police Harold Vogelsang's department radio sys-
tems, says the new equipment has been tested to the full
range of the county. The car has a 25-watt transmitter.
Established 1855
KINGWELL BROS., LTD.
King Bronze Bar Stock
King Bronze Finished Bushings— Chrysler Oilite Bushings
442-448 NATOMA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
UNITED DRUG CO.
1 HARRISON STREET
San Francisco
Compliments of
J. V. CHRISTIE
RUSS BUILDING GARAGE
DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE
RUSS BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO
Nite: RAndoIph 8254 Day. DElaware 7278
AIRCO HEATING CO.
AIR CONDITIONING - WARM AIR HEATING
Water Heaters - Sheet Metal
5240 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
DOuglas 63 16
JOHN FORBES 8c CO.
Certified Public Accountants
CROCKER BUILDING
SAN FRANCISCO
SUtter 8548
Eugenio Naveran • Louis Barile
CLUB ROYAL
734 BROADWAY
You Will Like the Atmosphere
DRINK. DANCE AND BE MERRY
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
A. C. MOR AND CO.
202 CREEN STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
VAlencia 6 124
R. BERKENKAMP, Manager
AJAX FOUNDRY CO.
(One Block West of Third Street at Galvez)
525 PHELPS STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
CEO. DOLL
RENDEZVOUS CLUB
15 1 ELLIS STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
GOLDEN GATE CLUB
301 TURK STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
A FRIEND
SAN FRANCISCO
ACE HIGH
COCKTAILS
150 SIXTH STREET
Telephone HEmlock 9766 Factory Agents and Distributors
GENERAL SALES CORPORATION
500 MINNESOTA STREET. SAN FRANCISCO
Los Angeles Portland
ELkridge 0307
Seattle
Flats- - Homes - Apts.
GILBERT L. PLOV
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
395 MONTEREY BOULEVARD SAN FRANCISCO
YAMATO POOL ROOM
Compliments
HOWARD T. RYAN
SAN FRANCISCO
CALIFORNIA
EXbrook 6110
MacDONALD TRUCK CO
Lo Bed Chassis — Lift Trucks
739 BRYANT STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
May, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOl RNAL
i;,/i
27
CIVILIAN DEFENSE
,' Continued from p<".ic 4)
auxiliary man power. In the event of attack, or other real
Emergency, problems of rescue and first aid. protection and
control of traffic, maintenance of communications, fire
control, demolition, transportation, etc., would immedi-
ately arise. It is quite probable that the man power of law
Enforcement agencies within the count) would be inade-
quate. In order that we may be in a position to augment
this personnel without delay, steps have been taken to sign
up supplementary man power on a volunteer basis.
Veterans groups throughout the county ha\ e been con-
tacted and questionnaires sent out. Many responses already
have been received, and definite progress in this direction
is being made. It is the plan that men called upon to func-
tion as part of an auxiliary force would work under their
respective chiefs of police, or in rural areas under the
sheriff.
Co-ordination with the American Red Cross, whose
special province it is to supply food, housing, clothing and
medical care for refugees and injured, is also a part of the
defense council's plan.
Arrangements are being made in co-operation with
health officers to set up a program to invoke emergency
sanitation measures and to prevent the spread of conta-
gious diseases.
Surveys are being made of auxiliary communications,
the essential equipment of police and fire departments
which is available, and of auxiliary equipment which might
be required to clear away debris and keep streets and
highways open.
A program to provide for auxiliary transportation is
under way.
The foregoing recital gives some idea of the scope and
\ ariety of the problems to be solved if we are to be ade-
quately prepared for civilian defense.
To the solution of these problems the Councils for
Civilian Defense are dedicated. The things thus far ac-
complished encourage us to believe that as time goes on the
man power and facilities of each community can and will
be welded into a co-ordinated unit which, if the occasion
arises, will be ready to act, quickly, without confusion and
with maximum efficiency in the defense of our civilian
population and property.
WEst 9828
ORIGINAL CONEY ISLAND
1545 FILLMORE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
A FRIEND
TINY'S
55 TAYLOR STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
JOHN S. CURR1E. Ccn'l Mgr.
Phone WEst 0828
PIERCE-RODOLPH STORAGE CO., LTD.
Operating YELLOW VAN «c STORAGE CO.
Storage. Moving. Packing, Shipping. Lift Van Service
1450 EDDY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SUtter 2801
DICTAPHONE CORPORATION
533 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
G. T. THOMPSON. Managing Owner
HOTEL DRAKE - WILTSHIRE
in SAN FRANCISCO
250 Rooms with Bath
Home of the Famous Fables Coffee Shop
Telephone MOntrose 9844 J. L. "Red" Kerr - Jas. "Jimmy" Roddy
Compliments of
KERR'S
1430 NORIEGA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Stewart's
GROUND GRIPPER& CANTILEVER SHOES
"Put the spirit of youth in your feet"
412-414 POST ST., San Francisco - 1920 BROADWAY. Oakland
HAVE YOU SEEN GLORIA?
DOMINO CLUB
32 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
THE CORNER
299 GATES
SAN FRANCISCO
PETER SCOTT CO.
HEATING. PLUMBING «c TILE
243 MINNA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
SEE'S CANDY
Main Office: 1750 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone PRospect 9 72 5
HENRY' HARDE
EDDY-FRANKLIN LIQUOR STORE
BEER - WINES - LIQUORS
Cigars, Tobacco. Cigarettes. Soft Drinks. Local and Eastern Beers
898 1-2 EDDY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
YORKSHIRE CLOTHES
Men's Furnishings — Adam Hats
SAN FRANCISCO: 2401 MISSION STREET
Telephone ATwater 4613
REDWOOD CITY: 2607 BROADWAY
Telephone Redwood I 1 5
Telephone GArfield 835 7
WEST PAINT COMPANY
Manufacturers of
SNO BOY PAINTS
Wallpaper and Painters' Supplies
1612 MARKET ST. Factory: 250 Broadway SAN FRANCISCO
THE
HOUSE
O F
HAPPY
FEET
ZINKE'S
SHOE REPAIRING— FACTORY METHODS
San Francisco Stores:
656 MARKET STREET
1097 MARKET STREET
1 183 MARKET STREET
Oakland:
1208 WASHINGTON
152 POWELL STREET
I 15 POST STREET
2637 MISSION STREET
1621 TELEGRAPH
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
May, 1941
Letters to Chief Dullea
Redwood City 3 110
BROWN FURNITURE CO.
MINT OFFICIAL GRATEFUL
"Our final report in the movement of gold shipments
from the United States Mint in San Francisco to the
United States Mint in Denver, Colo., has just heen re-
viewed with renewed interest.
"I am especially mindful of the splendid co-operation
your department afforded our service during the entire
period the shipments were in progress. Your officers were
always alert to their responsibility and I am pleased to
commend them.
"The valued co-operation you have afforded this service
in this and many other instances is warmly appreciated and
I want you to feel free to call on me whenever we may
be of assistance to your department.
Sincerely,
C. W. PFAFFENBERGER,
Inspector in Charge."
* * *
GRATEFUL APPRECIATION
"I have been requested by the San Francisco Citizens'
Committee to Aid Greece to express sincere appreciation
to the officers and men of the Police Department for their
assistance in the recent relief drive to aid the civilian
population of Greece.
"A substantial sum was raised for this worthy cause
through the efforts of your department in placing coin
receptacles and 'Liberty Buttons' in the various restaurants
and night clubs of the city.
"Our committee is indeed grateful.
Sincerely yours,
PARKER S. MADDUX,
Chairman."
* * #
"As a taxpayer of San Francisco, I want to commend
the San Francisco Police Department for the manner of its
execution of duty as it has been my experience to come in
contact with it.
"It has been my mother's misfortune, she now being in
her 88th year, to be attacked by the frailties of old age. As
a result, in spite of very careful watching, she occasionally
wanders from home and is unable to find her way back. At
these times I have called for assistance from the Richmond
Police Station and also upon Officer John Sonneson, sta-
tioned at the corner of 24th Avenue and Geary Boulevard.
"The efficiency of all officers appealed to, in returning
my mother to her home, and the kindly and courteous man-
ner in which it is done, has been a source of deep gratifica-
tion, and has had the effect of leaving me with a feeling of
profound regard for the San Francisco Police Deaprtment.
"A duty so well performed should not go without recog-
nition."
Mrs. Hazel Delmarter,
5933 Geary Street.
838 MAIN STREET
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF.
Phone 3 79 7~^ "Z ~T~ ~
Lillian Goertzhain. Prop
REDWOOD CITY NURSERY
Cut Flowers - Plants - Floral Designs
2 710 EL CAMINO REAL REDWOOD CITY. CALIF.
Phone 8I I T~d~ 7. —
Jack Biane. Mgr
HULL BROS., Inc.
CENERAL HARDWARE
Your Store of Complete Satisfaction Since 1904
MAIN AT BROADWAY REDWOOD CITY, CALIF.
Redwood 1086
KEARNS BROS.
Lumber. Hardware. Pabco Paints and Roofing
Plumbing and Heating Supplies
2 7 75 HICHWAY REDWOOD CITY. CALIF.
Phone San Mateo 11033
FRANK PERRY
LATHER SOLICITOR
920 S IDAHO STREET SAN MATEO. CALIF.
Phone 7146 '
FOLEY 8C BOETTCHER
LUMBER CO.
Lumber - Paint ■ Building Materials
r..w„..~ Hardware - Plumbing Supplies
BAYSHORE HIGHWAY AT CYPRESS AVE SAN MATEO. CALIF.
RAndolph 14 14 Wm.j. Jonas Realty
WM. J. JONAS
Licensed Broker
Real Estate - Notary Public - Insurance
3 3 VISITACION AVENUE BRISBANE. CALIF.
Phone P. A. 241 14 Res. Phone P. A. 5882
McDOUGALL LUMBER CO.
George McDougall
Millwork - Hardware • Roofing - Paint
HIGHWAY & RAVENSWOOD MENLO PARK. CALIF.
Phones: P. A. 8914 - P. A. 4774 J. Duncan. Prop.
DUNCAN'S SERVICE STATION
Auto Repair Work
Gas - Oil and Grease
COR. HARVARD AND 101 HICHWAY MENLO, CALIF.
Phone 6295 Plans and Specifications
M. N. CABRAL
BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR
19 HIGHLAND AVENUE BURLINGAME. CALIF.
CALL A
YELLOW CAB
TUxedo 1234
Maximum City Fare $1.00 in San Francisco
DOuglas 7403 New York-San Francisco
Ramallah Wholesale Import Co.
Direct Importers
Rugs - Tapestries - Covers - Spreads - Novelties
587 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
SUtter 8402 John W. Burrows - Floyd T. Webb
RUCKSTELL, BURROWS &. WEBB
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Members of American Institute of Accountants
CENTRAL TOWER SAN FRANCISCO
DOuglas 0060
GOLDIN-BOHNE CO.
Manufacturers of Ladies. Misses and Juniors Coats and Suits
130 SUTTER STREET SAN FRANCISCO
MARIN -DELL DAIRY
I3TH Ik HOWARD STREETS
SAN FRANCISCO
May, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 29
FATHER JOS. I. McAULIFFE PASSES
Bj Sergeant Henry M. Smith
In the recent death of Father "Joe" McAuliffe, pastor
of St. Charles Church, a large percentage of the 1,300
members of the San Francisco Police Department lost a
genuine friend. During the many years Father McAuliffe
has been pastor of St. Charles Church, which is located
within a couple of blocks of the Mission station, hundreds
of police officers who were assigned to the Mission station,
even for a short time, became his friends and pals.
Father McAuliffe had the happy faculty of making
people feel a friendship for him. He certainly had the
true priestly heart, his faults, if any. being his charity,
indulgence, and kind understanding of other people. To
the hundreds of police officers who became Father Mc-
Auliffe's friends in the past 30 years he was just a kindly,
smiling, good-natured prie.it who always spoke in a simple
and unaffected manner.
To the members of the department he was known as
Father "Joe" and not as an intellectual giant who had.
as a young man, won honors in two of Europe's most
noted universities, the University of Louvain and the Uni-
versity of Lille.
Officers from every station in the city paid their respects
to Father McAuliffe on the occasion of his sudden passing
away. In discussing the "Father," from the captain to the
youngest patrolman present, the idea was unanimous that
Father "Joe" was a good priest, a thorough gentleman and
an unwavering friend.
FOOTPRINTERS CONVENTION
(Continued from page 15)
Seattle.
Secretary — Phil Geaque, VJ. S. Secret Service Agent.
San Francisco.
Assistant Secretary — Dudlev Fortin, Sacramento.
Treasurer — Robert Morse, retired postal inspector, San
Francisco.
Assistant Treasurer — Bert Ermingder, Los Angeles.
Counsel — Attorney Walter Shepard, Sacramento.
Sergeant at Arms — Sergeant Walter Partee, Oakland.
Executive Committee — Walter Vervais, special agent.
California Automobile Association, Captain Lee Parker,
James Drew of Oakland, Jerry Potts of Fresno and Rus-
sell Smith.
Board of Directors — Corporal Charles Ogle, Dudley
Fortin, Captain B. Lincecum, Captain Lee Parker of Sac-
ramento. Officer Walter Partee, James Drew, Chief Louis
Mann of Emeryville, George Hall, Jerry Potts, Al Willj .
Howard Hornbuckle of San Jose, John Keegan, Chief
Bassemier of Sparks, Judge Roger Foley. Captain Roy
Ruyton of Bakersfield, Eddie Ballinger of Dunsmuir, J.
Berwick, Kelly Burbidge, Salt Lake and Russell Smith.
These officers were installed following the big banquet
served on Saturday evening, May 17, which attracted
more than five hundred diners to the big reception hall of
the State house.
Dudley Fortin. president of Sacramento chapter, \va-
Telephone Fillmore 804 7
COHEN'S— Film Clothes
12 72 GOLDEN CATE AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
SUHR &. WEIBOLT, INC.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
1465 VALENCIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
VON'S FOOD CENTER
495 SANCHEZ STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
GArfield 03 1 I
ANSEL W. ROBINSON
BIRD AND ANIMAL IMPORTER
Visit the New Garden Department
40 OFARRELL STREET SAN FRANCISCO
SOUTHERN PACIFIC MILLING COMPANY
Since 1885
206 SANSOME STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
L. 8C M. ALEXANDER 8C CO.
TYPEWRITERS
742 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments
S. & G. GUMP CO.
246 POST STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
RUUD WATER HEATERS
with Monel Tanks — Guaranteed 20 Years
FRASER GAS HEATING EQUIPMENT
RUUD HEATER CO.
417 SUTTER STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Dan S. Hewitt
Thanking the Police Department for the many favors
shown our members
UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS
Compliments of
VICTOR EQUIPMENT COMPANY
944-54 FOLSOM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone OVerland 9292
SUNSTREAM HOMES
SAN FRANCISCO'S NEW WONDER HOMES
STANDARD BUILDING CO.
1500 IUDAH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
PETERSON TRACTOR CO.
SAN FRANCISCO and HAYWARD. CALIF.
EDWARD T. WILLIG
TRUCK TRANSPORTATION CO.
565 BERRY STREET. Near Seventh SAN FRANCISCO
Teleohone MArket 6677
Oakland Office: Corner 5th and Adeline; phone. TWinoaks 14 77
Los Angeles office: 1655 So. Alameda St.: phone PRospect 1447
Telephone San Mateo 77
LEADLEY AND LEADLEY
CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS
359 B STREET
SAN MATEO. CALIF.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
May, 1941
master of ceremonies and introduced prominent members
and guests and presented the splendid program of singing,
dancing and orchestral music. Highway Patrolman Geo.
Stinson, the noted operatic singer, led the audience in sing-
ing "God Bless America," and favored with two solos.
Val Hammack, assistant United States attorney of San
Francisco was toastmaster and installing officer. Among
those he introduced before the installation ceremonies
were Sheriff Don Cox of Sacramento, Judge Roger Foley
of Las Vegas, Judge D. Valentine, Captain of Detectives
Yoris of Seattle, Chief Bassemier, Dr. Brigman, James
Drew of Oakland and District Highway Patrol Inspector
Elmer Steinmeyer, past president of the association.
Toastmaster Hammack paid high tribute to retiring
President Wallman ; thanked the people of Reno for the
splendid hospitality accorded, especially Chief Welliver
and Mayor August Frolich.
In presenting Chief Cato, Hammack pointed out the
new president was one of the best traffic control officials
in the west and has served under more governors than
any other man previously holding the position.
After being installed, President Cato delivered a short
speech. He sketched the history of the association, which
was organized back in 1929 in Fresno during the annual
convention of State peace officers. The purpose at the
time was to provide entertainment and refreshments at
the meetings of the State peace officers and to see that
those attending became acquainted with everyone else.
The following were responsible for the formation of the
Footprint Association: M. L. "Jimmy" Britt, Phil
Geaque, Robert H. Morse, Sheriff William Jones, former
Sheriff "Dusty" Rhodes, C. M. Christiansen, the late
Clarence Morrill and William Schoppe.
Chief Cato said the Association has become so impor-
tant that today it is a liason organization which brings
law enforcement officials and the layman — the man who
pays the bills — closer together, and affords an opportunity
for the peace officers to present their problems to the citi-
zens of the respective communities and for the citizens to
offer constructive assistance in solving these problems.
As such a liason organization the Footprint Association
can do and is preparing to do much to help this country
which today is facing its gravest peril, he stressed. Further,
he declared, "We of law enforcement are in the front line
of local defense. We know the fifth columnist, the sabo-
teur, the spy, all precede the would-be conquerer. We as
Footprinters must all be mindful of these things and
bring the dangers of the pressure of these worthless ene-
mies to the attention of all good citizens. It is up to us
to let our law-respecting men and women know when
these termites are among us and enlist their aid in legally
removing them from our midst."
"There is another condition in our nation that is sec-
ond in tragedy to war," Chief Cato said in closing, "and
that is the loss of life and property on our highwajs, the
result of traffic accidents. Why can't this association, many
of its members being closely associated with traffic control,
sponsor an educational program in our schools that will
properly instruct the youth of the land in traffic, so that
Telephone ATwater 3806
HEALY TIBBITTS CONSTRUCTION CO.
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
1100 EVANS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone DOuglas 535 7
MONSON BROS.
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
4 75 SIXTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
PRINCESS THEATRE
CHURCH at 28TH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone EVergreen 9932 Leonard P. Trieweiler - Frank E. Belton
BALBOA CLUB
Your favorite brands
BEER, WINES and LIQUORS
3 707 BALBOA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone DOuglas 23 13 - 23 14
L. E. DUNLOP
Welding Engineer
HARNISCHFEGER CORPORATION
„ Milwaukee, Wisconsin
82 BEALE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone WEst 5 122 E. H. Hanneman - Ernest Keast
CENTRAL VAN & STORAGE CO.
MARINA MOVERS
Statewide Moving - Packing and Shipping
4-story Fireproof Warehouse
2006 UNION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone Mission 4404
Charles E. Nordfelt
COTTER & NORDFELT
Since 1901
Real Estate and Insurance
4 102 24TH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
THE COLUMBIA MILLS, INC.
Manufacturers of Columbia Window Shades,
Venetian Blinds and Lace Curtains
52 OTIS STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone DOuglas 05 1 I
BARBARA and CATHERINE
HATS
Custom Made - Remodeling
239 CEARY STREET— Third Floor SAN FRANCISCO
W. 8c J. SLOANE
Telephone Fillmore 4738
ROYAL ICE CREAM CO.
M55 McAllister street
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone GArfield 5295
J. F. HEININGER
Pipes. Smokers' Articles and Canes
Cutlery. Notions, Stationery, etc.
686 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISC
BOND CLOTHES
POST AND KEARNY SAN FRANC1SCC
4540 MISSION STREET
SAN FRANCISCC
May, I "-11
POL1CK AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 31
w hen they are entitled to licenses they will lie read] to
qualify as safe drivers." He said he hoped to work out
such a program during his incumbency as president.
Toastmaster Hammack called upon James Drew, for-
mer Chief of Police of Oakland, who, in a splendid speech,
reviewed the many activities that Chief Wallman has been
identified and of the time and efforts he has devoted to
the betterment of law enforcement and the men charged
with that important branch of our government. Mr. Drew-
then presented the junior past president with a beautiful
gold watch.
Chief Wallman responded in a short speech in which
he said he had enjoyed the office of president and thanked
the members for the honor of electing him to that office
as well as for the watch they had given him. He assured
the Footprinters that he would continue to take an active
interest in the association and asked all to be at the Oak-
land convention next year.
* # #
NOTES OX FOOTPRINT CONVENTION
On the afternoon of May 17 five Greyhound busses
took the delegates on a tour that included calls at historic
Virginia City and Carson City, the capital of Nevada, as
well as other points of interest.
* * *
Dudley Fortin, the live wire president of Sacramento
Chapter, was pressed into service by the Reno Chapter
boys to act as master of ceremonies at their stag party.
Fortin did a mighty swell job and kept the program mov-
ing smoothly along. He had plenty of acts to present and
gave all a deserved plug.
Fortin, by the way, is preparing for the installation of
officers of Sacramento Chapter No. 4, scheduled for June
26. The installation will be closed to all except members
of Chapter 4, their wives, sweethearts or sisters and
daughters. This is an annual family affair, and brings out
nearly every one of the 759 members of the Capital chap-
ter. Fourteen high class vaudeville acts of Orpheum caliber
have been engaged and an outstanding orator will be on
hand to be the speaker for the occasion. A banquet will
precede the installation ceremonies. Sacramento has the
largest chapter in the organization.
* * #
Judge Pat R. Parker and Sheriff C. R. Thorington of
Mono county were on hand at all meetings and enjoyed
every feature of the program. Judge Parker, one of the
best known and ablest jurists in California, made a short
speech at the opening meeting of the convention.
* * *
Judge McKay of Los Angeles, an active Footprinter,
accompanied the big delegation from the southern city.
* * *
Noel Wylie, who had charge of arrangements for the
special train, stocking it with the necessary food refresh-
ments, seeing that proper entertainment was provided and
who at Reno saw that everyone was properly taken care
of, was given a big vote of thanks bv the delegation that
boarded the special cars at Oakland mole. Wylie over-
looked nothing that would make the trip a success. The
HOTEL COURT
555 BUSH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
VAN LAAK MFG. CO.
5281 HARRISON STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone MArket 8300
Western Chemical Corporation
Manufacturing Chemists
245 EIGHTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Furniture, Carpets. Rugs. Draperies. Upholstery. Finishing. Painting
NEEL D. PARKER
(Member American Institute of Decorators)
INTERIOR FURNTSHINCS
Phone ORdway 8583
143 1 VAN NESS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
American Chain 8C Cable Co., Inc.
630 THIRD STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
C. E. JAMIESON & CO.
Manufacturing Chemists
High Quality Drug Products
383 BRANNAN STREET SAN FRANCISCO
In Thanks to Officers and Their Families
This Space Is Taken by
AN APPRECIATIVE CITIZEN
Compliments of
United Cigar - Whelan Stores Corp.
West Coast Life Insurance Co.
605 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
POLISH CLUB HALL
OPEN FOR ALL OCCASIONS
Telephone GArfield 6765
Compliments of
FRED P. DeHOFF COMPANY
Brokers - Manufacturers Agents
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO
Day or Night Emergency Parts Service
CHARLES W. CARTER COMPANY
Parts for: Timken Axles. Brown Lipe Clutches, Brown Lipe Trans-
missions. Timken Bearings. Westinghouse Air Brakes, Spicer Uni-
versal loints. Federal Truck Parts. Ross Steering Gears, etc.
52 5 FOURTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
WHITNEY & RAIRD. INC.
Insurance Brokers
Average Adjusters
310 SANSOME ST°EFT_SAN FRANCISCO
629 SO. SPRINC STREET— LOS ANGELES
Opal Proude Telephone EXbrook 3488
The West's Oldest Reweavers
Burns. Tears and Moth Holes
Rewoven in Clothine
We also teach the method of
DAMAGE hand reweaving
M D. Hurlburt
FINISHED
CLARK'S RE-WEAVING STUDIO
B70 MARKET STREET— '49 Flood Bldg.
>A\ FRANCISCO
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May, 1941
Southern Pacific also did everything it could to assure the
finest in service.
Among the boys from Sacramento were Dudley Fortin
Captain Lee Parker, Captain Ed Brown, Captain B. Lin-
cecum, Sergeant M. L. Strazzo, Sheriff Cox, Chief Cato,
Sergeants A. J. Taylor, Al Babacco, Captain Roy Peart,
Sergeant McKee, Lieutenant Charles Weaver and Cor-
poral Charles Ogle of the sheriff's office.
Mrs. Cato and daughter, Miss Marjorie Rae Cato,
were seated at the head table with Chief Cato at the
banquet of installation.
* * *
Constable O. M. Hiserman of Salinas chapter repre-
sented the lettuce city at the convention.
* * *
Besides Chief Wallman and James Drew, others promi-
nent in the Oakland special cars were Officer Gene Cleu,
Bernard Hartog, Alex Christiansen, Chris Jorgensen,
Jack Block, Stephen McPherson, Lee Austin, Ed Wilson,
Walter Partee and Frank Hood of the Pabst brewery.
* * *
Chief Louis Mann of Emeryville took along a fine
delegation from the industrial city. Accompanying the
affable and able Chief were Chief's Clerk Clem Greeno.
Officer Ed Wilson, Lynn Schloss of Ransome Company,
Clyde Dalzell of the Thomas Rigging Company and
Steeplejack T. V. Wesella.
# # *
Fire Chief Charles A. Plummer of San Jose made a
valiant fight to get the 1942 convention for his city, but
Oakland won out.
* * *
Chief S. C. Becker of the Colorado highway patrol,
who is a member of Chapter 1, attended the convention
and then came to San Francisco on a business trip. He
was given assistance by Inspector William Gilmore and
his men of the Auto Detail in tracing some automobiles
desired by the visiting chief.
* * *
Included in the delegation from San Francisco that
boarded special cars to Reno were C. R. Henry, J. Ewing,
Dr. Bert Best, Bennie Hiller, Paul Perussima, Peter Hin-
richs, Boyd Groat, M. Gray, R. O'Neil, Lieutenant
George Duffy, Paul Mackie, Walter Vervais, Noel
Wylie, Val Hammack, Opie L. Warner, Fred Nichols,
Joe Rae, H. J. Tarter, Robert H. Morse, Charles Moore,
Inspector Louis Meyer, W. Mathewson, Lieutenant John
J. Mullin, Victor Newray, Joseph Morgan and the fol-
lowing out-of-towners: Police Sergeant Howard Horn-
buckle and Fire Chief Plummer of San Jose, Constable
O. M. Hiserman and Officer Crandall of Salinas and
Captain J. Galyen of Bakersfield.
William Schoppe, superintendent of National Auto
Theft Bureau, flew to Reno in time to attend the meet-
ings and the annual banquet, returning the same way after
the dinner.
HAWLEY FORGE 8C MFG. CO.
5 ZENO PLACE
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone DOuglas 852 1
CHAS. J. SCHMITT CO.
5 13-523 FOLSOM STREET. Near First
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone Mission 6052
DONALD J. JOHNSON
Contractor and Builder
90 WHITNEY STREET SAN FRANC1SCC
Telephone GArfield 2136
BRILLIANT the Tailor
Ready to Wear and Tailor Made
MARKET, POWELL AND EDDY STREETS SAN FRANCISCO
Second Floor Flood Building
Telephone ORdway 6140
S. Thomas
NOME FUR COMPANY
Manufacturing Furriers
Restyling - Cleaning - Repairing
Garments Made to Order
1420 POLK STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone Mission 113 1
Free Estimates Given
JOHN L. STEINER
CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
Bids Reasonable
861 MOULTRIE STREET SAN FRANCISCC
Telephone Belmont 1460
P. O. LIND— Builder
1819 BAYV1EW AVENUE BELMONT. CALIF
"Slim" Romaine - Charles Kastelii
Phone WAlnut 9732
HARBOR LIGHT TAVERN
"For Your Nautical Cocktail"
22 3 1 CHESTNUT STREET SAN FRANCISCC
Bill Delaney
THE BRASS RAIL TAVERN
The Life of San Francisco
FOURTH AND MISSION STREETS SAN FRANCISCC
Telephone SUtter 3 72 7
SUGARMAN BROS.
107 FRONT STREET SAN FRANCISCC
Joseph F. Sarro
Comic and Scenic Views
MISSION NEWS COMPANY
Distributors of Periodicals • Magazines
Postal Cards - Pocketbooks
411 BRANNAN STREET SAN FRANCISCO
MAJOR R. E. FRANKLIN
Mining Engineer
RUSS BUILD1NC— 23rd Floor SAN FRANCISCO
ERNESTO G. GATCKE
Representative
National Coffee Department of Brazil
2 10 POST STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
F. J. EARLY, JR.
369 PINE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
FLOYD T. WEBB
Ruckstell and Land, Certified Public Accountants
703 MARKET STREET, Suite 1408 SAN FRANCISCO
May, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURN \l.
Page .?.?
I. F. A. RESOLUTIONS
The convention adopted the following resolution pre
Bented b\ Walter J. Vervais, chairman of the resolutions
committee and special agent of the California State Auto-
mobile Association :
RESOLVED, thai we arc grateful to Almighty <;od for the
United States of America, and we herein' re-dedicate ourselves
and all that we have to the services of our beloved country,
to the end that all of our people may stand united against any
|oe, whether foreign or domestic, and may God grant that our
President and the Congress safely guide our country through
the present crisis.
CONVENTION ARRANGEMENT AND COMMITTEES
RESOLVED, that the members of the International Footprint
Association assembled in Convention in the City of Reno, Ne-
vada, hereby express their appreciation to the, Honorable Mayor,
August C. Frohlich, of Reno, Nevada, for his splendid address
n welcome at the opening of our Convention; and, to the
Reverend Brewster Adams.
KE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we express our grati-
tude to Chief of Police, Andy M. Welliver, of Reno, Nevada,
and his officers; to Dr. L. R. Brigman, General Chairman, Com-
mittee in Charge of Arrangements; Chief of Police, Al Kassi-
mier, of Sparks, Nevada; Edward Cupit, of the Washoe County
Sheriff's Office; members of the Entertainment Committee; the
Press; Or. Rodney E. Wyman, for the Ladies Banquet, and all
other persons and organizations who have made our stay in
Reno so pleasant, comfortable and profitable.
CHIEF HAMILTON OF PITTSBURG
Chief of Police Charles Hamilton, of Pittsburg, who
joined with his radio technician in making welcome the
members of the Northern California Police Communica-
tions Association this month, is one of the peace officers
who pioneered two-way radio in this state.
Pittsburg is a city of small area, but the Police Depart-
ment does its part to police adjacent areas, and the cars of
the department are all equipped with two-way sets.
Today, like many other coastal cities, Pittsburg has a
population double its normal number of 10,000. Within
the city limits today there are said to be more than 15,000
people, while in outlying districts many hundreds more
are rinding homes and working in the factories and indus-
trial plants.
Chief Hamilton, who has been chief for over six years,
and with the department for 14 years, is very popular with
the people of Pittsburg and all join in claiming he gives
them a high type of police protection.
It is a fact that you don't hear of many big crimes in
Pittsburg and such violations of the law that do occur are
rapidly settled and relegated to the limbo of things that
were.
Pittsburg has a force of 1 1 officers beside the chief
and radio technician. The department is quartered in a
hue city hall, and given everything necessary to maintain
it in a high state of efficiency.
All the members of the Communications Association
who attended the Pittsburg meet agreed Captain Casey
and Chief Hamilton were excellent hosts.
CLEVELAND TRACTOR CO.
2660 HARRISON STREET
San Francisco
NATIONAL DOLLAR STORES
Men's, Women's and Children's Wearing Apparel
929 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone DOuglas 4070
ALBERT PICARD
ATTORNEY- AT- LAW
405 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
In Appreciation of Law and Order
ESLER JOHNSON
JOHN POWELL & CO., INC.
503 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SUtter 5600
SCHWABACHER & CO.
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
Member New York Stock Exchange
600 MARKET STREET (at Montgomery) SAN FRANCISCO
EXbrook 304 7
PACIFIC BUILDING
Modern Offices — Complete Service
82 1 MARKET STREET (Cor. 4th) SAN FRANCISCO
WALKUP DRAY AGE
SECOND AND FOLSOM STREETS
San Francisco
PRospect 2400
JAMES W. McALISTER
Northern California Chrysler-Plymouth Distributor
VAN NESS AT POST SAN FRANCISCO
Phones: RAndolph 525 1 - MOntrose 5449
DONOHOE & CARROLL
MEMORIALS
T. Donohoe
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY
COLMA. CALIFORNIA
Geo. Solomon
Phone WAlnut 9964
Sam Pontier
TURK AND FILLMORE CIGAR STORE
Cigars are always a good smoke
1201 FILLMORE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone YUkon 1794 James A. Gray, Inc.
Compliments of the
COMMUTER'S RENDEZVOUS
The Terminal Tap Room
BAY BRIDGE TERMINAL BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO
TOLEDO SCALE CO.
968 MISSION STREET
San Francisco
KELLY-REAMER CO.
14 15 FOLSOM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL
PARK HILL AND BUENA VISTA
SAN FRANCISCO
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POLIGE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
May, 1941
CHIEF J. N. BLACK
(Continued from page 5)
thin, bald or partly bald, curly, kinky, wavy, how cut or
parted) ; eyes (color, eyes bulging or small, watering,
eyebrows bushy or meeting or penciled or any other
peculiarity; nose (small or large, hooked or straight or
pug or broken) ; whiskers (color, short, stubby, long,
pointed, turned up ends, clean shaven) ; chin (small, large,
square, dimpled, double) ; face (long, round, square, peg-
top, fat, thin) ; neck (long, short, thick, thin) ; lips (thick,
thin) ; mouth (large, small, drooping, upturned corners) ;
teeth (large, small, even, close together, missing, gold,
false) ; ears (small, large, close to or sticking out from
head) ; head (large, small, medium, how carried) ; fore-
head (high, low, sloping, bulging, straight).
Distinctive Marks — Scars, moles, missing ringers, tatoo
marks, lameness, bow legs, pigeon toes, knock knees, cauli-
flower ears, pock marks.
Gait — Slow, shuffle, rapid, long or short strides.
Peculiarities — Twitching of features, rapid or slow
gait, wearing of eyeglasses, carrying a cane, stuttering,
gruff or soft, loud or effeminate voice, rapid or slow accent
or hard of hearing.
Clothes — (Hat and shoes, color and style) ; suit (color,
cut, maker's name); shirt and collar ( style and color);
tie (style and color). Dressed neatly or carelessly. Jew-
elry, kind, where worn, designs.
Where likely to be found — Residence, former residence,
places frequented or hangouts ; where employed ; resi-
dences of relatives.
Personal associates — Friends who would be most likely
to know of the movements or whereabouts of the person
wanted (boy or girl friends) or with whom he would be
most likely to communicate.
Habits — Heavy drinker or smoker; drug user; gam-
ble]"; frequenter of pool rooms, dance halls, moving pic-
ture theatres.
How he left scene of crime — Running, walking (if b\
vehicles, describe vehicle and direction taken).
Photo publicity desired. If missing person — sober or had
been drinking; last seen (where, with whom) ; if located
( notify, whom).
NATIONAL DEFENSE AND TRAFFIC
(Continued from page 11 j
1. Increased exposure to injury as shown by the acci-
dent rate of motorcycle officers compared to any other
police department group.
2. Cost to the motorcycle officer in damage to uniforms
and equipment in accidents.
3. Increased cost of life insurance. San Francisco life in-
surance rates are as follows:
$19.53 per $1,000 per year for civilians.
$22.39 per $1,000 per year for police officers.
$26.02 per $1,000 per year for motorcycle officers.
The motorcycle officer pays 33 per cent more for life in-
surance than does a civilian and 16 per cent more than
the regular patrolman.
Phone Ballard 5607
FRANK AI ASSA
FARMERS DRIVE-IN MARKET
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
COR. MARKET & ST. JAMES STS. SAN JOSE, CALIF.
Al Panighetto
TOWER INN
Choicest Wines, Liquors, Beers
Friendly, Courteous Service
COR. MARKET AND SANTA CLARA SAN JOSE, CALIF.
Telephone: Columbia 250
FRANK CATANIA
FINE LIQUORS
359 NORTH FIRST STREET SAN JOSE. CALIF
Phone BAllard 5480
H. L. Booth
REX CLUB
Tobacco - Soft Drinks
33 POST STREET SAN JOSE. CALIF
Phone BAllard 4878
R. M. Byron
VICTORY CIGAR STORE
(Club Rooms)
34 N. MARKET STREET
SAN JOSE. CALIF
ROYAL CONTAINER CO.
Corrugated Cartons and Allied Paper Packing Materials
Manager. Organizing Dept., Northern California
LOU E. PROBST
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF FORESTERS
170 VALENCIA STREET
SAN FRANC1SCC
HIGH GRADE FRENCH LAUNDRY
15 58 BUSH STREET
SAN FRANCISCC
COMPLIMENTS OF
American Radio Telegraphists Association
SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORN1,
C. I. T. CORPORATION
SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA
MAIN ENGINEERING CO.
SAN FRANCISCO
CALIFORNIA
LA RINASCENTE CLUB
SAN FRANCISCO
CALIFORNIA
COMPLIMENTS OF
GOODYEAR RUBBER
THE EAST ASIATIC COMPANY, Inc
May, I "41
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 35
FIDELITY, BRAVERY, INTEGRITY
(Continued from pagi 8)
United States, we were confident of the assistance we
could expect. We knew that all law enforcement was pre-
pared to accept the added responsibilities growing out of
the emergency. The} were enthusiastic in attending the
conferences the FBI called throughout the country for the
purpose of full) coordinating all efforts in the prevention
and detection of espionage and sabotage. As a result, this
work has gone forward thoroughly and efficiently, with
calmness and saneness.
Notwithstanding the great and wholehearted support
which we of law enforcement have and may continue to
expect from the great body of the American people of
every walk of life in aiding us to meet our additional
responsibilities and duties in this time of national emer-
gency, we must constantly be alert to subtle but viciously
dangerous attacks and threats which, while claimed to be
aimed only at the forces of law enforcement, are basically
directed against the very heart of our democracy and its
traditions.
At a time when forces of destruction constitute an ever-
present threat to orderly government, it is fortunate we
can graduate from the National Police Academy another
class of capable men to instruct in the methods of main-
taining internal security. At a time when preparedness
means so much to the welfare of the nation and the life
of democracy itself, the Federal Bureau of Investigation
is proud of the opportunity to contribute to the strength
HOTEL GOLDEN EAGLE
402 BROADWAY
SAN FRANCISCO
California Water and Telephone Company
485 CALIFORNIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
H. R. Clauson
BRIDGE BEACH MFG. CO.
22ND & INDIANA STREETS SAN FRANCISCO
SUtter 7563
GEO. E. HONN CO.
420 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
HOME LAUNDRY CO.
A Particular Laundry For Particular People
We Handle All Classes of Laundry Work
3338 Seventeenth St. Phone MArket 1130
mwjwwwwwwwjww*w^^
MIDWAY
224 PACIFIC AVENI I
Santa Cruz, Calif.
Compliments of
MOUNTAIN VIEW RANCH HOTEL
SANTA CRUZ
CALIFORNIA
Telephone Antioch 118
Bernard Taillefer
ANTIOCH FRENCH LAUNDRY
ANTIOCH
CALIFORNIA
Phone Columbia 3030
Best Service
GARDEN CITY LAUNDRY
DRY CLEANINC
184 RACE STREET SAN JOSE, CALIF.
Compliments
E. R. HILL
Wholesale Butcher
SACRAMENTO
CALIFORNIA
UNderhill 9222
S. A. Firpo - Aldo Cominoli
HAMPSHIRE RESTAURANT
Dancing Every Saturday and Sunday • Italian Dinners Our Specialty
"Boccia Ball Alleys"
590 HAMPSHIRE STREET (Scar 18th St.) SAN FRANCISCO
Arthur ar-d Marian Sorsoli. Props.
SORSOLI HOTEL
SPECIAL ITALIAN DINNERS
Tourists' and Sportsmans' Headquarters - Hunting and Fishing
CRESCENT MILLS CALIFORNIA
EAST SIDE CAFE
Best Beer and Liquor in Town
Big Dance Every Saturday
CHESTER
CALIFORNIA
Telephone Santa Cruz 10F-3 1 Bella Bros.. Props.
OCEAN VIEW HOTEL
Unique Retreat for Sportsmen — Bar in Connection
Liquor to Take Out
r,A^/t-x,^,^5'¥r• Wines and Refreshments— Italian D.nners
DAVENPORT CALIFORNIA
Phone 47 M. H. Hemstalk
GRAND HOTEL 8c CAFE
Lunch Counter - Beer • Wines - Liquors - Tobaccos - Card Tables
Hunting and Fishing Information • Best, Comfortable Rooms
Ql'INCY CALIFORNIA
Phone 5-F-2 B. Bellrani
COAST ROAD BEER GARDEN
Fine Wines. Beers and Liquors
Box 966. Route 3
Santa Cruz and Davenport Highway Santa Cruz. Calif.
Telephone OVerland 3632
KARLBERG &. BOSIN
BRICK. TILE AND STONE
CONTRACTORS
1228 TWENTIETH AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
SLOSS & GLIKBARG
STUDEBAKER DISTRIBUTORS
1155 VAN NESS AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Mux. 1941
and preparedness of a vital segment of our defense.
For this reason we have given you everything we possess
in the way of knowledge of law enforcement methods, and
now, as you depart, we of the FBI give you the motto
which we cherish — Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity. May you
carry on with the knowledge that we wish you Godspeed
in your every endeavor.
SAM McKEE, NEW
UTILITY COMMISSIONER
Sam McKee, pioneer real estate broker of the Mission
District, has been appointed by Mayor Angelo J. Rossi to
the Utility Commission filling the vacancy created by the
death of Commissioner John P. Murphy some time ago.
Telephone San Mateo 1609
FRANK RUSSELL
CONTRACTING PLASTERER
2 5 TWELFTH AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone Burlingame 41
FAMILY SERVICE LAUNDRY
CASH 1.5% CARRY
901 CALIFORNIA DRIVE BURLINCAME. CALIF.
CHANCELLOR HOTEL
San Francisco's most popular Hotel
Finest accommodations at rates that are sensibl
POWELL STREET near POST
SAN FRANCISCO
MAX SOBEL
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
HOME INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK
34 1 MONTGOMERY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
490 GEARY STREET
Compliments of
MARYLAND HOTEL
June Sutton. Owner — Scott Moore, Manager
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SUtter 0562
H. V. CARTER COMPANY, Inc.
Distributors of
Farm, Garden and Golf Course Equipment
52 BEALE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
J. R. SUTTON No business done on the Sabbath
UNION ROOFING CO.
Compliments of
REDWOOD CITY
Fireproof Roofs - Tile Roofs
Composition Shingles
TRI- VALLEY PACKING ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA
64 PINE STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
IRENE MODES
Geo. Harrison. Mgr.
Complete Automotive Reconstruction 3?6 SUTTER STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
HARRISON GARAGE
St. Elizabeth Garage. 925 Powell St., DOuglas 7395 - GArfield 9526
Hyde-Union Garage, 1945 Union Street, ORdway 6166
San Francisco
WESCO FOOD CO.
Management CURT C. RAWAK
Compliments of
HOTEL MARK TWAIN
3 45 TAYLOR STREET SAN FRANCISCO
244 CALIFORNIA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
CArfield 0306
BEIER Sc GUNDERSON CO.
New and Used Office Furniture
77 BATTERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
GIBRALTAR WAREHOUSES
A. SORIN1, Proprietor Telephone GArfield 9705
200 CLUB
THIRD and HOWARD STREETS SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone MArket 9425 H. KORN. Owner
KORN'S MARKET
Groceries, Delicacies, Fruits, Vegetables
Liquor, Ice Cream, Fresh Cut Meats
4455 EIGHTEENTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
1250 SANSOME STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
MEADS NEW DAIRY LUNCH
AND CAFETERIA
Best of Foods — Attractive Prices
24 SIXTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
O'NEILL LUMBER CO.
Wholesale Distributors
SOFTWOODS • HARDWOODS - PLYWOOD
690 EIGHTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SUtter 5342
California Simplex Distributing Co.
Exclusive Distributors of
WURLITZER AUTOMATIC PHONOGRAPHS
4 15 BRANNAN STREET SAN FRANCISCO
James D. Macdonell, Res. Vice President Phone: DOuglas 3 112
EMPLOYERS REINSURANCE CORP.
Casualty and Surety Reinsurance Exclusively
114 SANSOME STREET SAN FRANCISCO
EXbrook 0064 Established 1879
HAVISIDE COMPANY
SALVAGE AND DERRICK BARGES
Ship Chandlers - Sail Makers - Ship Riggers
SAN FRANCISCO
56-62 STEUART STREET
NESTLE'S MILK PRODUCTS
112 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
EMPIRE HOTEL
McAllister & Leavenworth
SAN FRANCISCO
"Bob" Emmett
Compliments of
HUB PHARMACY
1700 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
EL CAPISTRANO APARTMENTS
3440 TWENTY-FIFTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
May. 1941
POLICE AND PKACK OFFICKKS' JOI RN \l
Page 37
JUVENILES— A POLICE PROBLEM
(Continued from page 6 )
shame and trouble. Our Big Brother Division here is a
bulwark between errant San Francisco boys and reform
schools.
Lieutenant Harry Reilly, outstanding old-time athlete
is in charge of this division. What his bureau has accom-
plished in the matter of establishing boys' clubs, promoting
athletic events, arranging small camping trips — and what
is far more important — obtaining jobs for kids who turn
to the police for help and guidance, is well known to the
line personnel in the many units of this city, devoting their
lives to the noble work of bettering the conditions of the
poor, the helpless and the ill-advised.
I also mentioned as one of our major, non-routine Po-
lice Department crime units, our school traffic patrol. ( )ur
school traffic patrol operates in all of our city schools, in-
cluding high schools, under the supervision of Inspector
Byron Getchell, assisted by Officer Joseph Kane. More
than 3,000 boys are engaged on traffic duty at assembly
and recess periods at 550 school crossing intersections in
the vicinity of our San Francisco schools on every school
day.
Through the education of the individual members of the
school traffic patrol regiment in the supervision of their
fellow students in the matter of "Safety First" laws and
regulations, the children of San Francisco are uncon-
sciously becoming traffic minded, and thus a most impor-
tant group factor making for traffic safety.
In addition to training and supervising the boys who
actually perform school traffic patrol duty, the inspector
from this department in charge of this work gives occa-
sional safety talks to the entire student body of each
school, with a view to educating the students in the mat-
ter of safe pedestrian practices. Class room instruction is
also being given in the high schools by members of this
department on the subject of driver education.
Since the organization of our school traffic patrol not
one child has been killed or seriously injured at a school
crossing where members of the school traffic patrol were
on duty.
Mrs. A. M. Walsh. Manager Phone PRospect 0630
HOTEL BILTMORE
A Family Hotel for Refined People
Two Meals Daily
Outside sunny rooms attractively furnished, each with private bath.
735 TAYLOR STREET SAN FRANCISCO
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC NEWS
FERRY BU1LDINC
SAN FRANCISCO
WEINSTOCK-LUBIN 8C CO.
Sacramento's Finest Department Store
K STREET at TWELFTH Dial 3688 1 SACRAMENTO, CALIF.
Telephone UNderhill 1644
DANIEL'S CREAMERY
House of Quality Foods - Thick Milk Shakes
Famous for Broilated Danburgers Dc Luxe and Sandwiches
SIXTEENTH AND SANCHEZ SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone Burlingame 1 1266
LEO J. MEYBERG CO.
70 TENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
CRaystone 9926 Mrs. Davis
1060 BUSH APARTMENTS
1060 BUSH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
HENRY H. SELNA— FURS
49 GEARY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
ELLIS BERGREN
PAINTING AND DECORATING
72 1 LAUREL AVENUE BURLINGAME. CALIF.
Telephone San Mateo 1846
HERMAN T. HOLSHER
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
407 25TH AVENUE SAN MATEO. CALIFORNIA
Telephone San Mateo 176-7595 Equipment for Rent
L. C. SMITH
Excavating, Grading of Roads and Driveways
Top Soil - Earth Fill
Yard and Office: First Avenue and Railroad, San Mateo, California
Rent a REMINGTON Noiseless Typewriter
It's Quick — It's Quiet
AMERICAN WRITING MACHINE CO.
522 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone San Mateo 5730
OTTO DIETZ
CONTRACTOR
486 W. 20TH AVENUE
SAN MATEO. CALIF.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL
500 GRAND AVENUE
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone 2 194-W
R. E. BRODERICK
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Estimates Given
130 TWELFTH AVENUE SAN MATEO. CALIF.
Telephone San Mateo 541 or 542
WISNOM LUMBER COMPANY
LUMBER AND M1LLWORK
FIFTH AVENUE & CLAREMONT STREET SAN MATEO. CALIF.
Telephone San Mateo 74 9 5 -J
Plans and Estimates
HUGO M. HULTBERG
BUILDER
29 SAN MATEO DRIVE SAN MATEO. CALIF.
Telephone San Mateo 6645
FRED FADELLI'S SERVICE
Lubrication, Batteries, Tires, Wash and Polish
We Call For and Deliver Yoyr Car
17TH AND EL CAMINO REAL SAN MATEO, CALIF.
Telephone San Mateo 7039
R. HAMPTON
PLASTERING CONTRACTOR
946 SO. ELDORADO SAN MATEO. CALIF.
Phone ELkridge 0644
HARRY LISTON
PLASTERING - STUCCO - CEMENT
2426 SAN BRUNO AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
DAVID DUNCAN. JR.
INSURANCE BROKER
i" SANSOME STREET SAN FRANCISCO
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
May, 1941
O. J. CR1FFITH
MARKET STREET RAILWAY
Compliments of
AHART & ROBINSON
SAN FRANCISCO PRESSMEN AND
ASSISTANTS' UNION, No. 24
[. P. P. «c A. U.
HERCULES POWDER CO.
Phone SUtter 3114
U. S. Pipe Bending Company
The Pacific Coast's Largest Cold Benders
Jobbers and Manufacturers of Fabricated Pipe, Valves and Fittings
249 FIRST STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone 403
Postoffice Box 208
WEST BAY LUMBER COMPANY
Lumber and Millwork
FIFTH AVENUE AND HIGHWAY REDWOOD CITY, CALIF.
Compliments of
FRANK SCHMIDT, Superintendent
FRANKLIN HOSPITAL
I4TII & NOE STREETS
SAN FRANCISCO
SUtter 1642 1643
ROLANDO LUMBER COMPANY
SAN FRANCISCO
CALIFORNIA
Fir - Spruce - Redwood
Yard and Mill: FIFTH & BERRY STREETS SAN FRANCISCO
Plant Phone 1253
Res. Phone 3275
EL DORADO OIL WORKS
BLOMQUIST OIL SERVICE
3 11 CALIFORNIA STREET
Distributor
Heating Oils and Road Oils - Emulsified Asphalt
SAN FRANCISCO R?s. 406 HILTON ST. Plant: CHESTNUT & BAYSHORE BLVD.
Redwood City. Calif.
Compliments of
WESTERN PIPE 8C STEEL CO.
OF CALIFORNIA
Phone 1064
P. J. MURPHY
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
42 5 CEDAR STREET
SAN CARLOS. CALIF.
Regular INTEREST Payments Since 1887
Last Year We Paid 4 ,
Your Savings Are FEDERALLY Insured
CALIFORNIA SAVINGS & LOAN CO.
Telephone DOuglas 3352
Phone Burl in game 84 73
SUNDQUIST BROS.
CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS
(License No. 53969)
673 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO 1224 EDCEHILL DRIVE
BURLINGAME. CALIF.
HERTZ SHOE CLINIC
DR. WM. W. HOAGLAND
DENTIST
77 OFARRELL STREET
908 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO Corner of Powell and Eddy
YUkon2465 Rne wines THOMPSON 8c BRANDON, LTD.
FRANK SCHOONMAKER &. CO. Manufacturing Agents
130 MAIDEN LANE SAN FRANCISCO 1355 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
y\ay.\<>4\ POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOl RNAL Vagi 19
SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS DIRECTORY
\\ [ si '803 Japanese, Chinese and Filipino Employment Agency UNderhill 9312 Washing - Polishing - Simonizing
HORI 8C CO. TEXACO CERTIFIED SUPER SERVICE
1725 POST STREET SAN FRANCISCO STEINER ST. at DUBOCE AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
„„«T^,^ . ■. .^T^ir r. a t— rmirr s>n T*.T/-^ Phone: Ballard 4364 Angelo Bechis
GENERAL DRY BATTERIES CO., INC. LA ROSA CAFE
200 DAVIS STREET SAN FRANCISCO 102 NORTH MARKET STREET SAN JOSE. CALIF.
WEST COAST MERCANTILE CO. R & j DICK co INC.
102-1 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO 5 10 BRYANT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
MAYPOLE DYE WORKS p t c c ^iThY I N N
2099 BRYANT STREET SAN FRANCISCO 309 SUTTER STREET SAN FRANCISCO
UNderhill 3030 Distributors - Quincy Compressors Mission 5238 J. Sommer - R. Vogel - B. Bagendarm
SCHOTT 8C KATZ VARIETY SAUSAGE MANUFACTURER
1185 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO 517 CASTRO STREET SAN FRANCISCO
PRospect 1522 Ray P. Lawrence Phone Burlingame 3629 or call 6195-W Oscar F. Person
LOCKHAVEN HOTEL PERSON & WIK
860 SUTTER STREET SAN FRANCISCO 1301 PALOMA AVENUE BURLINGAME. CALIF.
rSTTTT/V IVITTT^HFI T S Phone San Mateo 1822-R Ralph Gargiulo. Proprietor
cocktails THREE CITIES FLORIST & NURSERY
679 SUTTER STREET SAN FRANCISCO 1 36 NORTH EL CAMINO REAL SAN MATEO. CALIF.
FMTT T F HFNNFTTF Telephone Burlingame 1077
dungeon tavern MME. LACAZE FRENCH LAUNDRY
2032 LOMBARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO 2 10 EAST LANE BURLINGAME. CALIF.
CArfield 9823 Pucci - John BAyview 2020 We Call and Deliver
IL TROVATORE SEA CLIFF CLEANERS 8C DYERS
1030 KEARNY STREET SAN FRANCISCO 548 CLEMENT STREET 28th AVE. 8c GEARY BLVD.
BOEGERSHAUSEN BROS. Busines= Phone AIr,McoTKTr o/™^ ATwater ,4<M
hardware - paints SUNSHINE BAKERY
1801 D1VISADERO STREET SAN FRANCISCO 2748 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
ROME CARPENTER SHOP RAndolph 848p> D MULLANEY ~ sqn" J """^
1659 POWELL STREET SAN FRANCISCO OPP. HOLY CROSS CEMETERY SAN FRANCISCO
T_r/'"\'T'nT DTTriT Phone HEmlock 3777 M. Maggiora
MUItL K1^H MAJORI CREAMERY
731 HARRISON STREET SAN FRANCISCO 1629-1631 HAIGHT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
DOuglas 582 7 H. F. Dunbar - J. A. DeLuca
DUNBAR-McMANUS CO.
926 HOWARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO 133 DRUMM STREET SAN FRANCISCO
FIRE-GARD CORPORATION
Phone EXbrook 3082 E. M. Battat. Jr.
LIBERTY GOLD FRUIT CO.
150 SEVENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO 3 1 0 CALIFORNIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
ALBRIGHT SIGN CO.
FRIEDMAN SELBY SHOE CO. HARVARD BILLIARDS 8C POOL
FOR FINE FOOTWEAR
833 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO 36 KEARNY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Fit-Rite Cap Manufacturing Co. FLORENCE RA VIOLA FACTORY
5354 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO 1412 STOCKTON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
DOROTHY H. McLENNAN TORIDAIRE GAS FURNACE CO.
NOTARY PUBLIC
220 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO 725 POTRERO AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone WEst 963 7 ^*n-TMrn
MARRON'S CREAMERY J- H- GARTNER
2042 FILLMORE STREET SAN FRANCISCO 1 7 1 SECOND STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone UNderhill 9367 "Where Old Friends Meet" ^ T __ . ___ „ __.„.,,_
GRACE' SCAFE N- CLARK & SONS
531 OCTAVIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO I 16 NATOMA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone UNderhill 5815 JOHN E. MULLEN. President DDT7CU CT /~\/^T TIV/ID Q/ r^f~\
MULLEN MANUFACTURING CO. BRUSH SLULUMb 8C LU.
60-80 Rausch St.. Bet. 7th and 8th Sts. Howard and Folsom ' ' ' SUTTER STREET SAN FRANCISCO
CHICAGO PNEUMATIC TOOL CO. HEm,ock 82\ j. LYNCH & COMPANY "' "" *"
855 BRYANT STREET SAN FRANCISCO 170 DIVISION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone EXbrook 6919 Res.. PRospect 4991
MISSION MONUMENTAL WORKS PROGRESSIVE TILE 8c MANTEL CO.
1863 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO 1216 POWELL STREET SAN FRANCIS!
Page 40 POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL May, 1941
SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS DIRECTORY
EVerereen 9762 O'Shea Bros. EXbrook 8583 Men's Shoes of Distinction
PAT 8C JOHNNY'S NEWTON'S
3754 CEARY BLVD. (Cor. 2nd Ave.) SAN FRANCISCO 652 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Billy Welsh Dan Benedetti
MIAMI BUFFET THE HUNTERS
2722 SEVENTEENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO 33 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
DECKLEMAN BROS., INC. PANTALEONI BROS.
48 TURK STREET SAN FRANCISCO 7046 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
DOuglas 8990-1 die Pardini
Pacific Brake 8C Super Automotive Service J. M. HOTCHKISS
240 PACIFIC AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO I DRUMM STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments and Best Wishes Phone HEmlock 9295 Larry Singleton
ITALIAN ATHLETIC CLUB KEYSTONE BAR
OF SAN FRANCISCO '01 VALENCIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
J. R. WATKINS CO. GEO. W. SCHOFIELD
3 170 SIXTEENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO 704 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
RIGHTWAY MANUFACTURING CO. JACK RANIS
393 VALENCIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO 1634 PINE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
HEmlock 7803 TR.nity 1281 ROMANO GROfFRY
J. FREITAS TRANSFER CO. KOMAINU ^KUCbKY
338 - 12th Street. San France. 576 Mateo St.. Los Angeles ■■"« FIFTEENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
SON LOY 8C CO.
932 GRANT AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
GRAND CAFE
1801 POST STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone UNderhill 5991 Fruits and Vegetables
TROfADFRO RFSTATTRANT ORCHARD PRODUCE CO.
1 tS.KJ^/-\UEl^KJ IVDO 1 rtUP.mil 1 |085 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
609 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
HEmlock 3981 J. Fred Drake
WUNG FAT JEWELRY PACIFIC SCREW PRODUCTS CO.
749 JACKSON STREET SAN FRANCISCO "" HOWARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
Frank Bruno
THE ARTIST TAILORS GOLDMIRROR
755 MARKET STREET FX. 0200 SAN FRANCISCO "35 FILLMORE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
new process L'EMPORIO LUCCHESE
PURITAN BRAND gents- furnishers
STRAWBERRY PRESERVES ^^® Broadway — EXbrook 9796 1429 Stockton — SUtter 9502
MOntrose 5199 - 9122 Meats. Groceries, Fruits and Vegetables _,
COLLIERS MARKET STOCKTON LUGGAGE SHOP
34th AVENUE & JUDAH SAN FRANCISCO '242 STOCKTON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Tm PERIAL MARKET BLACK 8C DECKER MFG. CO. J
593 O-FARRELL STREET SAN FRANCISCO '49 NINTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
^ ** CoT';mTeTtST°fT A**c CENTERHOTEL
U. M. WILLIAMS II 30 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
SKyline 8141 Main Nursery. 5 16 - 42nd Ave.. BA. 283 7 DOuglas 9906 ••Bill" Schwarzer
GOLDEN GATE NURSERY CITY FRONT GARAGE
6726 GEARY BOULEVARD SAN FRANCISCO 74 CLAY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone VAlencia 0816 Clyde J. Stuart, Prop.
WM. J. BORRMAN, JR. PRECITA DRUG CO.
I 144 DIV1SADERO STREET SAN FRANCISCO 580 PRECITA AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
EXbrook 4065 Stylish Clothes — Custom Made or Ready to Wear VAlencia 6939 - Mission 9031 Herb Remedies
EDMUND HAUS HERBAL DRUG CO.
217 FRONT STREET SAN FRANCISCO 2369 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
HENRY'S FASHION RESTAURANT SAYRE LUMBER CO.
2 70 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO HOBART BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO
Store: MO. 9907 . Home: AT. 2662 H W. Kerr ATwater 1323 Rauscher & Sons
KERR'S MARKET Evergood Pork & Delicatessen Store
2lst AVENUE AND QUINTARA SAN FRANCISCO 2449 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
WAlnut 5766 We Deliver
F. W. SPENCER & SON NEW LEXINGTON GROCERY
5414 FULTON STREET SAN FRANCISCO 3465 NINETEENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
May, 1941 1'OI.ICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL Page 41
SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS DIRECTORY
HLmlock 7602 B. B. Feldman
RUBBER SALVAGE CO. ANGLO-AMERICAN MINING CO.
DO VERMONT STREET SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA
E. K. WOOD LUMBER COMPANY CRAB FISHERMAN'S
Lumber and Building Material
OAKLAND SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANCELES
Lumber ; and Building Material PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
Compliments of
CHAS. MENDLER JOE DONATO
PHELAN BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO 728 VALLEJO STREET SAN FRANCISCO
PRospect 2559 Swim in Heated. Filtered Ocean Water
EVER-READY COFFEE SHOP CRYSTAL PLUNGE 8C BATHS
545 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO 775 LOMBARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO
UNderhill 8100 Elevator Service and Repairs
u r» w/ AC°DP^men^ a v c d m KENYON SPENCER, INC.
tlUW AKU 1 /\ V E K I> ||73 HOWARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO
BIANCHI CAFE MAX & JOHN
632 TWENTIETH STREET SAN FRANCISCO 3541 EIGHTEENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone Mission 4030 Manufacturers and Jobbers
FRASER & JOHNSTON CO. MIKADO GRILL
72 3 POTRERO AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO 1734 POST STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Ed Morrison
COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND STUTZ REPAIR SHOP
1349 LARKIN STREET SAN FRANCISCO
EXbrook 6773 Specializing in Permanent Waving
JOHN'S BEAUTY SALON EAGLE TAVERN
942 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO 135 FIFTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
DOuglas 1813— Res.: OLympic 2141 David B. Hill
FRANKLIN MACHINE CO., INC. DAVID B. HILL SEED CO.
126 FOLSOM STREET SAN FRANCISCO DAVIS STREET AT PACIFIC SAN FRANCISCO
ST. JAMES RESTAURANT DAN DEE CLUB
233 CALIFORNIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO 499 FULTON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
ANACONDA CAFE PANAMA HOTEL
1801 POWELL STREET SAN FRANCISCO 563 SIXTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
J. Babin
AUTO SHEET METAL WORKS CHARLES H. DAHER
711 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO 1503 TWENTIETH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
UNderhill 4251 Foods of Quality
H. O. VONDER MEHDEN SHIMA TRANSFER CO.
1597 HA1GHT STREET SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA
DOuglas 9641 DOuglas 8480 J. Barsotti-R. Fambrini tV Son
SPANISH BOOK 8C MUSIC STORE COSTA'S MEAT MARKET
658 BROADWAY SAN FRANCISCO I 3 1 0 GRANT AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
EXbrook 6293 Manufacturers and Wholesalers UNderhill 3838 "Floors for Any Purse or Purpose"
WASHINGTON BROOM COMPANY LeROY OLSON COMPANY
732 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO 3 0 70 SEVENTEENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
CRaystone 9756 3 and 4-Room Apts. — Sunny and Clean
CHARLEMAGNE APTS. SUN GRILL
1029 GEARY STREET (Near Van Ness) SAN FRANCISCO 330 O'FARRELL STREET SAN FRANCISCO
ATwater 3437 Dine-Dance-FIoor Show SUtter2733 Chinese and American Restaurant
MARY'S VENETIAN VILLA CENTRAL CAFE
840 DONAHUE STREET SAN FRANCISCO 153 SIXTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
ALHAMBRA 5 & 10-CENT STORE ACE GROCERY
2246 POLK STREET SAN FRANCISCO 1 30 1 FLORIDA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Fillmore 1224
YOUNG CHINA" NEWSPAPER ,„, octav^s'treeT^ * Wheel ^I^francisco
EXbrook 6644 Millinery
QUALITY PIE SHOP SALLY McKENZIE
106 GERMANIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO 133 GEARY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Mission 0997 Tom Dovle - Jack Dovle. Jr. BAyview 2237
DOYLE'S INN BOAS MOTOR CO.
Cor. 24th & CHURCH STREETS SAN FRANCISCO 3800 GEARY BOULEVARD SAN FRANCISCO
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
May. 1941
BUREAU OF PRISONS TO APPOINT
JUNIOR CUSTODIAL OFFICERS
An examination for positions as junior custodial officer
has been announced by the United States Civil Service
Commission. The jobs pay $1,860 a year and are in the
Bureau of Prisons of the Department of Justice. The
Federal Prison Service is composed of 29 institutions lo-
cated in 22 states, and appointments will be made to all
including penitentiaries, reformatories, prison camps, and
correctional institutions.
Junior custodial officers supervise and instruct inmates
employed in work provided by the institution. They are
also responsible for preventing escapes and for enforcing
the rules and regulations of the institution. This work is
the foundation for promotion to supervisory or administra-
tive positions, for which junior officers may become elig-
ible after rigorous training and satisfactory probation.
There is opportunity for advancement to sections of the
service in which they are most interested and adept, such
as: Farming, culinary service, parole and social service,
education, and accounting.
Applicants must have completed at least 14 units of
high-school study. They must be at least 25 years of age
but must not have passed their forty-fifth birthday. Because
of the arduous duties of a custodial officer, they must meet
high and rigid physical standards. A written test will be
given to determine their aptitude for learning and adjust-
ing to the duties in the service. After appointment, all
junior officers take a training course which includes physi-
cal training, instruction in the use of weapons and gas
equipment, defensive tactics, and study in the general
principles involved in the care and custody of prisoners
from a humane and rehabilitative point of view.
Applications must be filed at the Commission's Wash-
ington office not later than June 19, 1941. Further in-
formation and application forms may be obtained from
any first or second-class post office or from the Civil Ser-
vice Commission in Washington.
Look for the Erupting Volcano
French Cuisine - Dancing - Entertainment
2666 El Camino Real • Redwood City
(One Mile South of Five Points)
PHONE REDWOOD CITY 1779
KNUCKEY TRUCK CO.
200 PAUL AVENUE
San Francisco
PROF. WALDO J. MARRA
No. I POWELL STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
UNderhill 5300
'Name the Drink, We Have the Class"
ROYAL SUPPLY COMPANY
Distributors of Factory Glassware for
Bars, Clubs and Cafes
424 HAYES STREET SAN FRANCISCO
FRANK'S COLLEGE INN
FRANK CRUSLO. Proprietor
5843 SAN PABLO AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
RICHMOND SANITARY CO.
PLUMBINC SUPPLIES
290 DIVISION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
PACIFIC TEA PACKING CO., Inc.
1663 MISSION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
GILMORE STEEL 8c SUPPLY CO., Inc.
825 FOLSOM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
SIMPSON CONFECTIONERY
FINE CANDIES
100 CLEMENT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
MARITIME INN
GOOD FOOD
15 COMMERCIAL STREET SAN FRANCISCO
San Mateo I 76
L. C. SMITH
GRADING AND PAVINC CONTRACTOR
FIRST AVENUE AND RAILROAD SAN MATEO. CALIF.
DALE HOTEL
649 JONES STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
CARNATION ICE CREAM
I I I SUTTER STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone Sutter 98 1 I
B. 8C M. CAVERN
42 1 DRUMM STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SUtter 8940
PACIFIC COAST AGGREGATES
85 SECOND STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
May,1941 POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL Page43
SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS DIRECTORY
ROMA MACARONI FACTORY WILLIAM TELL HOUSE
199 FRANCISCO STREET SAN FRANCISCO 630 CLAY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
GENERAL EXPORT CO. TWENTY-THREE-SIXTY CLUB
24 CALIFORNIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO POLK STREET AT UNION SAN FRANCISCO
rni rsp., CT.Tr rr-C /-T>CAH,t ORdway 5656 Prescription Experts
GOLDEN STATE ICE CREAM NEON DRUGS
366 GUERRERO STREET SAN FRANCISCO 2901 VAN NESS - Corner Chestnut SAN FRANCISCO
GREB-BIE SHOP SUPERIOR ELECTRIC CO.
364 POST STREET SAN FRANCISCO 3 110 CLAY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Ph°" DALY CITY CLEANERS & DYERS ,iWy LOUIE'S SUPER SERVICE STATION
6274 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO '>ul BRYANT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone Fillmore 9867 Repairing, Cello-glazing. Lubricating Fillmore 9927 Hot Lunches — Beer, Wines. Liquors
McAllister garage louis place
1660 McAllister street san francisco 7oq McAllister street san francisco
H. E. Lorenz Phone RAndolph 5850 A C Kennedy Phon; DOuglas 9396 Ed Polidakis
NEW SAN FRANCISCO AUTO CAMP OLD GLORY CLUB
6925 MISSION STREET (on 101 Highway) SAN FRANCISCO 276 THIRD STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone ATwater 4197 innerspring Constructions Phone WAlnut 9858
GAIL MANUFACTURING CO. POPPY CAFE
767 FLORIDA STREET SAN FRANCISCO 1 638 BUCHANAN STREET SAN FRANCISCO
TUxedo 9624 Tuxedo Club
VICTOR ADDING MACHINE CO. BOBBY WATSON
153 KEARNY STREET SAN FRANCISCO 1 05 TURK STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone TUxedo 6622-6623 Art Smith Phone CRaystone 2688 Ed Samara. Prop.
IGNITION SUPPLY &. EXCHANGE CO. CALIFORNIA HAT WORKS
617 TURK STREET SAN FRANCISCO " TURK STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone EXbrook 4060 Attorney at Law EXbrook 6489 General Contractor
CHARLES A. CHRISTIN M. R. FULLER
RUSS BUILDINC SAN FRANCISCO 380 BUSH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Mission 7 123 Wholesale and Retail Pork Packers
CHINESE VILLAGE HADERLEIN & EBERL
702 GRANT AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO 2441 FOLSOM STREET SAN FRANCISCO
THE ROXY CORNER
Telephone WAlnut 9850
SPANOS FOOD MARKET
1349 HAYES STREET SAN FRANCISCO SIX MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone EXbrook 0205 City-wide Baggage and Moving Service TUxedo 0403
TWENTIETH CENTURY EXPRESS CO. HOLLYWOOD FLORIST
81 SIXTH STRRET SAN FRANCISCO 403 GEARY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
ORIGINAL JOE'S No. 2 WESTERN STATES EXPRESS
2001 CHESTNUT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Quality Meats " DOuglas 4488 Ribbons and Supplies
BAY CITY MARKET STONE TYPEWRITER CO.
945 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO 563 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
KIESER'S CANDIES - 634 MARKET STREET - EXbrook 9782
PAYNE'S BOLT WORKS KIESER'S
201 MAIN STREET SAN FRANCISCO COLONIAL CREAMERY - 1833 IRVING STREET - OVerland 6100
TEMPLE GRILL LOUIE LAGOMARSINO
2974 SIXTEENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO 626 FRONT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
JERSEY INSURANCE CO. THE AMERICAN FLORIST
465 CALIFORNIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO 12 17 POLK STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Shower Curtains - Bathroom Accessories - Hampers, Dressing Tables A f> W7TT T TAft/flC
CARL D. BEETSCHEN A' ^ W1LUAM!)
MANUFACTURERS' RRPRESENTATIVE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO. RUSS BUILDINC
Telephone EVergreen 9660 Mr. Shulman. Proprietor
vergreen 4bbU Mr. Shulman. r-ropnetor rAITCnDMIA RT/~\TTCIT r^r\
SUCCESS FOOD MARKET CALltUKIMA BLOUSE CO.
1797 HAIGHT STREET SAN FRANCISCO 863 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
VALLEJO DELICATESSEN STARLIGHT FURNITURE CO.
650 VALLEJO STREET SAN FRANCISCO 22 11 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
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May, 1941
Professional Directory
Peninsula Business Directory
Compliments of
TERHE YDEN
PUCCINI'S TAVERN
940 DIV1SADERO STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
COLMA
CALIFORNIA
VICTORIA FARMS
SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA
Jim Mitchell, Proprietor
Shell Products — Lubrication
MITCHELL'S SERVICE
2 134 EL CAM1NO REAL
SAN MATEO. CALIF.
Telephone San Mateo 441
L. L. Fash
M. D. GREEN
SAN MATEO AWNING CO.
149 CALIFORNIA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
1208 EL CAM1NO REAL
SAN MATEO, CALIF.
DR. M. B. MOOSLIN
1811 FILLMORE STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone San Mateo 787 I -J
F. FERREA
4 18 SONORA DRIVE
Contractor
SAN MATEO. CALIF.
J. EMMETT CHAPMAN
ATTORNEY
628 HEARST BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO
Clarence E. Todd - Henry C. Todd
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
200 BUSH STREET DOuglas 7025 SAN FRANCISCO
HALL & PREGNOFF
Structural Engineers
350 CALIFORNIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
San Mateo 745 Roofs Applied - Waterproofing
HARDY ROOFING CO.
EL CAMINO REAL at 23RD AVENUE SAN MATEO. CALIF.
Phone Redwood 1977
An Independent Station
C. P. REMY
ANDERSON'S SERVICE
1200 EL CAMINO REAL at Jefferson REDWOOD CITY, CAL.
DON ALFORD
Licensed Real Estate Broker — Insurance
1070 EL CAMINO REAL BELMONT. CALIF.
Telephone San Carlos 234
Mrs. Efne M. Baker
DENTAL TECHNICIAN
450 SUTTER STREET— Suite 153 1-1532
SAN FRANCISCO
DR. VERA GOLDMAN
FLOOD BUILDINC SAN FRANCISCO
SAN CARLOS HARDWARE
1115 SAN CARLOS AVE.— Drake Bldg. SAN CARLOS. CALIF.
Telephone Day 3220 - Night 1214 R. H. Ratliff
PENINSULA GARAGE
450 MAIN STREET
REDWOOD CITY. CALIF.
J. IRELAND
WILLIAM J. SCOTT
CHIEF ENGINEER FOR ST. FRANCIS HOTEL
542 EL CAMINO REAL
PLUMBING and HEATINC
SAN CARLOS. CALIF.
ARTHUR HYMAN
105 3 CHERRY STREET
HARRY P. LEWIS
SAN CARLOS. CALIF.
3 15 MONTGOMERY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
2873 MISSION STREET
Compliments of
DR. H. A. TAGLIAFERRI
SAN FRANCISCO
EVergreen 2845
Your Personal Shopper
IDA BREIT KESSLER
DOuglas 7266
Phone Redwood 101 Automobile Repairing
DELUCCHI BROS. GARAGE
Cor. Woodside Road and Oxford Street Redwood City, Calif.
Telephone Redwood 110 George F. Murray
Murray and Fowler Tire Company
1007 JEFFERSON AVE.
REDWOOD CITY. CALIF.
154 SUTTER ST. (Room 405)
SAN FRANCISCO
THEO V. HALSEY
116 NEW MONTGOMERY ST. SAN FRANCISCO
ELEANOR LYONS
Interior Decorator
Telephone South San Francisco 402
D. W. RATTO
3 19 GRAND AVE. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
Telephone Palo Alto 9226 Chickens, Turkeys. Wild Rice
QUAYLE'S PIGEON FARM
MENLO PARK. CALIF.
999 HIGHWAY
125 1 PACIFIC STREET
SAN FRANCISCO Phone M47
DR. HANS LESCHKE
204 LUX AVE.
J. Maggi - D. Lorenzetti
DE LUXE CAFE
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
800 KIRKHAM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Mission 3800
Phone San Mateo 4940 Heating and Ventilating
G. &, M. Sheet Metal Works
504 NINTH AVENUE SAN MATEO. CALIF.
DONNER REALTY COMPANY
Benjamin Donner
Phone San Bruno 399
General Hardware
3248 MISSION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
G. W. Rhoads Hardware Co.
Telephone HEmlock 7272 M. E. Silva. Gen. Mgr
SONOMA-MARIN MILK CO.
4 34 SAN MATEO AVE.
SAN BRUNO. CALIF.
Phone Redwood 258
General Hardware
175 RUSS STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
UNderhill 9140
J. Berthelsen & Co., Prop.
KEY GARAGE
2 145 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
HOLMQUIST HARDWARE
MAIN AT STAMBAUGH REDWOOD CITY, CALIF.
NEWELL F. SHARKEY
SERVICE STATION
SAN CARLOS
CALIFORNIA
OLD KING COLE WINE CO.
470 PACIFIC AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
SUtter 0666
A. M. DRYER, Attorney
CROCKER BUILDINC SAN FRANCISCO
UNderhill 3896 Elevators. Maintenance and Repair Work
INDEPENDENT ELEVATOR CO., Inc.
72 K1SSL1NG STREET
Telephone San Carlos 484
ELMER W. TILLMAN
Painting - Decorating - Paint Spray Service
Attorney-at Law H w g TAYLOR
I DRUMM STREET SAN FRANCISCO
DOuglas 6090 Vera Clampitt, Mgr.
CERTIFIED PLACEMENT AGENCIES
SAN FRANCISCO 46 KEARNY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
May, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 45
SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Telephone RAndolph 0064 Uniform Caps for All Requirements
THE FIT-RITE CAP FACTORY
HEmlock 4480
Importers and Jobbers
5354 MISSION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
THE MERRY-BEAN CO.
5 98 POTRERO STREET SAN FRANCISCO
PAK KWAI MAU
CALIFORNIA GENERAL LAUNDRY
3785 SEVENTEENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
M. Braneoli. Proprietor EXbrook 952 7
GIANDUJA HOTEL
615 UNION STREET (Washington Square) SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone DOuglas 55e4
STOCKTON VALLEJO FRUIT MARKET
1365 STOCKTON STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone Mission 7656
J. Tamulenas
STATE WICKER WORKS
867 VALENCIA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone DOuglas 0291
Bob Zeimer
TOWN 8C COUNTRY MEN'S SHOP
432 SUTTER STREET SAN FRANCISCO
CHARLES P. COCHRANE COMPANY
Manufacturers of High Grade Carpets and Rugs
Western Furniture Exchange and Merchandise Mart, San Francisco
FRANK M. BOREL & CO.
251 POST STREET SAN FRANCISCO
NEW CITY LAUNDRY
1315 EDDY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
SHOP-EASY FOOD CENTER
LAWTON AND 25TH AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
MOntrose 4545 O. Juner, Prop.
AMERICAN CYCLERY
STANYAN AND FREDERICK STREETS SAN FRANCISCO
Phone PRospect 2811 Expert Locksmith
CARL'S KEY SHOP
1374 PACIFIC AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
KING'S VANILLA
FOR FINE PASTRY. CANDY. ICE CREAM AND
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
WESTERN TERMINAL COMPANY
Barge and Tow Boat - Stevedoring. Car Loading, Weighing
PIER 5 EXbrook 023 7 SAN FRANCISCO
Phone VAlencia 5 183
Slack- Barrels of Every Description
BAUER COOPERAGE CO.
2345 KEITH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
PHILIP KATZ
Watch and Tewelry Repairing at Reasonable Prices
133 GEARY STREET - Room 838 SAN FRANCISCO
Phone UNderhill 13 78 We Call for and Deliver
GOLDEN RULE LAUNDRY
624 LACUNA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone PRospect 35 11 Ladies" Tailor
WILLIAM KAULICH
421 OTARRELL STREET SAN FRANCISCO
H. ALEXANDRIAN & CO.
RUGS
2475 SACRAMENTO STREET
D. L. BIENFIELD
666 MISSION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
EXbrook 8546
B. B. TANKEL ORGANIZATION
1529 RUSS BUILD1NC
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephones Mission 3997. 3996 Fruits. Vegetables. Meats. Fish
VIVALDI'S MARKET
5 56 CASTRO STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Good Food Popular Prices
THE LEADER LUNCH, INC.
35 SIXTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO 63 FIFTH STREET
KASHU HOTEL
1701 LACUNA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
BAY BRIDGE MOVING & STORAGE CO.
1912 DIVISADERO STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
INTERNATIONAL SALES CORP.
55 7 FOURTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phones: GArfield 3341. 3342
Importers of Italian Products
ALFREDO ROSSI & CO., INC.
62 7 VALLEJO STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone DElaware 2828
Trailer Accommodations
SAN FRANCISCO AUTO COURT
ON BAYSHORE HICHWAY at County Line SAN FRANCISCO
Gus Fotenos
ORIGINAL OLD GLORY CAFE
282 THIRD STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
J. D. RIESER
75 FREMONT STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Used Cars
HARRY A. STOLL
5 5 VAN NESS AVENUE SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO
Phon- DOug'as 5290. Branch phone ELkridge 2110 Nerli Bros.
GRANUCCI HARDWARE CO.. INC.
3 10 DAVIS STREET Branch. 4697 MISSION-
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone UNderhill 9179 A Complete Drug Service
REGAL PHARMACY
595 POTRERO AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone HEmlock 1000
COTTRELL BROS.
Moving and Storage
2 3 58 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
UNderhill 4417 - 4418
GENERAL ENTERPRISE CO.
Wholesale Only
I960 FOLSOM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
HEmlock 7232
Largest Beauty Shop Supplies in U. S. A.
American Beauty Products Comoanv
1112 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone HEmlock 6242-43 Importers of Feathers
SUNSET FEATHER COMPANY
16TH AND HARRISON STREETS
SAN FRANCISCO
Frank Paone
TORCH CLUB
5286 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
RIOS BROS. FURNITURE COMPANY
SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO 1217 PACIFIC AVENUE
BLUE GOOSE SANDWICH SHOP
ATwater 0336 - ELkridge 4320
CITY CARPET CLEANERS
Free Delivery
322 MISSION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO 3699 MISSION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
NEW COLUMBUS MARKET
Office: BA. 0331: if no answer. OR. 5728 Painter and Decorator
CHRISTIAN DE MARTA
801 GREENWICH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO 34 14 FULTON STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
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May, 1941
Phone San Carlos 555
BAYSIDE OIL CORP.
BRANSTEN ROAD
SAN CARLOS. CALIF.
L. T. BLEILY
Contractor - Builder
I 12 BROOK STREET SAN CARLOS. CALIF.
HARRY HOLT
Brick Contractor
103 7 WOODLAND AVENUE SAN CARLOS. CALIF.
Phone San Carlos 301
San Carlos Lumber Company, Inc.
Lumber - Mill Work - Building Materials - Hardware
COUNTY ROAD SAN CARLOS. CALIF.
Redwood 22 13
KENNETH McLEOD
General Contractor
190 HILLVIEW AVENUE REDWOOD CITY. CALIF.
Phone Redwood 152 3
P. O. Box 263. Menlo Park
FAG FLOORING CO.
Hardwood Flooring - Wholesale and Retail
Hardwood Floors Laid and Fnished - Materials for Floors for Sale
2 7 SIXTH AVENUE NORTH FAIR OAKS
WOODSIDE GARDENS
Bedding Plants - Geraniums • Pelargoniums
Fuchsias ■ Tuberous Begonias
332 WOODSIDE ROAD REDWOOD CITY, CALIF.
Telephone 3 I 7
PETER SORENSEN
CONTRACTOR
919 ARGUELLO STREET REDWOOD CITY. CALIF.
Telephone Redwood City 1667M
THOMAS NELSON
393 THIRD AVENUE
North Fair Oaks
REDWOOD CITY. CALIF.
Phone Redwood 1750
Al Keyser
IKE'S GARAGE
Auto Rebuilding
Fender and Body Repair Painting
1135 MAIN STREET REDWOOD CITY, CALIF.
Redwood 1336
Cal Bunyard, Owner
CAL'S RESORT
Picnic Grounds and Ball Park
1 Mile from 5 Points
768 WOODSIDE ROAD REDWOOD CITY. CALIF.
Phone Redwood 961 Phone 479-W
DOOLITTLE AND MAEHL
PAINTERS AND DECORATORS
REDWOOD CITY
CALIFORNIA
Phone 2975
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Charles, Props.
NEW GARDEN MOTEL
Every Modern Convenience - No Limit to Tourist Comfort
Off the Highway Between El Camino Real and U. S. 101 By-Pass
COR. BROADWAY & BEECH ST. REDWOOD CITY. CALIF.
EXbrook 3 787, San Francisco
Eureka Phone 29 I
A. W. WAY
Way's Redwood Empire Freight Lines
Refrigeration and Contract Service
Pier !6. San Francisco
7th & D Sts.. Eureka. Calif.
Telephone EXbrook 2301
Hardware Indemnity Insurance Co.
417 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone CArfield 3013
WILLIAMSON AND WALLACE
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
3 10 SANSOME STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone HEmlock 6300
PLOUGH ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO.
EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL
I 168 BRYANT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
HAMPTON COURT APARTMENTS
HANDY TO EVERYTHING
3 78 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Fine Marine View
BRIDGE HOTEL
2524 LOMBARD STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
THE RIVER LINES
PIER i
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
S. F. BOWSER 8c CO.
Tanks and Pumps
SAN FRANCISCO
CALIFORNIA
Your Traveling Needs Can Be Supplied At
WILSON'S LUGGAGE FACTORY
395 NINTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
PARROTT 8C CO.
320 CALIFORNIA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA
VAlencia 693 3
CHIPLEY'S GROCERY STORE
399 CRESCENT AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
REGAL PALE
SAN FRANCISCO
CALIFORNIA
COMPLIMENTS OF
FERRY-MORSE SEED
CO.
YUkon 0808
COMPLIMENTS OF
THE GRAY LINE,
INC.
781 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
LOOK! !
Housewives, take an ordinary pot holder, wet it well, then sprinkle
with "Speedy-Brite" — you have then turned the pot holder into a
fine polishing pad for silverware, windows, mirrors, brass, copper,
stainless steel and all fine metal. You need no gloves to polish with
"Speedy-Brite" because it is kind to the hands. Will not scratch. !
Ask your dealer. Five -ounce handy, no -waste, screw-top can 2 5 c. i
MASTER CHEMICAL
CO.
May, 1'>I I
POLICE WD PEACE OFFICERS' joi k.V\l.
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SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS DIRECTORY
M F. (Mike) Bizal Open till Midnight
M. E. COFFEE SHOP TAVERN
499 FOURTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
VOYLE D. RECTOR
332 PINE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Your Popular Priced Tailor
RICHMOND TAILORS
1122 MARKET STREET Phone HEmlock 5726 San Francisco
Phone DElaware 9606
Phone Piedmont 07 72
ACME OVERALL SERVICE
438 MT. VERNON AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
FULLER CO.
5t>4 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
GRANT MARKET SEA FOOD CO.
THOMAS LAUNDRY
120 JONES STREET SAN FRANCISCO
PHOENIX METAL CAP CO.
743 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO DAIRY LUNCH
158 THIRD STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
200 DAVIS STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
NORTHWEST LEAD CO.
AL FLASHMAN SERVICE STATION
620 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
FILBERT & VAN NESS
SAN FRANCISCO
GOLDEN GATE GLASS & MIRROR CO.
1639 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments
TEXACO SERVICE STATION
POST AND FRANKLIN
SPECIFICATION OIL CO.
Motor Oils and other High Class Lubrication
700 BAYSHORE BOULEVARD SAN FRANCISCO
Factory: EXbrook 3384
Res.: TUxedo 503 3
G. P. GONZALEZ
12 50 MASON STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone CArfield 9529 P. Maiocco, Prop.
Play at the DANTE BILLIARDS
521 BROADWAY SAN FRANCISCO
CALIFORNIA PLATE GRAINING
Offset Plates Grained for the Trade - Multilith Plate Specialists
562 HOWARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO
V. POLI & CO.
Dealers in Wood and Coal - Hay and Grain
2 5 77 BRYANT STREET. Near 24th SAN FRANCISCO
JOHNNIE'S QUALITY GROCERY
19 SANCHEZ STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
VISALIA STOCK SADDLE CO.
Telephone SUtter 3251
Alex Keddie. Secretary 2 123 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Northern Counties Title Insurance Company
369 BUSH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
POLLY ANN BAKERY
1000 GUERRERO STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Insurance General Agents
WENTZ & ERLIN
206 SANSOME STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone ORdway 6917
NO-MEND HOSIERY MILLS
5 52 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone PRospect 0353
Beauty Salon - Coffee Shop
HOTEL CLARK
CORNER EDDY AT TAYLOR
SAN FRANCISCO
Decorator
A. C. WOCKER
13 70 SUTTER STREET SAN FRANCISCO
METZ CREAM DOUGHNUT CO.
Home Made Sugar - Jelly - Crullers
2778 TWENTY-FOURTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
LITTLE BIT OF SWEDEN
MRS. ADA HAWKINS' RESTAURANT
1807 FOLSOM STREET SAN FRANCISCO
LUOMA HAND PRINTS
2773 FOLSOM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
JAY DEE BEAUTY SHOP
2 112 HAYES STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
560 SUTTER STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO PLATING WORKS
1349 MISSION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
S & K SALES CO.
450 BRYANT STREET
Factory Distributors
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone DElaware 3 742 Free Delivery - Small Repairs Free
MODISTE CLEANERS
General Insurance Company of America
General Casualty Company of America
759 MONTEREY BOULEVARD
SAN FRANCISCO
206 SANSOME STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
For Appointment Phone CArfield 9709 D. F. Johnson. Proprietor
The Merchants Exchange Bldg. Barber Shop
GOLDEN GATE HEIGHTS
Artistic Detached Homes and View Properties
615 PACHECO STREET at 1 0th Avenue SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone WAlnut 4680
463 CALIFORNIA STREET (Downstairs)
SAN FRANCISCO
SERV-ALL GROCERY
2500 FILLMORE STREET at Jackson
LUZON
Studio Apartments for leaching Music. Instruments and Voice
2209 VAN NESS SAN FRANCISCO
HERENBERGS QUALITY FOOD
SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO 1101 COLE STREET
W Alnut 5696
Sporting Goods - Household Goods
UNION HARDWARE CO.
2116 UNION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone CArfield 9591 R F. Phillips. Mgl
FERRY GARAGE
24 DRUMM STREET SAN FRANCISCO
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May, 1941
BAY COUNTIES' ASSOCIATION
(Continued from page 10)
at such times are entirely wrong and may have lasting evil
effects on the young offender, he stated.
Police officers should pose as "Big Brothers" to the ju-
veniles who are unfortunate enough to be in the meshes
of the law, the judge stated, adding that of his own actual
experience on the bench he found kindness on the part of
the officers on a case was most beneficial in every instance.
At the conclusion of his most interesting address the judge
was applauded by the hundred odd members present.
The next meeting of the association was set for Thursday.
May 29, 1941, at Oakland, with Chief of Police Bodie
A. Wallman as host.
FOUR FORTY CLUB
Where Nothing But the Best Is Served
Meet Your Friends There
440 BROADWAY
SAN FRANCISCO
UNITED SHIP REPAIR
We Are Doing Our Share in National Defense
298 STEUART STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone Los Gatos 852-R-5 Management Ferdinand Boussy
LE CHATEAU BOUSSY
HEALTH - HAPPINESS - REST - RECREATION
Place of Fine Dinners — Quality Vintage Wines. Imported Liquors
French Dinners - Tap Room - Modern Cottages
Vacation on Week-End Parties - Open All Year
Box 6, Alma, Calif. (8 m. S. of Los Gatos, 14 m. N. of Santa Cruz)
Phone 3 10— We Pay for Long Distance Calls
STOCKTON TALLOW WORKS
TALLOW - HIDES - PELTS - BONES
Box 235. R.F.D. Route 6
Stockton, Calif.
Michigan-California Lumber Company
Manufacturers of
SUGAR AND CALIFORNIA PONDEROSA PINE LUMBER
CAMINO
CALIFORNIA
Telephone CArfield 1809
Teletype No. S. F. 230
ATKINSON-STUTZ COMPANY
JAS. E. ATKINSON - J. H. STUTZ
Wholesale Lumber and its Products
Dependable Personal Service
Car or Cargo
I 12 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
SIGNAL OIL CO.
H. S. TITTLE COMPANY, INC.
ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
CONTRACTORS
YOU DO GO FARTHER WITH SIGNAL GASOLINE
85 COLUMBIA SQUARE
SAN FRANCISCO
S. H. KRESS & CO.
939 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
OVerland 0142 John Bossi. Meat Department
SEABRIGHT MARKET
1729-173 5 NORIEGA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone CArfield 7247
TINNEMANN-BRIDGFORD CO.
INSURANCE BROKERS
All Lines of Insurance
333 MONTGOMERY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone Redwood 1955
Delivery Service
MERLET'S GROCERY
Quality Meats - Vegetables
490 WOODSIDE ROAD REDWOOD CITY. CALIF.
Redwood City 1838
Res. Phone Redwood City 2308-M
GOLD'S FURNITURE STORE
Sam Gold, Prop.
761 WOODSIDE ROAD REDWOOD CITY, CALIF.
Telephone Redwood 1286
On the Peninsula It's "IDEAL BREAD11
IDEAL BAKING CO.
1502 MAIN STREET
REDWOOD CITY
Telephone EXbrook 9979
NEW JOE'S
Not Affiliated with any other Restaurant
Imitated but never equaled
Pete Arrigoni - Marino J. Biagi - Lorenzo Di Bene
536 BROADWAY SAN FRANCISC
.
GRIZZLY BEAR CLUB
4 14 MASON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
AMERICAN SMELTING 8C REFINING CO
1901 ARMY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
May. 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
"The Recommended Laundry"
LA GRANDE & WHITE'S
Laundry and Dry Cleaning
Be free on washday . . . We launder
just the way you want it . . .
Economically
Phone MArket 0916
San Mateo 1488 . . Redwood 301
San Rafael 1576
Moore Machinery
Company
1699 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco
Best Wishes
RICHMOND . CHASE
COMPANY
Quality Dried Fruits
Canned Fruits and Vegetables
San Jose
California
GLASER BROS.
"All Over the Coast"
Distributors of
ROI TAN
The Cigar That Breathes
475 FOURTH STREET • SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone YUkon 2044
Now at
601 Market Street
MI WAY
TIME FINANCE
■
M. I. WATERS, President
Bmmw&
UNDERWRITERS
&—
432 California
San Francisco
PIONEERS OF PROTECTION
SINCE ,1875
Ask Your Broker
Telephone Belmont 49
THE
HILLWELL SANITARIUM
Under New Management
A HOME FOR ELDERLY PERSONS
A Friend of Chief Johnson
Occidental Stove Co.
OCCIDENTAL GAS RANGES
221 ELEVENTH STREET - SAN FRANCISCO
O'CONNOR, MOFFATT
AND COMPANY
As for 75 years past, your headquarters
for quality merchandise at pleasurably
thrifty prices attuned to all budgets!
STOCKTON AT O'FARRELL
Stohl. Nets S
270 Claremont Blvd
San Francisco, Cal
Sec. 562, P. L. & R.
U. S. POSTAGE
PAID
San Francisco, Calif.
Permit 3172
GENERAL
Engineering and
Drydock Co*
SAN FRANCISCO • OAKLAND
CALIFORNIA
cjfre Automobile Marine • Casualty • ^fidelity • Surety
Fireman's Rjnd Group
I jtireman's Z/und Insurance Company — Occidental Insurance Company I
Home Ot/'re & Marine Insurance Company I
A 'jfireman's'Jand Indemnify Company —Occidental Indemnity Company 1
NeAvYork • Chicago • SAN FRANCISCO ■ Boston • Atlanta
PUBLISHERS OF
.fijoiK
Clnhll -{jiCWtl' COMMERCIAL
^Zr\ iilKUinaiA house or
WEEKLY AND MONTHLY MAGAZINES
COMMERCIAL WORK
GANS
BLOTTERS
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Traffic Albert S. Munn.
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Joint National Appeal for Traffic Safety 3
To the Old Timers —
By Dorothy Carr Miller 4
Speed and Its Relation to Accidents —
By Judge Herbert C. Kaufman 5
Law Enforcement Officials and National Auto
Theft Bureau —
By William E. Sehoppe 6
Oakland Police Department —
By B. S. (Sandy) Sanders .. 8
Mayor William J. McCracken 9
Bay Counties' Peace Officers' Association 10
The Sunny Side of the Court —
By Judge Theresa Meikle 12
S. F. Junior Traffic Patrol Review 14
Chief John J. Harper of Burlingame 15
Editorial Page 16
Annual Convention of Identification Assn 17
Covering All the Beats 18
Northern California Police Communication
Officers' Association... 20
Police Captain Lynch of Oakland Retires 22
Inspector John Butler Makes Another Good
Capture 24
E. U. Roussell, Oakland's Chief Building
Inspector 25
Matt, McGrath, Great Police Athlete, Passes —
By Inspector Michael Desmond 26
A Racket That Didn't Work ... 27
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No. 6
Joint National Appeal for Traffic Safety
With a view of abating the appalling annual carnage
resulting from the unlawful use of motor vehicles, sixteen
nationally outstanding organizations recently concurred
in addressing an open letter to All Legislators of the
United States. Herewith is a copy of this letter, under
date of December 28, 1940:
An Open Letter to All State Legislators
Subject: Importance of recognizing legislative responsi-
bility for continued official highway safety functions.
More people were killed and injured on the nation's
highways in 1940 than in 1939. Aside from the suffering
they cause, these accidents mean unnecessary expense to
the public.
There are more drivers, more motor vehicles on our
roads than ever before. With industrial activities spurred
by national defense, the use of our highways has expanded
to an all-time high. Traffic facilities are overloaded.
This naturally has resulted in more accidents. Public
officials have done their utmost, with the limited means
at hand, to hold down the totals.
These officials know how to reduce accidents. During
the past five years, with organized public support, they
have cut the national fatality rate (per mile driven) by
31 per cent. But they need men, money and material or
the rate will again creep upward.
Two-thirds of traffic fatalities occur in rural areas and
generally can only be checked by state highway patrols
and other state departments. These state forces are already
undermanned to adequately cope with the constantly in-
creasing rural traffic problem. The situation grows more
critical as demands of national defense and' other emer-
gency activities curtail the limited manpower and equip-
ment now available.
Continued effectiveness of official highway safety efforts
depends upon legislative support. The degree of need
will vary, of course, among states. Generally, there is
needed :
A re-codification of traffic laws, simplifying and stand-
ardizing them in line with the national uniform vehicle
code.
Full use of uniform traffic signs, signals and markers.
Effective laws to assure uniform traffic accident re-
porting.
Standard drivers' license laws and provisions for ade-
quate driver examination.
Adequate, uniform accident and driver licensing record
systems without which no program can be intelligently
administered.
Inclusion of driver education in high school courses.
Employment of additional trained career personnel by
states, and cities in proportion to the growing volume of
traffic.
Fully manned and equipped highway patrols.
Wider use of state highway planning survey facts for
a rational plan of highway development and wider appli-
cation of traffic engineering.
Full support for the standard highway safety program
for states. All national organizations signing this letter
have endorsed the standard program. It includes, in addi-
tion to the above, such items as in-service personnel train-
ing periodic vehicle inspection and research.
Frequent polls have demonstrated that the public is
soldily behind sound legislation and administration that
will reduce accidents. The organizations whose names
appear on this letter, for example, represent seven million
members.
While legislators will necessarily be striving for budget
economy, a reduction of appropriations for highway safety
would be extravagance. Highway accidents cost a great
deal more than the price of preventing them.
Adoption as standard by all states of those procedures
proven most effective by experience, would result in more
safe and orderly traffic, essential both to peace-time econ-
omy and sound national defense.
The officials in your state, responsible for highway
safety, or the national organizations appearing on this
letter, will be glad to supply you with more information
that will help in providing your state with:
1. Clear-cut, uniform rules of the road.
2. More adequate traffic law enforcement.
3. Better motor vehicle administration.
4. Better highway facilities.
5. Effective public education through official agencies.
Nearly every group connected with the automobile
industry as well as many automobile associations signed
the petition.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
TO THE OLD-TIMERS
June, 1941
By Dorothy Carr Miller
The Police Journal Editor peered over the top of his
glasses at me with a look that foreboded the coming of
an idea. "You're to write a story for the Police Jour-
nal," he said, "and if you don't, heaven help you!" "And
what would I be writing about in the Police Journal?"
I asked. "About police, of course," said the Editor sharply,
giving me a "How could anybody be so dumb as to ask
that question?" look. "Just write about police." "And
how long should it be?" I asked, thinking that to "just
write about police" could mean covering a mighty big
territory. "Oh, just ramble on," said he.
So I rambled on home, and, looking through my desk
that night, I came across a letter from Arthur J. Dolan,
grand old veteran of the Beach Patrol. Arthur Dolan was
one of my first friends in San Francisco. When I was a
little girl my mother used to take me out to the beach, and
that's where I met him. From the beginning I knew that
he was my friend, just as he was the friend of all the kids
at the beach. He always had a kindly smile and a cheery
bit of conversation for us. He treated us like grown-ups,
too, and made us feel important as we built cities in the
sand. The high point of our day was when Arthur Dolan
would come riding down the beach and stop by our sand-
piles and talk to us like "big folks."
The years passed. I didn't see Arthur Dolan for a long
time, but I used to hear about him, his deeds of valor, and
his many acts of kindness which brought him the affection-
ate title of "Padre of the Sands."
When 1 finally met him again, he had saved 160 people
from drowning in the surf, but he refused to take any
credit for himself. He gave it all to his horses, who had
fearlessly plunged into the sea, carrying him on his errands
of mercy. Shafter, Brownie, Douglas, Dawn and Pete had
gone to quiet pastures, but the gallant spirits of those great-
hearted horses still traveled with Arthur Dolan, although
he was now riding his "beat" in an automobile.
Dolan's hair had turned white, but he had a young face
and a young heart, and, as he talked to me in a quiet phil-
osophical way about the people he had met along the beach,
many of them unhappy, misguided souls, I realized that I
was in the presence of a man whose whole being symbol-
ized kindness and unselfishness.
The Republic of Mexico once sent him a gold medal in
recognition of his thrilling rescue of Senorita Lupe Ramos
from the raging surf at Cliff House beach, and a Mexican
editorial writer paid high tribute to him in these words:
"A'man who shows sensitiveness only on occasion of a
big misfortune is a selfish being who does not know what
civilization really means; but the generous impulse of a
self-denying creature is the highest standard of morality.
"These thoughts are the pedestal of a monument of our
gratitude erected on behalf of a North American citizen
who wrestled with the treacherous sea to save a woman
compatriot of ours . . . our gratitude, we say, because the
handsome deed accomplished by Arthur J. Dolan is in
diametrical opposition to the selfishness and brutality that
rule the whole world.
"1 his is why our editorial page prints reverently the
name of Arthur J. Dolan, a member of the North Ameri-
can police. And this is why the President of Mexico gave
him the medal of honor, which already glitters close to the
heart of a brave man and there proclaims both our grate-
fulness and the great deed of a policeman who voluntarily
sacrificed himself for a fellow creature. Men like Dolan
set the best example to humanity!"
But in spite of all the praise that came his way, Arthur
Dolan remained one of the most modest men in the world,
never taking credit to himself for any of his good deeds.
"It's all in the day's work," he would say, "Police business
is full of things like that."
A few months before he passed to the other side of the
great horizon he wrote me a letter saying, "I am glad to
be able to look back over the past and to think that after
32 years I have not done anything that would make my
children ashamed to sav that their father was a policeman."
Ibis from a man who had risked his life to save 160 people
from drowning, and whose whole historj as a police officer
was written in deeds of kindness!
I read his letter again the other night, and then I sat for
a long while in front of the fireplace thinking of the spirit
of the old timers, of the courage and kindness and modesty
which characterizes their lives, a gallantry which is the
life-blood of the San Francisco Police Department, because
the spirit of the old timers never dies. For every life-fire
that burns low, a spark from its embers has kindled an-
other fire in a younger heart, and so the spirit of the old
timers lives on forever. Uniforms and equipment may
become more modern, but the old-fashioned qualities of
fearlessness, and human kindness and understanding, and
modest unselfishness can never be replaced by anything else
in the hearts of real police officers.
Police business is a bitter, thankless job for the most
part. Sometimes some favorable recognition breaks
through the clouds, but it's usually soon forgotten by the
public in the deluge of "smear" tactics that help to make
up the stormy weather of police life.
"If you can watch the things you gave your life to,
broken,
And stoop and build em up with worn out tools . . ."
That expression from one of Kipling's poems might
well be applied to the heart-breaking task of police work.
The police are constantly risking their lives in the course
of duty, but do they get thanked by the public they pro-
tect? Not often. Except for a few isolated instances, tin
public prefers to make the police the victim of people's in-
satiable appetite for scandal. Much of the good work of
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Speed and Its Relation to Accidents
ByJuDGB Herbert C. Kaufman, Judge of the Traffic Court
In view of the importance of high speed as a factor in
automobile accidents and the apparent unwillingness oi
mam drivers to travel at a reasonable rate of speed, it has
prequentl) been suggested that in some waj ears be made
incapable of exceed ins '■*■ predetermined speed.
It would be whollv feasible to build all future cars with
Judge Herbert C. Kaufman
a reasonable maximum speed limit and to provide all those
now in use with speed restricting devices. In neither way,
however, would it be possible wholly to prevent accidents
in which speed is a factor, because serious accidents may
occur in traveling at 20 miles an hour as well as when
racing along at 60 miles an hour. For safety, speed at all
times must be regulated in accordance with prevailing
conditions.
Drivers cannot be expected to avoid accidents merely
because their cars are incapable of traveling faster than
the legal speed. If the human being lacks the judgment to
proceed at a safe rate under unfavorable circumstances, it
is quite obviously impossible to construct or install a
mechanical device that will make up for his deficiency.
There are laws intended to regulate the speed of auto-
mobiles on our highways. In view of these legal restric-
tions it seems rather inconsistent that modern cars are
capable of sustained speeds two or three times as great as
the most liberal legal maximum and that operators in
general violate the speed laws apparently without any
compunction. That is the unhappy condition of affairs in
the United States, a condition that is directly responsible
for thousands of fatal automobile accidents every year.
Nearly everybody will admit that speed is dangerous
and that speed has a direct relationship to the frequency
of accidents. But it is another matter to convince the in-
dividual of the necessity for personal caution in this re-
spect. The it-never-can-happen-to-me attitude, which usu-
ally comes from over-confidence in driving ability, is all
too common and in view of our accident records it is
wholly unwarranted.
The fatal accident from excessive speed may be delayed
in an individual case, hut there is another result of fast
driving that is constant and unavoidable, namely, increased
operating costs. We all know that high speed is not com-
patible with economy. Every motorist knows that he can
get more miles to the gallon at 30 miles an hour than at
twice that speed. He does not realize, however, that his
gasoline mileage at 30 miles an hour would be still better
if his car were not designed for a potential speed of over
60 miles an hour.
High speed also means increased expense to tires, brake
linings and for repairs in general.
In conclusion, one thing must definitely be borne in
mind if any throttle stop activity is to be successfully ap-
plied: The application must be universal and some sort of
national legislation would be necessary to produce the
best results. No real hardship would be involved in limit-
ing the top speed of cars to 50 miles an hour or even less.
We have become accustomed to high speed travel but
there is definitely no actual necessity for it. It irks us to
drive a new car at 30 miles an hour for the first thousand
miles, but most of us do it because it tends to assure longer
life of the machine. Therefore it is wholly inconsistent to
travel at speeds that undeniably endanger human life.
Safe speed depends wholly on prevailing conditions. It
is not safe to travel 45 miles an hour under all circum-
stances, but it is less dangerous than to drive at 70 or 80
miles an hour under the same conditions.
After all is said and done, traffic safety must be pre-
sented as an appeal to the conscience of the individual,
the desire to make the roads and highways safer both for
himself and for his fellow man.
ADMISSION
A radio technician knocked at the Pearly Gates,
His face was scarred and old ;
He stood before the man of fate
For admission to the fold.
"What have you done," St. Peter asked, "to gain admis-
sion here?"
"I've been a radio technician, sir," he said,
"For many and many a year."
The Pearly Gates swung open wide and St. Peter rang
the bell.
"Come in," he said, "and choose your harp,
"You've had your taste of hell."
— Lewis and Clark Journal.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
June, 1941
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND THE
NAT! AUTOMOBILE THEFT BUREAU
Address by William E. Schoppe Superintendent, National Automobile Theft Bureau,
to State Peace Officers' Association
It is gratifying to note that all of the states in the West
now have excellent anti-theft acts which are being con-
scientiously enforced, and, in consequence, the commercial
thief has encountered considerable difficulty in successfully
operating. Those states without such laws, and there are
a number of such states in the Middle West and in the
Southeast, are the localities where unrecovered thefts are
most prevalent and cars most difficult to identify. There
is no doubt that the legislation mentioned above, including
the Dyer Act, have greatly contributed to the pronounced
decrease in commercial theft. Enforcement of these laws,
and the activity of the details in larger cities, state police,
and state patrols, has brought about a very satisfactory
condition, although every authority will agree that auto-
mobiles will always be subject to theft, and because of the
frequency of their use by the criminal class, the identifica-
tion of the machine and all phases of investigation with re-
lation to the automobile and the thief or criminal who
owns or drives it will continue to be a most important
factor in police investigative work.
Bureau's Service to Police
Formerly we have discussed theft prevention as a means
of crime prevention ; the automobile as related to felons ;
the examination of suspicious cars ; how to identify an auto-
mobile, and other similar phases of work relating to the
stolen automobile. We wish now to tell you just what
the National Automobile Theft Bureau can do to assist
the law-enforcement official — things that efficient city po-
lice and active state police or other similar organizations
cannot do for you simply because they do not have the
facilities. Every Division of Motor Vehicles will assist in
tracing a car within the confines of the state. Every state
police or state theft bureau will investigate to the bound-
aries of its state; for instance, California, Washington and
Oregon all have most capable theft bureaus operating un-
der the jurisdiction of the highway patrol or the state
police. Theft details of a city have only limited facilities
beyond the border of a municipality. A number of these
organizations have some facilities, but at the most have
very limited means of going beyond state borders.
The Dyer Act, governing interstate transportation, has
demonstrated its value, but commercial theft and trans-
portation are the only factors considered in this federal
act, and there are multitudes of cases involving automo-
biles and individuals not affected or assisted by this act.
At this time we would emphasize the fact that our
bureau is receiving a maximum of co-operation from law-
enforcement officials, and we are grateful and appreciative
of the same. That constitutes our greatest reason for sug-
gesting that there are many ways in which we can recipro-
cate. There is a mistaken idea that our bureau is solely
interested in a limited number and a certain class of
automobiles. For us to adopt that policy would be short-
sighted, indeed, for automobile theft is a general problem,
although, like all crime, different phases of it must De at-
tacked in a specific manner.
Clearing House for Information on Stolen Cars
Because of the impossibility of police departments main-
taining extensive record systems and information bureaus
pertaining to local and national thefts, not to mention the
innumerable circumstances surrounding the identification
of the modern motor car, the bureau undertook to provide
facilities for the officer whereby immediate information and
assistance might be furnished without cost. As a conse-
quence, the International Association of Chiefs of Police,
and many similar state organizations, early designated the
bureau as the official clearing house for stolen automobiles.
\\ e found that the greatest need of the police officer was
a single bureau where national automobile thefts were re-
ported and kept on file and where every means of identify-
ing questionable automobiles was available.
The National Automobile Theft Bureau maintains fivt
separate divisions in the United States operating, respec
tively, out of New York City, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas
and San Francisco. Nearly one hundred men are employee
by the bureau in addition to office force engaged in filing
broadcasting thefts and furnishing information to police
While the operations of these five divisions are co-ordi
nated, they are managed separately, due to dissimilar con
ditions existing in these several territories. These five divi
Minis exchange theft losses, operating similar to the polio
exchange on fingerprints and photographs. In other words
all thefts taking place in the territory coming under th
jurisdiction of the four Eastern offices are filed in the Sai
Francisco office of the Pacific Coast division, and vie
versa. It can be readily seen, therefore, that the inquirin;
officer can generally be fairly certain to secure full infor
mation relative to the car concerning which he is inquirin:
from one of the central offices of the bureau. Upon reach
ing the central file office, which in this instance we wil
refer to as San Francisco, these theft losses are filed unde
make of car, motor number, serial number, and the nam
of the registered owner.
In addition, the file also contains the assembly numbe
of the stolen car, together with information concernin
the dealer to whom the car was shipped. The assembl
number information on all thefts taking place in the Pacin
Coast territory comprises motor number, serial numbe
and all available assembly numbers, and is frequently a
immediate aid to the identification of an automobile.
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Page 7
Daily Bulletin Service
All current thefts are bulletined daily to the large police
departments and motor vehicle offices on the standard three
by five card, accompanied by a bulletin showing recoveries.
The bureau does not confine its activities in field work
or in the filing of thefts solely to automobiles insured in
the contributing companies, but files all possible thefts re-
ported by individuals or police departments.
In the San Francisco files of the bureau will be found
records of all cars stolen in Los Angeles, San Diego, Long
Beach, Sacramento, Fresno, San Francisco, Oakland, and
other reporting cities. These theft losses are filed solely for
the convenience of the peace officers. In the event the files
of any of the branch offices of the bureau do not con-
tain information covering the car under inquiry, the bu-
reau immediately telegraphs, at bureau expense, to the
manufacturer. This telegram is the first step in the tracing
of an automobile, and is sent for the purpose of ascertain-
ing from the factory to what dealer the car was shipped, in
order to ascertain to whom the dealer sold the car. Fol-
lowing receipt of information from the dealer, a telegram
of inquiry is made of the police department in the city
where the car was sold, if the car in question has been
reported as stolen.
Organization of Bureau
The Pacific Coast Division of the National Automobile
Theft Bureau maintains offices in Los Angeles, Fresno,
Sacramento, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake,
and Phoenix. In all of these branch offices of the bureau,
service paralleling that extended by the San Francisco, or
main office, is at the service of the police officer. Special
agents, or theft investigators, operate out of these branch
offices engaged solely in theft investigation directed to the
apprehension of thieves and actively engaged in co-operat-
ing with police authorities in their respective communities.
We have told you we file and record the numbers and
information pertaining to all stolen automobiles, and it
may surprise you to learn that the bureau also maintains a
permanent and live alphabetical file containing in excess
of four million names and a gallery of approximately ten
thousand photographs, all of which are indexed to cases.
Into this file are placed the names of all known automobile
thieves, all automobile embezzlers, crooked dealers, certifi-
cate of title counterfeiters, and the names of all men wanted
for crimes connected with automobiles as reported by
police departments and government agencies, including the
Federal Bureau of Investigation. All wants on all-point
teletypes are likewise filed. The names of all operators of
cars in the Western States whose licenses have been re-
voked by state motor vehicle departments for cause, are
also included.
Insurance Company Co-operation
The great value of this alphabetical file is based upon
the information furnished by the two hundred-odd auto-
mobile insurance companies belonging to the bureau. 'I he
file is actually known as a checking bureau or impairment
file against which, acting for the underwriting companies,
the bureau checks all automobile insurance policies for
information reflecting upon the experience of the policy-
holder. This check is not made until after the policy is
written, and the company is the sole judge as to the
life of the policy, and whether or not it should continue in
force, after a contact is made in our files. Any information
developed is given in code to the company.
However, a great number of names and a vast amount
ot information in these files, foreign to criminal informa-
tion, is derived from the reports made by these two hun-
dred insurance companies belonging to the bureau. Each
company reports its individual losses to the bureau. These
losses are indicated as follows: Collision, property damage,
fire, theft of equipment, theft of auto, embezzlement of
auto, public liability, bodily injury, questionable risk, can-
cellation of policy for cause. During the year 1939 over
800,000 policies or names were reported and checked
through this alphabetical file. It is obvious that these
cards increase at a tremendous rate.
Use of Impairment File
Some surprising things occur in the operation of this
Impairment File, and it is interesting to note how many
men with records, but particularly how many wanted men,
take out insurance policies on automobiles. Such cases are
actually too many to recite at this time, but to illustrate
what the file produces, we will simply state that in two
years three murderers were caught in its coils, not to
mention any number of violators wanted for major
offenses.
Murderer Charles W. Radthorn, captured in Redwood
City last year by the Federal Bureau of Investigation act-
ing with local officers, simply took out an insurance policy
which made contact in the file with an F. B. I. circular.
All of Radthorn's aliases were filed in the bureau. Loca-
tion and apprehension of Radthorn was immediate.
The arrest of murderer Chester W. Clark, who was also
a bank robber, and who operated in San Carlos, Los Altos
and Merced ; and murderer Ralph Von Braun Selz, Red-
wood City, was affected because alert police officers were
familiar with this impairment file and the information it
contained. Each of these murderers had suffered a minor
automobile loss, which information had been reported and
was in the files. That information, used in conjunction
with intelligent police work, resulted in the immediate ap-
prehension and conviction of these two dangerous felons.
We do not mean to infer that this impairment file is a
treasure chest, but it undoubtedly contains such a vast
amount of varied information on individuals, late definite
addresses, occupations, etc., that no officer in search of a
criminal can afford to ignore its possibilities. We seriously
invite its use.
Example of Tracing Operation
Let me now cite to you a concrete example illustrating
the manner in which our Phoenix agent assisted in the
apprehension of two badly-wanted criminals. On March
7, 1939, Phoenix received a telegram from our Dallas
bureau advising the Dallas police were holding Harold
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
June, VU1
OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT
By B. S. (Sandy) Sanders
City Hall reporter for the Oakland Post-Enquirer, a newspaperman who has been in touch
with the Oakland Police Deartment as a reporter off and on for the past thirty-fire years.
A city's progress is measured largely by the establishment and
growth of an efficient peace enforcement agency. The story of
Oakland's Police Department from the early 1860's, under a
three-man force, to 1941 with 421 officers and men, reveals this
California city's rise from a rambling pioneer town to a full-
fledged metropolitan city.
produced such citizens as Captain W. R. Thomas, who
later became Mayor of Oakland ; Walter J. Petersen, the
Chief of Police who first brought scientific methods into
In the early 1860's the village of Oakland had a town
marshal and two deputies as chief enforcement officers.
Chief Bodie Wallman
In 1869 a police department was established with the
Captain of Police as highest ranking officer.
Today Oakland's Police Department is headed by a
Chief of Police, supported and assisted by captains, lieu-
tenants, sergeants, inspectors, uniformeed officers and with
special divisions, special bureaus, all revolving about a
central and scientific peace control and law enforcement
plan.
From Oct. 11. 1869, to Sept. 21, 1874, when he re-
signed, Captain F. B. Tarbett commanded a force of 17
men. By 1899 the force had grown to 78 men and the
department's head had become a Chief of Police. It was in
1899 that St. Clair C. Hodgkins became chief, serving
until Jan. 2, 1906. The force still stood at 78.
Then on a peaceful April morning in 1906, the earth
writhed under internal disturbances, a great fire leveled
San Francisco, California's metropolis, and thousands of
refugees sought shelter in the sister city across the bay.
They remained to become permanent residents.
Almost overnight the Police Department under Chief
of Police Adelbert Wilson expanded into a force of 223
police officers.
The Oakland Police Department was on its way to
national fame as one of the best organized and directed
peace enforcement agencies in the nation.
From its beginnings in the '60s, the department had
the department; J. Frank Lynch, recently retired fron
the department, the gentle, courteous, friendly "cop" who
instilled humanity into the hearts of his men and Oakland
citizens; James T. Drew, who served from 1921 to 1927;
Don Marshall, Spanish War veteran now chief of the
Law Enforcement Division of the State Board of Equali-
zation in San Francisco, and today, Chief of Police Bodie
A. Wallman, who rose from the ranks to become head of a
bod} of 421 active police officers. He served in the foot
patrol, the inspectors' bureau. He's tops today.
Chief Wallman also happens to be president of the
State Peace Officers' Association and is one of the vice-
presidents of the International Association of Chiefs of
Police, embracing the United States and Canada, and is
on his way to the presidency of this outstanding peace
enforcement agency. His hobby has been riots and sabo-
June, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 9
tage, and how t(i handle these situations. Records ot the
international association reveal numerous talks made by
Chief Wallman on these important subjects, particularly
applicable to present world conditions.
Meanwhile, a new problem had arisen from the "horse
and buggy days," toot policemen and special officers.
It involved the new, quicker, more hazardous problem
ot rapid transportation, centering about the modern,
speedy automobile and its companions — trucks and auto
busses.
MAYOR WILLIAM J. McCRACKEN
OAKLAND COMMUNITY LEADER
Into the front ranks of Oakland's traffic division
has come Captain Ira Reedy, head of the Traffic Depart-
ment, successor to Lieutenant Charles H. Hemphill,
Oakland's original traffic chief, now returned to the reg-
ular uniform rank.
Captain Reedy was the first sergeant in the motorcycle
traffic patrol. He trained scores of ambitious young traffic
officers, assigned from the regular ranks.
Today Oakland's special traffic division, headed by
Captain Reedy, comprises 91 officers, 5 civilian employes,
a captain, a lieutenant, 7 sergeants, motorcycle officers, and
those who ride in automobiles.
Eighty-two patrolmen are assigned as follows: 32 in
the motorcycle squad ; 24 to accident investigation ; 4 to
"side-wheelers," the officers who tag the parking delin-
quents; 2 to junior traffic patrol; 1 to education, radio
and talks to students in high and grade schools, clubs and
other groups ; 3 as dispatchers ; 2 as office clerks ; 2 as chief
investigators ; 1 as citation clerk ; 1 as warrant officer : 1 as
traffic analyst.
Under a reorganized traffic control division. Captain
Reedy came into charge July 1, 1939, following a very
thorough survey of traffic needs conducted by Lieutenant
Frank Kreml, in charge of the safety division at North-
western University, Evanston, Illinois, a special school
conducted under the direction of its sponsors, the Inter-
national Association of Chiefs of Police. Lieut. Kreml
detailed Sergeant Lovelace of the school staff to assist in
making the survey.
As a result the specific traffic division of the Oakland
Police Department, with a personnel accumulated from
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William J. McCracken", Mayor of Oakland
Having led for many years in the civic enterprises of
the City of Oakland, Mayor William J. McCracken has
come to the forefront in the fulfillment of civic work.
As Mayor of Oakland. Dr. William J. McCracken has
acquired a reputation of unimpeachable integrity and im-
partiality. His humanitarian sympathy, understanding and
capacity to deal with current problems has won him the
respect of the community.
Dr. McCracken has at all times made the interests of
the people paramount in the conduct of his duties. De-
pendability in this regard is a valuable asset to any com-
munity and we are taking this means of complimenting
him on his valued service ; and are happy to again intro-
duce him to our manv thousands of readers.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
June, 1941
BAY COUNTIES'
Peace Officers' Association
MEETINGS EVERY MONTH
Chief Thomas F. Burke, President
Captain Bernard McDonald, Secretary-Treasurer
The regular monthly meeting of the Bay Counties Peace
Officers' Association was held at the Hotel Leamington,
Oakland, on Thursday, May 29, 1941, with Chief of
Police Bodie A. Wallman as host.
The following members and their guests were present:
Chief Thomas Burke
President of Association
B. A. Wallman, Chief of Police; James T. Drew, Secre-
tary-Treasurer, Peace Officers' Association of California;
E. Steinmeyer, Dist. Inspector, Calif. High. Patrol; Dep-
uty District Attorney Frederick W. Reyland, Jr. ; Geo. J.
Helms, Dist. Atty's. Office; Lieut. H. F. Radbruch ;
Frank M. Ruttan, Calif. High. Patrol; Inspector Geo.
Hand, Dist. Atty's. Office; Deputy Clarence Creel,
Sheriff's Office, and Chet Flint, Dist. Att'ys. Office, of
Oakland.
Dr. Leo J. McMahon; Director George M. Healy,
Police Dept. ; Albert A. Rhine; Kenneth D. Erb, Calif.
High. Patrol ; Wm. E. Penrod, American-Hawaiian S. S.
Co. ; Lieut. Patrick J. Murray, Police Dept. ; Capt. of In-
spectors Bernard J. McDonald ; Fred Murphy, S. F. F.
D. ; I. H. McCarty; W. J. Vervais, Calif. State Auto
Ass'n. ; Robert H. More, Retired Post Office Inspector;
Chas. Moore, P. T. & T. Co.; Walter E. McGuire;
William Nasser; Douglas Hayden, P. T. & T. Co. ; Capt.
T. H. Fairchild, Presidio; Rev. Norbert W. Feely; Opie
L. Warner, Editor, Police Journal ; Walter H. Duane ;
Sidney Mackin ; J. L. Creighton, Standard Oil Co. ; Al
Helgoe, American-Hawaiian S. S. Co. ; William P.
Golden, Asst. Dist. Atty., and John A. Engler, Depart-
ment Secretary, Police Department, of San Francisco.
B. W. Mowday, Police Commissioner ; Sergeant S. C.
Williams, Police Dept. ; Charles O. Cornett, Police
Dept.; Chief of Police Lloyd G Jester; John M. Mac-
Cann, Police Dept. ; O. G Schik, and Police Officer
William Walter, of Albany.
W. Wadman, Sergeant of Police, U. C. ; Inspector F.
L. Waterbury, Police Dept. ; Lieut, of Police W. R.
Kidd ; Capt. W, J. Lee, U. C, and Capt. Walter J. John-
son, Police Dept., of Berkeley.
Grover C. Mull, Bethlehem Steel; Chief of Police
Louis Belloni ; Judge L. G Hardy, and C. W. Holton,
Mayor, of South San Francisco.
Sergeant M. Trinta, Police Dept.; T. F. Burke, Chief
of Police; F. Ferrea, and J. P. Britt, of San Mateo.
Mayor C. A. Buck; W. W. Hives; Deputy Chief of
Police John J. Hartnett, and Police Commissioner E. R.
McDonald, of Burlingame.
Chief of Police Vern Smith ; Inspector L. R. Went:
land, and Lieut. C. P. Olson, of Alameda.
Capt. L. A. Eike, Calif. High. Patrol, and Sergeant Ed-
ward Doyle, Calif. High. Patrol, of Hayward.
Constable E. O. Woods, and L. I. Feathers, Chief of
Police, Los Gatos.
Chief of Police L. E. Jones, and District Inspector Fred
H. Leber, Calif. High. Patrol, of Richmond.
Constable B. B. Rogers, and John A. Miller, Sherif
of Martinez.
Wallace W. Everett, Jr., Dist. Attorney, and John P.
Steckter, Sheriff, of Napa County.
Chief of Police Louis H. Mann, and Frank Farina, As
sistant Chief of Police, of Emeryville.
Inspector L. S. Lawrence, Police Dept., and H. A.
Zink, Chief of Police, of Palo Alto.
R. Peterson, and Fred Perry, of Sausalito.
Joseph L. Milliken, Mayor, and Wm. L. Maher, Chief
of Police, San Bruno.
Chief of Police W. V. Pflaum, Piedmont; Chief of Po-
lice John E. Farrell, Atherton ; Sergeant W. E. Parsons,
Hamilton Field ; Chief of Police Donald T. Wood, Sar
Anselmo; W. V. Nicholson, Chief of Police, Larkspur;
Chief of Police C. L. Collins, Redwood City; E. J.
Foster, Chief of Police, Sebastopol ; Constable Ben Can-
ale, Jr., of Tracy, and William A. Wiltberger of San
Jose State College.
Chief of Police Bodie A. Wallman, Oakland, was in-
troduced by President Burke. Chief Wallman welcomed
the members and their guests, and introduced Captaii
Tracey, Captain Reedy, Captain Barkus, Lieutenant Bar-
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hoc of Ins department; also Captain Lynch, recently re-
tired.
Chief Wallman read a letter from Warden James A
Johnston. President of the American Prison Association,
inviting all members of the Bay Counties Peace Officers'
Association to attend the sessions of the American Prison
Association Convention to be held at the Fairmont Hotel,
August 18 to August 22, inclusive. Warden Johnston's
communication also contained an offer to supply a speaker
from his organization at our Association meeting.
The reading of the minutes of the April meeting of the
Association held at San Jose was dispensed with.
The secretary read a letter he received from General
John F. Curry, Headquarters Second Air Force, Fort
George Wright, in which the general expressed regret at
being unable to attend recent meetings and a wish to be
able to be present at a Bay Counties Peace Officers' Asso-
ciation meeting in the near future.
The secretary invited the members to attend the
Twenty-sixth Annual Convention of the California Divi-
sion of the International Association for Identification,
which was held at the Hotel Empire in San Francisco,
June 4 to 7, 1041.
The following new members were elected : John L.
Creighton, Chief Special Agent, Standard Oil Co., San
Francisco; Julian M. Thomas, Oakland Police Depart-
ment ; S. C. Williams, Charles O. Cornett and John M.
MacCann, Albany Police Department; J. T. Riley, Fire
Chief, Albany; and Kennett D. Erb, Calif. Highway
Patrol, Albany.
President Burke introduced various members and guests
and then turned the meeting over to Chief Bodie A. Wall-
man.
Mr. Wallman introduced Julian M. Thomas, the
speaker of the day, and announced that at the conclusion
of his lecture, the speaker, who had just returned from
France after a period of twenty-four years in Paris as a
practicing attorney, would reply to any questions concern-
ing fifth columnists, Nazis, Fascists or Communists, as
personally observed by Mr. Thomas.
The speaker, in a masterful and most interesting talk,
outlined in detail the work of what is now known as "fifth
columnists," during the past few years in Europe.
He went into minute detail in the matter of training
both young men and women to act as fifth columnists in
Poland to aid Germany in the collapse of the Polish army.
The fifth columnists in Poland, more perhaps than in
any of the recently defeated countries of Europe, he stated,
were responsible for the defeat of their country.
Mr. Thomas contrasted the armistice of last June with
that of the armistice in France in 1918. He told of the
gloom and the terrible feeling of depression he noticed on
the occasion of the second World War armistice of one
year ago — a day of mourning and prayer.
Communism in France, he stated, rather more than fifth
columnists, hurt French morale and eventually led to the
defeat of the French army.
The speaker stated he had talked to persons of every
grade from the recently conquered nations of Europe and
found the consensus oi opinion was that defeat had been
due to the same general factors — paid and voluntary,
agents, SO-Called realists BO-called apostles of peace, and
last but by no means least, the communists.
The communists are to be found in everj country, he
stated. They are teachers, leaders in educational move-
ments, and even in charitable movements. In such kev
positions they do immense national harm, he stated. Coin
munists do not want a democratic government and will
stop at nothing to gain their end, he stated, just as fifth
columnists resort to spying and every variety of sabotage.
In an effort to offset the dire efforts of fifth columnists
and communists it was found these traitors had had radio
sets in trees, cellars, dense forests, churches, and in tombs.
The radio was extensively used by these traitors in all
the defeated countries to create race hatreds, distrust of
the government, and a defeatist mood.
In France there were two fields of thought, he said, in
the matter of properly governing the people. One influ-
ential group wanted a return to royalty and an equally
strong group favored a dictator. This weakened the morale
of the nation as a whole. France also had the bad fortune
of two or more millions of peoples other than French with-
in her borders at the outbreak of the war and one and one-
half million of whom were Italian citizens.
The communists, through various efforts, but more espe-
cially through sit-down strikes, were a main factor in
weakening French effectiveness and thus leading to the
ignominious defeat of France, Mr. Thomas stated.
In replying to various questions put to him, Mr.
Thomas stated that, on analyzing the situation, in con-
nection with the collapse of one European country after
another, it was quite evident eople in high places were
responsible.
He stated he did not consider there would be a revolu-
tion in either France or Germany in the near future.
In Germay and in Italy hours and wages are not at all
considered and have not been for some years, while in
France and England both hours and wages were quite a
problem right up to the declaration of the World War.
The French people were not aware of the work of the
fifth columnists in their midst and were never in doubt
of the patriotism of the communists, who were actually un-
dermining nationality,
Ex-Chief of Police James T. Drew urged on the mem-
bers the necessity of preparing to attend the State Con-
vention of Peace Officers of California at Santa Rosa, on
October 9, 10 and 11. 1941. He also urged the members
to give assistance to Assembly Bill 2490 and Assembly
Bill 1639.
District Attorney Ralph Hoyt briefly addressed the
meeting on what had taken place in San Francisco that
forenoon at a regular meeting of the District Attorneys of
the Bav District with representatives of the Army and
Navy in the matter of handling the question of prostitu-
tion in our Bay cities and in the vicinity of federal prop-
erty and army camps.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
June, 1941
THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE COURT
By Theresa Meikxe, Judge, Municipal Court
We often meet with the question, "What effect does this
daily meeting with the seamy side of life have upon your
own life?" The court room is not always a battlefield
where the weapons of tongue and fist fly and retort is
in hard and cold English. No, not even in the criminal
divisions.
It is proper that the tribunal of justice should be con-
sidered as a place where the people may bring their com-
mon pleas to be heard, their wrongs to be corrected, their
rights enforced. However, any of us familiar with a day
in court will vouch that the scale of emotions is played
fairly well at almost any session of court. Particularly does
one's sense of humor find frequent occasion for gratifi-
cation.
Every day does the testimony reveal that the complain-
ant or defendant or witness has never before been in a
court room. This is revealed when the complaining witness
is asked to raise his right hand and swear to tell the truth.
Invariably will the defendant attend strictly to his busi-
ness while the witness will require schooling on the point.
How often it happens that in the crowded court room
and necessarily speedy handling of cases, with the forepart
of the court room crowded by dock, furniture, attaches,
prisoners, attorneys, and all, there is the defendant perched
in the witness chair and the witness wondering where to
go, regardless of bailiff directing him minutely. That brand
new witness, experiencing court room procedure for the
first time, is bewildered, just as the bailed-out defendant
who comes forth from the audience drives right for the
witness chair instead of taking his or her place at the bar
of justice.
To straighten these parties out once in a session would
be a matter of no moment, but to have this occur fre-
quently in the midst of hearing fifty or a hundred cases
during a session does call for some dexterity on the part of
court room officials and our officers of the law.
But whether they are first offenders or first complain-
ants, or older and better known to us, their reactions and
our reactions, I have thought, might be of some interest;
and I am not disposed to dwell at this time upon the fear-
ful, or those who believe that a court is only a place of
trouble rather than a place where wrongs are rectified ;
where help and hope and encouragement may be found
when life seems darkest.
Why it is that humor, is so often based on tragedy, might
bear explaining; that I shall not attempt, nor why we are
provoked to laughter when someone stumbles or meets
with some awkwardness. Meeting the various races as they
appear before me day after day does lead me to know their
general characteristics, hobbies, aversions, and the like,
and, naturally, to break a tension now and then, or help
the individual find ease, and thus hear questions more ac-
curately and be enabled to answer them more carefully
and truthfully, I will divert his attention.
For example, the colored people: In the main, they are
a relaxation. It is not difficult to reach their sense of humor
and they are respectful to the court and almost invariably
answer in a frank and humorous way without intending in
the slightest to show levity or anything but utmost seri-
ousness. I recall the gleaming, happy-go-lucky, large-sized
and splendid-looking woman of forty, described on the
records as "Complexion: Light Chocolate; Height, 5 fee
8 inches; Weight, 216 pounds" and showing two pages
single-spaced history, that might not get into the fe
lines allowed for "Experience" in civil service applications
to whom I said : "Dorothy, I shall have to find you guilty.
Dorothy retorted, but wtih a magnificent smile: "But
darling, Jedge y'Honor, I'm not guilty," I was glad tha
the din about me prevented others hearing my final, "But
my dear, I have found you guilty."
Yes, the sentences pronounced meet with all sorts of re
actions. There was the young man who, found guilty o
selling marihuana, was told to remain out of California
for the remainder of his life; whereupon he responded:
"Well, your Honor, I'd rather taken five years in San
Quentin in Sunny California than have to spend the rest
of my life away from here."
It is not unusual to have an officious or very helpful
complaining witness, who just doesn't understand the
functioning of a District Attorney at all. When a case is
called it is usual for the prosecuting attorney to say, "Will
the complaining witness take the stand?" In this case the
defendant is not in custody, but is out on bail ; and he has
not dragged himself to the bar of justice before the com-
plainant wife is seated and looking through her lorgnette
over the court room, and we hear, "Ben Ketchup, come up
"AND THAT'S THE KIND OF
SERVICE I'VE ALWAYS HAD"
The P. G. and E. got a very nice compliment recently
from Mrs. Edith M. Stone, 399 Laurel Street, San Fran-
cisco. It was a letter of thanks for "the courteous and
efficient service I have received from your company over
a long period." Mrs. Stone wrote:
"I could not tell in a letter all the details of all the
excellent service I have enjoyed in the many years I have
relied on the P. G. and E. for the comforts and conveni-
ences of life, so I'll give one example.
"Once during a cold, wet spell our circulating heater
failed us. I telephoned to you and your men responded
immediately and with their customary cheerfulness. They
worked speedily and expertly and soon had the apparatus
operating as efficiently as ever. Then, with a pleasant 'good
morning,' they were off to help someone else.
"And that's the kind of service I've always had. I
deeply appreciate it and the fine workmen who render it."
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here!" 1 turn to swear the witness and I see a great deal
more than lorgnette; behind it is an eye with a total
eclipse, and still before I can have the witness raise her
hand, she is saying, oh so politely: "Your Honor, this is
Hen Ketchup, my husband!" My urge to say, "So happy
to meet you" must give place to the usual and very dry,
"What ilo you plead to this charge of batten ?"
Our defendants may be classed, especially in the
Women's Court, as follows: (a) The Weepers; (b) The
Gigglers; (c) The Sleepers; (d) The Fighters. One
would hardly expect that a genial and well-known (to the
authorities) colored girl should fall sound asleep while
waiting to be heard on a charge of grand theft.
To one teetering, giggling woman of middle age, white,
and with shining white teeth, whose giggle would almost
take your aplomb, I said: "The landlady says you have
been drinking for four days." She replied: "No, honey,
please, I notta gueelty; the officer he come in the window
ami jump on my bed and arrest me." "You just stay with
|ts tor thirty days for your health, you know." "I am
good, hard of meat, you see?" (Pounding her chest and
head) and she giggles as she goes back into the line. That
happiest of laughter, even at such a moment, would almost
shake the scales of justice.
Then there was the defendant represented by counsel
who said to me: "Now, Judge, kin I have my coat?"
"Well," I said, "it has been admitted in evidence. Maybe
your attorney can work something out for you." Counsel
said, "Sorry, Judge, I am not a tailor and I've got only
one coat." There are, as I have indicated, defendants who
have appeared in court more than once; not many, just
some. But to one I said, "Good morning, mv friend,
haven't seen you lately. Where have you been?" "Haven't
been in for three weeks, Judge." "Well, what is the charge
this time?" "Just picked up on general principles." And
then the officer is sworn to tell the truth.
Of all the misdemeanants who seem to be possessed of
a great share of patience and good humor, even if the
Judge does or does not share in it to such an extent, I be-
lieve those who come in under the charge of "D. P. P."
are the best natured. Their defense is not always well
planned ; and almost invariably when asked to plead guilty
or not guilty to being drunk, the response will come:
"Well, I did have a few, your Honor, but I wasn't
drunk. If you can walk a straight line, Judge, you aren't
drunk, wouldn't you say?" "Well, were you walking a
straight line when the officer arrested you?" "I was," he
will aver. I turn to the officer and I hear: "We had to
shovel him into the wagon."
To Jemima I said: "Sixty days, for your health; to
get it out of your system." Jemima replied: "I lost my
husband in here." So I asked her: "Do you want us to find
your husband?" And she answered: "No, I want to find
my teeth ; he has them."
To one of the type that we are seeing fewer and fewer of
these days. I warned : "You had better change your loca-
tion," and was met with: "Oh, Judge, I always go by
that first name, Margie." "Well, I didn't ask you to
change your name," 1 explained.
Just recently a new kind of ga\<-l was introduced. The
bailiff announced the court in session and gave the usual
two raps for order, whereupon a beautiful chow (evidence
in a case) barked twice in exactly the same tone and with
exactly the same effect.
Of all the ways of obstructing justice or interfering
with an arrest, a comely wife came to the rescue of her
husband by biting the arm of the officer. The incident
merely came out in the testimony. N. P.: The officer did
not prosecute. I might add, there have been many such
instances where a gallant policeman has suffered injuries,
for which the offenders were not punished because of the
forbearance of the policemen and because they alone were
the ones to suffer. Those items never seem to make the
news ; not even the inside pages.
The women offenders charged with vagrancy, if they
speak in their own defense, will say: "Your Honor, I was
just on my way from dinner," or "1 stopped at the news-
stand, turned around and there was the officer," and
other familiar excuses, but a somewhat new one came
forth a few months ago: "Your Honor, I had just gone
out for some bird seed."
Yes, the bird lovers and dog fanciers and support-
dodgers can find their way into the morning lineup, and
one woman, charged with over-imbibing, was given a sen-
tence of sixty days and she fairly shrieked : "Oh, Judge,
sixty days! That will kill my dog." Well, we found a home
for the dog for that term, and I should have added a while
back, we also found the woman's false teeth. They were
with the property clerk when the legal owner ( provided
the false teeth were bought with funds of the community)
was given a like sentence from another court.
Lest we overlook the domestic relations cases which con-
stitute a fair proportion of the work of the Women's
Court, there was the man who was prosecuting his wife
for inebriation and failure to care properly for her home
and two children. He said, "I would hardly come in from
work, Your Honor, have my hat off when she would have
hers on and go out," and he said, "I'm tired putting blue
ribbons on my night shirt to make the children think I'm
their mother."
Then there was the big, strong man who said he had
$1.50 in his pockets, which he made each day selling
oranges from his truck on the street ; the wife was pleading
for support for their two children, and he said: "Here, you
can have a dollar. Judge, and you divide it, because I have
eight more children besides; this is my second wife down
here." Some problems are never solved. Some of them
are. The Probation Department is of invaluable assistance,
of course; without the cooperation of its splendid staff of
tireless workers, and the outstanding and efficient as-
sistance of the department of departments, the distin-
guished Police Department of the City and County of San
Francisco ; the help of the social workers from the City
and County Federation of Women's Clubs, the Catholic
Ladies' Aid Society, the Women's Welfare, the work at
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
June, 1941
S. F. School Traffic Patrol Stages Review
Biggest day of the year for the San Francisco School
Safety Patrol, the annual review at the Civic Center, went
off without a hitch May 22 when some 3200 paraded gaily
past the City Hall reviewing stand.
As always, this focal point of the Patrol boy's year of
service found the boys not wanting in enthusiasm. The
event marked the completion of eighteen years of perfect
service. The Patrol was organized in 1923 under sponsor-
ship of the California State Automobile Association, and
merit's Traffic Bureau. For nearly half an hour the boys
marched past the City Hall reviewing stand.
Later, in the Civic Auditorium, the boys were greeted
by Percy E. Towne, public safety chairman of the Auto-
mobile Association, who acted as master of ceremonies. In
his welcoming remarks Mr. Towne said :
"This year the parade was without question the best
we ever have seen. I congratulate you on your showing,
and while we realize that you have established a record
In the reviewing stand. Right to left, Captain Albert S. Munn, Major Thomas Bond, in charge of R. 0. T. C, San Francisco High
Schools; Coroner John J. Kingston; Chief Charles II'. Dullea; Police Commissioners H'ard liulkup, /{'alter McGovern. and
H'llliam P. H'obber; Philip Lee Bush, President, Board of Education ; Percy E. Towne, public safety chairman, California State
Automobile Association; Inspector Byron J. Getchcll, and John C. M cGlade , Deputy Superintendent of Schools.
is conducted under direction of the Board of Education that will be hard to improve upon, we have hopes for the
and the Police Department. Ever since its inauguration future."
the Patrol has maintained a record of no traffic injuries to The pledge of allegiance to the Stars and Stripes was
school children at a patrolled crossing. led by Inspector Getchell. The esteem of the Patrol was
In sparkling white and vari-colored uniforms, row after shown by the ovation he received as he stepped forward,
row of boys went striding past the reviewing stand to Superintendent of Schools Joseph P. Nourse in a brief
gain the plaudits of city officials, civic leaders, and him- address congratulated the Patrol on its appearance, but
dreds of spectators. The color guard of four R. O. T. C. more important, on its record of efficiency over the years,
youths and battalion commanders selected from various Introduced as guests were Rev. James T. O'Dowd, mi-
R. O. T. C. units throughout the city's schools main- perintendent of schools, Archdiocese of San Francisco;
— Cuts Courtesy California State Automobile Assu
General view preceding parade showing some of the 3200 Patrol boys, with band units, awaiting "Forward March" order.
tained the precise, military air which has characterized
each year's review of the Patrol.
Eleven battalions made up the regiment, which was led
by Chief of Police Charles W. Dullea, the Patrol colonel ;
Police Inspector Byron J. Getchell, the Patrol instructor,
and Captain Albert S. Munn, head of the police depart-
Thomas A. Brooks, chief administrative officer of San
Francisco; Philip Lee Bush, president of the Board of
Education ; Police Commissioners William P. Wobber,
Ward G. Walkup, and Walter McGovern ; Chief Dullea,
Captain Munn and Inspector Getchell; Mrs. H. W,
(Continued on Page 38)
June, 1941 POLIC1 AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Chief John J. Harper of Burlingame
Page 15
San Francisco's Police Department has many former
members serving, with distinction, in other fields of public
Service ami business. We know of none who has won
greater distinction, and who lias served so long as has John
Chief John- J. Harper
J. Harper, chief of police of Burlingame, the beautiful
peninsula city of homes.
For on January 1st Chief Harper rounded out 17 years
as head of the Burlingame Police Department, and leaves
behind a record of achievements that makes him one of
California's most able police executives.
Chief Harper served as a member of the San Francisco
Police Department for 15 years, retiring in July, 1919,
because of injuries received in line of duty.
He was on San Francisco's first Traffic Squad, working
under Captain Duncan Matheson, who is now the treas-
urer of that city. As a patrolman. Officer Harper covered
some of the toughest beats in the city, and covered himself
with glory and he wound up his tenure as a member of the
Department in the Bureau of Identification where he was
a valued assistant for a number of years, and helped
establish the fine fingerprinting system now used there.
Following his retirement, when his physical condition
would permit, he entered the service of the Market Street
Railway Company as a claims adjuster. He held this post
at the time he accepted a bid to become Chief of Police of
Burlingame, a civil service office.
Since he became chief, on January 1, 1924. when the
police department consisted of three other men. Chief
Harper has seen the peninsula city grow from a population
of some 4.500 to its present 16,000 and more, with 17
well-trained men to look after their police problems. He
has seen its residential sections expand to include some of
the most beautiful homes, pretentious landscaped estates
and attractive cottages for the less prosperous to be found
anywhere. It has become a city whose business district
meets every requirement of its fine class of residents.
Chief Harper has kept pace, in a police sense, with the
growth of the community, and has throughout his long
career continually given the maximum in police protection.
Naturally a prosperous and growing city like Burlin-
game would not be overlooked by the larcenist. H
breakers have appeared from time to time. A few stick-
ups have marred the serenitj of the populace occasionally,
but those misguided souls who were responsible for these
depredations have found themselves taken out of circula-
tion. The rate of captures of offenders and the percentage
of convictions is a bright page in Burlingame's police
department history, going better than 90 per cent. The
crooks have learned that the city's policemen are not to be
put in the class ot "town whittlers", a designation given
in years gone by to suburban peace officers.
Chief Harper has applied a lot of ideas he gathered as
a member of the San Francisco Department. He has the
best equipment to be obtained, his Bureau of Identifica-
tion has the latest and most complete apparatus for finger-
printing and photography. Instead of the old Model 1
Ford that was the only mobile equipment when he took
charge, he has today five high-powered automobiles
equipped with two-way radio. He has his own two-way
broadcasting station, being among the first in the state to
adopt this fastest means of communication. He has motor-
cycles equipped with one-way radio, that patrol every part
of Burlingame's five square mile area.
You will find the latest and the best in machine guns,
shotguns, rifles, revolvers, gas bombs, throwers, masks and
bullet-proof vests, in his fine police station.
Every officer is trained to take over any work of the
department and handle any of the necessary apparatus.
Most of the members have received their certificates
from the Red Cross in first aid work, and the remainder
of the force will get theirs before summer is over.
Seventeen years ago the police department was housed
in a small niche of the city hall. Today it has a new and
modern building of its own, with every convenience and
every arrangement providing quarters for the various
bureaus, with well lighted and spacious rooms for assem-
bly, and for the office force.
Burlingame like all other cities has its traffic problem,
but through the constructive work of Chief Harper and
Captain R. C. Theuer of the Traffic Detail, this problem
is well in hand, and the injuries and deaths from traffic
accidents are lower than most cities of comparable size.
When there was only one branch of Highway 101 run-
ning through Burlingame there was plenty of congestion,
but this has been greatly relieved and there is hardly any
congestion today, with two branches of 101 going through
town. But it requires study and continued attention to
assure safety over the many streets of Burlingame, for it
is doubtful if any small city can boast as many automo-
biles on a per capita basis as that city.
One thing, all agree, that has had a big part in reducing
traffic accidents, is the way Police Judge A. J. Ward does
his share in handling violators of the traffic code. The
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With thousands of service men as our neighbors
there is today a greater need than ever for a clean,
wholesome amusement center in our city.
When I came to the beach twenty years ago, it
was the meeting place of young hoodlums from all
parts of our city. Thanks to the splendid co-opera-
tion I have received during all of these years from
the Police Department, that condition long ago was
corrected.
During these many years under three chiefs of
police there has been detailed to duty at the beach
hundreds of police officers.
1 am happy to reaffirm now, what I have said
many times in the past, the citizens of San Francisco
have been fortunate, indeed, in having, I believe, the
finest Police Department in the country.
After my years of close contact with the Police
Department, I feel qualified to say — any business
man desiring to run a clean business can depend on
their full co-operation.
GEO. K. WHITNEY.
Traffic fatalities in the United States, as a national
problem, loom as dark as actual war, with this difference,
that judging by history, wars always terminate, whereas
the carnage on our highways seems to yearly increase. To-
day the automobile is regarded as a necessity. In our own
state there is an automobile registration which would lead
one to believe that even school children own automobiles.
In San Francisco the percentage of automobiles is one of
the highest in the country.
Our San Francisco streets present probably the most
difficult driving problem in the nation, and this being so
we naturally expect an unduly high traffic fatality rating
On investigation of the actual figures we find such is not
the case. To the credit of our San Francisco Police Depart-
ment and especially to the heads of the Department, who
are outstandingly traffic minded, is due to the most lavish
commendation of the citizens of San Francisco.
Figures do not lie, and from actual figures to date this
year the traffic fatalities are 26.77 per cent less than for
the corresponding period during the years 1938, 1939 am
1940, the actual figures being 31 deaths for this presen
year as against 40 in 1940, 43 in 1939, and 44 in 1938.
Chief of Police Dullea insists that in addition to homes
being safe places in which to live, our streets should be safe
places in which to drive or to walk. He sits in with his
captains at regular intervals and shows them from actual
traffic statistics compiled concerning their particular police
district whether traffic law enforcement shows improve-
ment or laxity. In a word, he personally conducts a con-
tinuous traffic drive, and in this way would-be traffic vio-
laltors within the confines of the City and County of San
Francisco are thwarted in their negligent or reckless dis-
regard of the laws made to protect alike the motorist and
the humblest pedestrian.
Chief Dullea believes that safety in the matter of traffic
especially is secured only through a continuous twenty-
four-hour-a-day, scientific vigilance.
UNLICENSED MINORS
Severe jail sentences and fines are being meted out to
parents and employers who permit unlicensed minors to
operate a vehicle, according to Officer Roy R. Merchant,
director of the Juvenile Traffic Bureau of the Los Ange-
les Police Department. Those convicted are being fined
from $100.00 to $150.00, or are sentenced to from five to
30 days in jail. Attention was focused on this violation by
collision investigation reports indicating that numerous
juvenile drivers involved in traffic collisons were not
licensed. Further investigation often disclosed that owners
were permitting the minors to drive in full knowledge
that they were not licensed.
As a result of the co-operation with the City Attor-
ney's staff and the Courts, the Bureau has inaugurated
charges against 41 parents and employers during the past
six weeks, under Vehicle Code Sections 333, 334, and
335, which prohibit giving permission to unlicensed per
sons to drive.
June, 1'>4I
POLICE AND IM U I OFFICERS' JOl RNAL
I',,,,, 17
Annua! Convention of the California Division of the
International Association for Identification
On Saturday, June 7, at twelve o'clock noon, the
twenty-sixth annual convention of the California Division
of the International Association tin Identification ad-
journed, concluding what might perhaps be termed the
most successful and interesting meeting which the Asso-
ciation has held in many years.
Although Sacramento had originally been designated as
the Convention City for 1941, circumstances which de-
veloped a few weeks before the convention dates made it
necessary to change the meeting place to San Francisco ;
despite the fact that the time left was almost too short to
properly prepare a convention program, The CitJ That
Knows How came through with flying colors.
The attendance itself was rather remarkable when it is
taken into consideration that many members of the Asso-
ciation who ordinarily never miss a convention were at-
tending the Attorney General's Schools which were oper-
ating concurrently throughout the state.
One particularly gratifying result of the convention
was the unusually large number of new members who were
inducted into the Association, representing law enforce-
ment organizations which heretofore had never sent dele-
gates to the state conventions. The exhibits which were
contributed by the various members were outstanding, not
only because of the large number of exhibits, but also be-
cause of their unique character and the unusual technique
which was employed in their preparation.
Among the speakers who participated in the program
were: Angelo J. Rossi, Mayor, San Francisco; James I .
Drew, Ex-Chief of Police, Oakland; William P. Wob-
ber. President, San Francisco Police Commission ; Ward
G. Walkup, San Francisco Police Commissioner; Walter
McGovern, San Francisco Police Commissioner; Jas. A.
Johnston, Warden of U. S. Penitentiary, Alcatraz;
Charles W. Dullea, Chief of Police, San Francisco; Earl
Warren, Attorney General for California; N. J. L.
Pieper, Agent in Charge, F. B. I., San Francisco; George
Prugh, Bausch and Lomb Optical Company; Hugh C.
McDonald, Sheriff's Office, Los Angeles; Charles H.
Stone, Chief, California State Division of Criminal Iden-
tification and Investigation ; Dr. Joseph Catton, Psychia-
trist; Philip E. Geauque, Treasury Department, I . S.
Secret Service; George H. Brereton, State Supervisor of
Peace Officers Training; James Clark Sellers, Examiner
of Questioned Documents, Los Angeles ; Dr. Jesse L.
Carr, Pathologist, and Roger S. Greene, Chemist, State
Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation.
'Fhe election of officers resulted as follows: Robert S.
Sears, Pasadena, President; Fred Harnden, Alameda
County, Vice-President ; Carl J. Wallace, Ventura Coun-
ty, Secretary-Treasurer; M. F. Nuremberg, Los Angeles,
Editor; Richard Heap, Reno, Sergeant at Arms; Arthur
\V. Anderson, Oakland, President, Board of Directors;
William C. Young, Haker field. Director; ( harles W.
Wolford, Santa Ana, Director, James (',. Brewer, Sacra-
mento, Director; Elmer W. Geyer, Santa Cruz, Director.
Santa Ana was selected as the convention citj for 1942.
MARIUS LAUERSEN
I 'JNTRACTOR - BUILDER
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4 S4 BELMONT
BELMONT. CALIF.
Phone Redwood City 63 7-J or 486 -J
WALTER BADIE
PLASTERING CONTRACTOR
All Kinds of Interior and Exterior Plastering
Yard: 102 1 ARGUELLO STREET
REDWOOD CITY. CALIF.
Telephone San Carlos 507-R
J. MECONI
BUILDER and GENERAL CONTRACTOR
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SAN CARLOS. CALIF.
Telephone 2499
LUCIUS H. BILLINGS
LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER
Homes Built to Order
Real Estate - Loans - Insurance
FIFTH AVENUE at BAYSHORE REDWOOD CITY. CALIF.
Compliments of
FRANK PETERSON
GENERAL TRUCKING CONTRACTOR
SAN MATEO
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MANUEL F. CUNHA
BUILDING MATERIALS
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HALF MOON BAY
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Phones: Store. 2641; Res.. 5351
Joseph H. Marsh. Manager
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June, 1941
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Lady: "Officer, could I, as a citizen, make an arrest?"
Officer: "Certainly; that is a citizen's privilege.''
Lady: "What would I do with my prisoner then?"
Officer: "Take your prisoner to the nearest police
station."
Lady: "Suppose the prisoner refused to go to the police
station?"
Officer: "Well, in that case, you could call the police
to your assistance."
Lady: "Oh, I think I'll forget it. You see, I thought all
one had to do was inform the person he was under arrest
on such and such a charge, and to appear in court at the
Hall of Justice next day. This law business is all to com-
plicated for me. Thanks for the information, officer."
* * -*
Tipsy Man: "Officer, what street is this?"
Officer: "Third Street."
Tipsy Man: "What street is that?"
Officer: "Market Street."
Tipsy Man: "Do the police in the City Prison call the
streets by different names from the police out on the
streets?"
Officer: "Why, no; why do you ask me that question?"
Tipsy Man : "Coming to San Francisco I was arrested
down San Mateo way, at the Five Mile House, and on a
card I signed this morning at the City Prison it said I was
arrested on Third Street. The officers in the Hall of
Justice told me this is Kearny Street and the sign here on
the sidewalk says it is Kearny Street. I have been around
this corner for over two hours and you are the third
police officer to tell me this is Third Street. The cops in
this burg seem pretty good guys so I won't tell anyone
that a couple of them I met cannot read."
* * *
On burglary form blanks there is a heading, "Weapon;.,
means used." An honest-to-goodness patrolman filled in
that blank with the enlightening answer: "Hammer and
can of sauerkraut."
(Paired up with beer, et cetera, sauerkraut cannot be
beaten — hut with a hammer — that is altogether different.)
* * *
Give some people a blank form and you are sure to see
every space filled. Under the head of "Deformities and
other peculiarities," on a missing person report was re-
cently found this one word "Underweight."
* * *-
From a report of a partial asphyxiation case: "Where
the body was lying when I arrived dressed in her night
clothes."
(And police officers are supposed to wear uniforms.)
Lady: "Has the Police Department anything to do with
the City Morgue?"
Officer: "The morgue is under the control of the De-
partment of Public Health."
Lady: "Well, isn't the morgue down at the Hall of
Justice?"
Officer: "Yes. It is the next building."
Lady: "My husband is missing, and before he left he
said the next place I would see him was the morgue.
Would you please look in there for him. He has a long,
drooping black mustache and is a very small man and
wears gold ear-rings."
Officer: "I will connect you with the Missing Persons
Bureau and I am sure they will give careful attention
to the case."
Phone FRuitvale 4401
Mary Reise. Secy.
JOHN REISE
SEWER CONTRACTOR
Licensed and Bonded in Piedmont
Repair Jobs - Septic Tanks
1024 THIRTY EIGHTH AVENUE
OAKLAND, CALIF.
GLencourt 3889
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Sullivan
SULLIVAN'S NURSING HOME
Cheerful Modern Rooms - Hospital Equipment - Moderate Rates
Any Case - Complete Nursing Service
2333 NINTH AVENUE OAKLAND, CALIF.
SEQUOYAH PROPERTIES
George T. Campan. Resident Agent
4555 SEQUOYAH ROAD
OAKLAND, CALIF.
Phone TRinidad 7710 M. Cos
COSTA'S PLACE
Longest Bar in Oakland
Beer - Wine - Mixed Drinks - Dancing - Entertainment
Open from 6 A. M. to 2 A. M.
9800 E- FOURTEENTH STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
Phone ANdover 1092
WILLIAM J. SOUZA
PLUMBER
142 1 FORTY- FIFTH AVENUE
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone GLencourt 9856
James Fay
MERRITT UPHOLSTERING COMPANY
TURN1TURE MADE TO ORDER
Refinishing and Repairing - Antiques for Sale
1223 FIRST AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
MErritt 1736
Fully Equipped Hospital
BELLA VISTA REST HOME
Good Home for Convalescent and Aged
Under Personal Supervision of Mrs. Jennie L. Hubbard
1238 E. THIRTY-FOURTH STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
Telephone: FRuitvale 2757
Free Estimates on Wiring and Alterations
COLLINS ELECTRIC CO.
5404 FOOTHILL BLVD.
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
Wiring and Fixtures
OAKLAND, CALIF.
June, l'>4\
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Lady's voice: "Is this the Police Department?"
Officer: "Yes, lady, what can we do for you?"
Lady: "I have company from the east and I do not
want them to know my husband frets under the weather
once in a while. Will you please go to Street and
arrest him. He just phoned me from that tavern and 1
am afraid he will arrive in front of our house any minute
and commence singing Christmas Carols."
(Everyday is Christmas or Sunday or something with
some people!)
* * *
Tipsy man on being taken from shallow water at the
Marina: "Gosh it must have rained like since I
lay on the sand here to take a nap."
Officer: "You bet it did brother. You were asleep in a
regular tidal shower, and we better get going because
these rainstorms arrive down here on schedule."
Phone PRospect 3 112
Willi.
C. Fr
Bill's Radio 8C Electric Service
SALES - SERVICE
We Invite Your Credit — All Makes of Radios
1335 POLK STREET
Play As You Pay
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone HEmlock 1442
GOUGH FURNITURE CO.
2169 MISSION ST. (Bet. 17th and 18th)
SAN FRANCISCO
PRospect 2083
LUGO BROS. PIE SHOP
1546 PACIFIC STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone OVerland 0322
EMIL J. REICHHOLD
UPHOLSTERER
1642 TWENTY-FOURTH AVE.
SAN FRANCISCO
Agents for Original Borsalino. Crofut and Knapp Felt Hats; also
Stetson Hats. Florsheim Shoes, Jantzen Swimming Suits. Sweaters.
L'EMPORIO LUCCHESE
530 BROADWAY — Telephone EXbrook 9796
1429 STOCKTON— Telephone SUtter 9502
PACIFIC LIGHTERAGE CO.
PIER 18 SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone UNderhill 3136
STAR PHARMACY
"Free Neighborhood Delivery"
498 CASTRO STREET (Corner 18th St.) SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
THE SHASTA WATER COMPANY
Office Phone: HUmboldt 0866 Res. Phone: Piedmont 7375-R
CHAS. T. COX
Licensed Real Estate Broker and Notary Public
General Insurance
4111 PIEDMONT AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone FRuitvale 7866
Established 1878
LEONARD COATES NURSERIES
INCORPORATED
J. Vendes Mann, Manager. Oakland Branch
312 1 FRUITVALE AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF
Phone ANdover 2413
TONY REIS
SEWER CONTRACTOR
Insurance and Public Liability
4055 E. EIGHTEENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Office: ANdover 1808
Ren.: FRuitvale 7919. R
KIRKWOOD WATSON
REALTOR
I ri^u i.i nee I '
3906 HOPKINS STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone OLympi
F M. Cooke
COOKE BROS
PLUMBINC
Water Heaters All Typsfl Jobbing A Specially
5 10 FORTY-EIGHTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
TR.nidad 7059
SATER'S SUPER SERVICE
Factory Mileage Service Specified
Tires - Tubes - Battery Service - Associated Products
SEMINARY AVE. AT HARMON AVE.
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone ANdover 75 59
FRANK EYRE
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
23 11 TWENTY-FIRST AVENUE
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone OLympic 8735 N. L. Casazza
NELLO'S HARDWARE STORE
Sporting Goods - Paints - Oils - Crockery
Open Evenings
4679 TELEGRAPH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone Piedmont 0225 Al and Dorothy Berwick
BERTOLA'S
ITALIAN RESTAURANT
L. Pasquinelli, Manager
Private Booths - Banquet Rooms
4601 TELEGRAPH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Office: HUmboldt 1700 Res.: HUmboldt 10282
A. T. BECKETT
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
366 FORTIETH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
TEmplebar 2620
LANI &. BRO.
WRECKERS
Second Hand Lumber - Building Material - Plumbing - Fixtures
2830 POPLAR STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone GLencourt 4952
THEO. H. LAPHAM
CONTRACTOR - BUILDER
546 KENMORE AVENUE
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Office: HIgate 961 1
Res.: HUmboldt 5336
WALLACE REALTORS
W. E. Wallace
642 GRAND AVENUE
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone Piedmont 0613
Bob Carnes - Mario "Mac" Maccario
MACCARIO FLORIST
FLOWERS
Artistic Arrangements and Personal Attention
4416 PIEDMONT AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
J. Soderlund - S. Soderlund
Phone Piedmont 63fi
PIEDMONT GARAGE
SODERLUND 8c SON
Tire and Battery Sales and Service
Complete Automotive Maintenance
4135 PIEDMONT AVENUE
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone OLympic 5 62 5
EMIL RAZZANO
THE FLOORMAN
Hardwood Floors - Venetian Blinds - Linoleum - Shades - Wax
4648 TELEGRAPH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone TEmplebar 5426
EDMUND F. PETERSEN
APPRAISER AUCTIONEER
New and Used Furniture Bought. Sold and Exchanged
194 1 SAN PABLO AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Page 20
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
June, 1''41
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
POLICE COMMUNICATION OFFICERS
ASSOCIATION
By Russell J. Woollum, Marysville, Califorr
I he roster showed ii members and guests present at
the regular meeting in Marysville and this is an excellent
example of the continued interest in our meetings. Most
of those present had to travel a long way to get to the
meeting. Nevertheless the attendance was very good and
all present were amply rewarded by a very excellent talk
by -Mr. George Brereton on the organization of the State
Defense Council. Mr. Brereton cleared up many points in
the minds of those who heard him concerning our part in
the Defense Council Plans. During the discussion which
followed Mr. Brereton's talk it was brought out that the
most vital point in organization of any defense plan had
been placed "at the bottom" of the list. Much time has
been given to plans for evacuation, housing, medical care
and identification of civilians in case of disaster; much
time has been spent in forming a very intricate organiza-
tion of controlling heads who are to direct the operations
of this notable and humanitarian cause, but — what hap-
pens if these men whom all depend on for orders can't get
their orders to the field? The whole plan falls apart.
Getting those orders into the field spells success or failure
— and that is where a lack of communications will make
it FAILURE. It has been proven that the first point of
attack either in an invasion by an enemy or bv disaster
caused by "the elements," is in the system of communica-
tions. The first of these to go is the wire lines because by
their very nature they are vulnerable. This leaves radio
as the best bet because it is easier to defend and maintain.
It also places "Police Radio" right in the front ranks
because it is a tool of the civil population.
It behooves each and every one of you men who are
responsible for the organization of this Defense Plan to
move "Communications" up from the bottom of the list
to second place. The time to start is now. It takes time to
get equipment and get it properly installed. There should
be an emergency power supply in every station — it is very
cheap insurance against the word FAILURE.
The matter of affiliation with Associated Police Com-
munication Officers as a local chapter was opened for dis-
cussion by reading a letter from Secretarv Teeter. This
letter cleared away the last remaining question and it was
voted that this Association present a petition for member-
ship at the next National Conference to be held in Oak-
land in the fall.
Letters from Sonoma County Sheriff's office and the
City of Oakland were read. Sonoma County plans to use
an Ultra-high frequency repeater station on 117,500 kilo-
cycles for increasing the communication range of their
mobile units. This is similar to the system that has been in
operation in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties for the
past two years and has proved highly satisfactory. The
Oakland Police are equipping their department with two-
way radio and requested clearance on 31,100 kilocycles for
central station and 30,580 kilocycles tor mobile units. This
clearance was given and best wishes to the Oakland Police
with the new system.
In connection with the annual conference of A. P. C. O.
Inc., to be held in Oakland this fall, the association was
requested to assist C. B. McMurphy, conference chair-
man, with the plans for making this conference a success.
A committee was appointed for this purpose consisting of
Edward Maeshner, of Berkeley, Director Winters of San
Francisco, Chief Walter Wisnom of Hillsborough, Don
Caples, of Piedmont, and Henri Kirby of San Jose.
The next regular meeting will be held in the Citv of
Alameda and all members will be notified of plans by
the usual card.
Meeting adjourned at 11 :()() P. M. with the following
men present :
Mr. George H. Brereton, Sacramento; M. LeBoeuf,
Marysville Police; Frank E. Winters, Edward Borheck,
San Francisco Police; Ray Meyers, John Verhall, Vallejo
Police; Don Caples, Piedmont Police; Ted Bindner, Ray
Burton, Alameda Police; Ray Gada, Stanislaus County;
B. McMurphy, R. J. Woollum, Alameda County Sheriff's
office; J. E. Blake, Gene Plolce, Grass Valley.
Paul T. Nesbit, Lodi ; Mott J. Brunton, San Francisco;
Ray B. Tillery, Sacramento; H. L. Newnan, Sacramento
Police; R. B. Lohry, Oakland Police; Ed. Benhamp,
Marysville; Edw. Maeshner, Berkeley Police; F. W.
Hughes, Roseville Police; W. J. Wisnom, Hillsborough
Police Chief; K. H. Wisnom. San Mateo; John J. Hart-
nett. Burlingame Police; Henri Kirby, San Jose Police;
J. E. Jenning, San Jose; James H. Allen, E. Stewart
Naschke, California Highway Patrol. Sacramento ; G. K.
Burton, Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office; Charles
Hurst, Mayor, Marysville; Dorrell La Fortune, Chief,
Marysville Police; Charles McCoy, Sheriff, Yuba Count}
Felephone Mission 0228
Realtor • Insurance
WM. H. GRAHN
Established 1906
HOME BUILDER— Easy Terms
Main Office: 2965 Mission Street (near 26th) SAN FPANl IS( 0
Branch Offices: Santa Rosa and Monte Rio. California
June. l'>4\
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 21
TOM M. T. SCOTT
No, I divisk i\ S I REI I
SAN I l< \\< ISCO
Established 1855
KINGWELL BROS., Ltd.
Kingwell Bronze Bearing* and Bar Stock
Chrysler Bronze Otlite Bearings and Bar Stock
TOMPKINS FOOD STORE
444 448 NATOMA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
1243 BALBOA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO aajr(. E WiUori| Vice-President
Telephone WAlnut 1616 Jack Lugo
MARINA AUTO ELECTRIC
3225 FILLMORE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
QUALITY FOODS GROCETERIA
TWENTY-SECOND AVENUE & TARAVAL SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone Fillmore 974 1 Wayne Schuyler. Proprietor
Bush and Divisadero Service Station
Lubrication - Accessories - Tire and Batteries
Compliments
HEmlock 4510
POMONA TILE MANUFACTURING CO.
"Everything in Tiles"
135 TENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Los Angeles — Seattle San Francisco
Telephone GArfield 7589
COAST DRAPERY MFG. CO.
96 JESSIE STREET Corner Anthony— Second Floor
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone MOntrose 9505
J. F. Duffin
DUFFIN SERVICE
Gasoline and Motor Oils - Tires and Batteries
Complete Lubricating Service
I9TH AND QUINTARA SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone ORdway 7776
E. H. Brownstone, Proprietor
OF A FRIEND
BROWNIE'S
Biggest and Best Stock of House Furnishing Goods
at Lowest Prices
1538-1540-1544 POLK STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
COURTNEY MOORE
MILLS BUILDING
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone DOuglas 4798
NEWMAN, CARLSEN and FRANZ
General Contractors
Telephone UNderhill 0800; residence. Mission 7261 F. G. Lundberg
PIONEER PIPE CO.
Reconditioned and New Pipe, Casing.
Valves and Fittings
634 TOWNSEND STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone HEmlock 6774
William J. Forsler
50 OAK GROVE STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SUtter 4488
H. L. Weichhart u62 HOWARD STREET
WILLIAM J. FORSTER SONS, LTD.
PLUMBING
SAN FRANCISCO
Weichhart-Fairrnont Manufacturing Co.
Metal Products - Tools - Dies - Machine Work
Telphon* GArfield 6552
M. F. (Mike) Bizal
23 7 NATOMA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
"Fertilization Produces Quality"
A. M. BLUMER
Fertilizing Materials and Mineral Feeds
433 CALIFORNIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone YUkon 2363 Illuminating and Electrical Engineering
ROBERT L. DEARBORN
Specializing in Development and Research in
All Phases of Illumination
55 NEW MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
H. S, WATSON CO.
Brown Lipe Transmissions and Power Takeoffs
Spicer Universal Joints
M - E COFFEE SHOP . . . TAVERN
Open till Midnight
Breakfast - Lunch - Dinners by Appointment
499 FOURTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone Mission 4 75 7
VANNUCCI BROS.
CONSTRUCTION CO.
Concrete Construction
3 75 BAYSHORE BOULEVARD SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone Mission 8122
Residence: Mission 6834
1145 HARRISON STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
GREEN BROS. AND CO.
109 JACKSON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
B. & W. CAFE
JOSE R. CARRIZALES
Cabinetmaker and General Carpenter Work
Furniture Repaired and Remodeled
Free Estimating
1113 TREAT AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone MArket 3883
West Coast Laundry Machinery Co.
3246 SEVENTEENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SUtter 7418
HOTEL COLCHESTER
OPEN ALL N1CHT
Rates per Day 30c and Up. Per Week $1.73 Up
Bath and Shower - Hot and Cold Water
Sunny Reading Room
1900 FILLMORE STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
259 EMBARCADERO (Corner Jackson)
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone UNderhill 1422
MAIN ENGINEERING CO.
Boilers, Tanks, Stacks, Booms, Dippers, Sticks,
Plate Work, Welding, Repairing
110 HOOPER STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone Mission 5609
Quality and Service
Telephone BAyview 5934
SILVER STAR
952 CLEMENT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
WILLIAM A COLSKY
HAMBURGER APPAREL CO.
MISSION HILL FRENCH LAUNDRY
SAN FRANCISCO
3438 MISSION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO I 30 Sutter Street
Phone SUtter 2585
Page
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
June. 1941
Police Captain Lynch, of Oakland, Retired
"Make friends, not enemies of the public — your fellow "I'd like to be a policeman," said young Lynch to
citizens . . . you're dealing with human beings in all their himself.
frailties ... He did, becoming a patrolman on January 8, 1898. In
"Never use your clubs or your guns unless your life January, 1904, he was a made a sergeant of police. Less
than a year later found him in June, 1905, a plain-clothes
detective.
On December 28, 1905, according to the police records,
is really in danger or you are openly attacked and must
protect yourself from personal attack.
"Never start a fight, let it be brought to you.
"Use your common sense rather than the authority
that lies behind the shining star and your fine job as a
police officer . . ."
And that was the creed for 43 years of Captain J. Frank
Lynch, recently retired at 71 years young by an Oakland
municipal ordinance, voted by the electors this Spring,
which made him beloved by the more than 400 active mem-
bers of Oakland's police department today. And every
one of these 400 officers passed through Captain Lynch's
hands during their preliminary and probationary training
periods over the decades.
The creed of Captain Lnch "make friends, not enemies"
is a splendid admonition and good advice to every peace
officer.
To countless Oakland citizens, from their boyhood and
girlhood days, "Cap" Lynch was always known as "the
cop with a heart."
In honor of Captain Lynch, his fellow citizens tendered
him a public banquet in one of Oakland's largest hotels,
a few days after he had been automatically retired because
of the age limit set bv the charter amendment, which,
incidentally affects firemen as well as police officers. Men
and women in all walks of life paid tribute to Captain
Lynch that night. More than 600 attended.
John Frank Lynch (that's his full name) is a native
of Oakland, born Dec. 3, 1870, in the Lynch home, Filbert
Street, West Oakland. He attended the Tompkins School
and then became a carrier for The Oakland Tribune.
It wasn't long before he became manager of the carriers,
then a collector.
As a newsboy and as manager of newsboys, Lynch saw
much of the pioneer Oakland Police Department.
Phone OLympic 7161
JOHN PASSARINO
BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR
Res.: 1147 FIFTY-FIFTH STREET OAK
Telephone: TWinoaks 1424 Everything for the Target Shooter
STEVE HAMPEL
FIRE ARMS SERVICE COMPANY
Factory Authorized Service
Remington. Winchester. Browning, Savage
1115 FRANKLIN STREET OAKLAND. CALII
GLencourt 7078 Bill Blanchfield
THE OWL
1533 CLAY STREET -OAK
Hlgate 1338 Estimates Given
TOM EGAN
THE PLUMBER
1616 MARKET STREET OAKLAND
DR. A. R. REINKE
1624 FRANKLIN STREET
OLympic 2801
IDORA REALTY CO.
Wo Buy Houses in North Oakland for Cash
5505 TELEGRAPH AVENUE OAKLAND
Compliments of
CHIMES COFFEE SHOP
128 E. FOURTEENTH STREET OAKLA
Phone Hlgate 101 I
W. G. Ledgett, Mgr.
PIONEER SAWDUST DEPOT
Service Since 1893
Pine. Oak. Redwood and Cedar — Sawdust Sifted to All Grades
2800 PERALTA STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone HUmboldt 5307
A. ROWSE
Registered Plumber Over 25 Years
978 APCAR STREET OAKL,
Phone HUmboldt 041 I
Estimates Furnished
ZELMA O'CONNELL
REST HOME
3 17 ALCATRAZ AVENUE
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone Piedmont 7861
Ethel Barnhill. Mgr.
INTERCITY NURSING HOME
ACUTE AND CHRONIC CASES
Day and Night Nurses
5544 TELEGRAPH AVENUE
OAKLAND, CALIF.
Office: Hlgate 7371
Shop on Wheels
Night and Holiday
BONIN PLUMBING AND HEATING
E. C. Bonin, Manager
Plumbing — Prompt and Guaranteed Service
Repairing and Jobbing of All Kinds
541 TWENTY-SECOND STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
June. 1"4I
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' Jul RNAL
Page 23
he was named acting Captain of Polite and August 8,
1906 — the year "i the big fire and earth temblor that
lowered San Francisco — he became a tull Captain of
Police.
On Ma) Id, 1919, following a police shake-up Captain
J. Mich became Chief of Police. For some 18 months he
served as head of the department bur his heart was a
lirtle closer to tile men on the heats and he happil\ re-
turned to Captain of the Central Division on Januarj 23,
1921.
It is significant that Captain Lynch lias served in everj
rank in the Police Department. From patrolman to Chief
of Police — and that's a record which am peace officer
can be proud of though Captain Lynch sa\s: "After all
I'm just a police officer, that has been m\ job over the
years.
Today, Captain Lynch is taking life easy at the home of
his sister, Elizabeth, 1044 Clarendon Crescent, Oakland,
Where his daughter, Genevieve, also makes her home.
Oakland's Police Department is a finer organization
today because of the fine service, the spelndid advice given
"rookies" and the outstanding police qualifications that
Captain Lynch brought to the department over more than
four decades as an active member of the department.
Compliments of
GRE YLINE, INC.
STUART OXYGEN CO.
2 I I BAY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone BAyview 35 13 Mrs. L. Wallner
LORRAINE DRESS SHOP
Open Tuesday, Thursday Evenings
749 CLEMENT STREET, corner 9th Avenue SAN FRANCISCO
HEmlock 5562
BUZZELL ELECTRIC WORKS
130 EIGHTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone Fillmore 9881
Cowart's Associated Service Station
CALIFORNIA & STE1NER STS. SAN FRANCISCO
CUBAN ROOM
1409 SUTTER STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phones Piedmont 1967 • 1968 Birthday. Wedding oi Party Cake.
NELDAM'S DANISH BAKERY
Fancy Pastry, Tarts and Cookirs
342 1 TELEGRAPH AVENUE
OAKLAND. CALIF.
MASTER CHEMICAL CO.
828 FORTIETH STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Compliments of
A. J. D.
FRANK FREBAK
ASSOCIATED SERVICE STATION
OCEAN & KEYSTONE AVES. SAN FRANCISCO
Piedmont 8777
BELLINI'S RESTAURANT
AND BEPPO'S COCKTAIL ROOM
Private Rooms for Banquets and Parties
4130 TELEGRAPH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
UNderhill 5380 S. M1LANOVICH. Prop.
California Trunk 8C Suit Case Company
FINE LEATHER CASES — REPAIR1NC OUR SPECIALTY
Radio Carrying Cases Made to Order
444 HAYES STREET, Near Cough SAN FRANCISCO
SPANISH BOOK & MUSIC STORE
H. A. HOOD CO.
Plumbing and Sheet Metal Works
2585 FRUITVALE AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone Piedmont 8141
GREEN BROS. EXPRESS CO.
Furniture and Piano Moving
Local and Long Distance Hauling
Baggage and Small Deliveries a Specialty
956 THIRTY-SIXTH STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
ANdover 18 18
There is No Substitute for Good Plastering
KLATT-MATHEYER
Consult Your Contractor
2241 E. TWENTY SECOND STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
OLympic 8744
Let Us Estimate
LOUIS REINTHALER
PAINTING CONTRACTOR
Interior - Exterior - Residential - Commercial
647 FIFTY SIXTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone Piedmont 9563
Where Good Fellows Get Together
THE TAP CAFE
Good Eats - Fine Wines - Liquors - Beer
5018 TELEGRAPH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
TWinoaks 1545 Wm. Williford. Prop
BILL'S SERVICE
Signal and Mohawk Gas
Courteous Service - Open Day and Night
301 EAST EIGHTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
FRuitvale 7500
L. B. FREDERICK
Real Estate Exchanges
Listen to "Trader Fred" KROW Daily at 12:30
4712 E. FOURTEENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone TEmplebar 0476; res. phone TEmplebar 0146
CUSH DECORATING CO.
Flags - Pennants - Bunting - Displays
1812 JEFFERSON STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephones OLympic 9500 - HUmbolt 3023 Established 1927
J. H. PAULMANN
Architectural Gardener
Tree Surgery - Seasonal Pruning - Spraying
"Gardens You Can Enjoy"
54 1 THIRTY-NINTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone: FRuitvale 10077
Cy Conzatti - Bob Fielding
THE PLAYHOUSE
2973 HOPKINS STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
TEmplebar 4936
Free Estimates on All Work
CYRIL F. MIZE
PAINTING AND PAPERHANG1NC
Guaranteed Workmanship — Fair Prices
658 BROADWAY
SAN FRANCISCO !009 NINTH AVENUE
OAKLAND. CALIF
Page 24
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
June, 1041
INSPECTOR JOHN BUTLER MAKES
ANOTHER GOOD CAPTURE
Only a few weeks ago Inspector Butler, in a gun right,
captured a daylight holdup man who was successfully
making his getaway from a jewelry store holdup. At the
Hall of Justice Inspector Butler is kept busy with keeping
track of police equipment, handling purchase orders, et
cetera, but it seems during his lunch hour or on trips to
the office of the Purchaser of Supplies at the City Hall, he
is just a hoodoo to people who want to commit robberies
or burglaries.
A few days ago a phone call came from an address on
Green Street that a burglar was in the house next door.
In a few seconds the information was on the air and at
Van Ness and Pacific, while returning to the Hall of
Justice, the Inspector heard his radio groan: "Go to 2438
Green Street — burglar in the house."
In less time than it takes to count 10 the police car
was zooming down the incline. It being daytime, and a
siren just being an aid to notify the burglar to make a get-
away, the inspector merely turned on his red emergency
light, knowing that the parties who phoned would recog-
nize the car as a police car. It worked like a charm. A
lady waved to him and pointed to a partially opened garage
door. A scream of the brakes and, revolver in hand. In-
spector Butler faced a man with a bucket on his arm.
In the pail the Inspector noticed lady's apparel of silks
and laces. Told to hold up his hands the startled man
was ordered to place his arms around a nearby telephone
pole. The pole had too much circumference, so Inspector
Butler marched his suspect to a thinner pole across the
street, and handcuffed him to >aid, then, with Inspector
James Cooper he was at leisure to search the premises
for probable accomplices.
As it later proved, the burglar, Otto Reichelt, a tun-
time loser, was working alone.
Other radio car crews had arrived by this time and
joined in the search of the burglarized residence. In the
excitement Otto and his pail were forgotten by the late
arrivals, one of whom said casually, "I guess we may as
well return to our station ; this is evidently a false alarm."
Inspector Butler pointed to the man with the pail across
the street and merely said, "What do you think he is
doing there — praying to that telephone pole?"
Otto Reichelt will have a Folsom address tor a year
or two.
Piedmont 0066 Call Us First
ELECTRIC AMBULANCE COMPANY
Positively No Mortuary Work
3614 TELEGRAPH AVENUE OAKLAND, CALIF.
Telephone GLencourt 5984
OAKLAND SIGN CO.
Emory Farhner
STORE FRONT ADVERTISING
5 79 EIGHTEENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Piedmont 9050
GENE MOULIC
AUTOMOBILES
4444 TELEGRAPH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
ANdover 3 764
GROOM & GROOM, INC.
BUILDERS OF FINE HOMES
4020 HOPKINS STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
ANdover 5544
A. R. LAPHAM
BUILDER
4 144 COOLIDGE AVENUE LINCOLN HIGHLANDS
Phone: OLympic 2623 Res.: SWeetwood 2863
WALTER LUIHN
REALTOR
Business Opportunities - Loans - Insurance - Leases
Rentals - Specializing in Estates
3653 TELEGRAPH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone: HIgate 9375
Nellie Hendee, Owner
OAKLAND'S FINEST REST HOME
LAKE MERR1TT DISTRICT
Nurses Day and Night
5 76 VALLE VISTA AVENUE
OAKLAND, CALIF.
Phone: HUmboldt 8402
Near All Transportation
CONVALESCENT HOME
Best of Care - Kind Understanding Nurses
Excellent Food - Furnace Heat - Tray Service
1030 APGAR STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
SWeetwood 44 1 2
F. C. NILSON
BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR
1744 EIGHTY-SECOND AVE. OAKLAND, CALIF.
FRuitvale 8498 Service That Pleases
FRANK CORSO
Successor to
E. S. BOTTEMILLER AND SON
House Moving and Raising
13 76 EIGHTIETH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
ANdover 8384
W. S. KICE
GENERAL CONTRACTING
1501 TWENTY-NINTH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Piedmont 1063 Jack R'uedy
If You Are Looking for a Good Place to Eat, Try
RUEDY'S CAFETERIA
4207 TELEGRAPH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone FRuitvale 846 I
DR. NETTIE U. UMBREIT
D C. Ph. C. N. D.
This Office Uses Advanced Chiropractic Technique and
Other Advanced Methods
Office: 2644 35th Ave.. Near Brookdale Ave, Oakland, Calif.
Phone TRinidad 4567
F. A. Abrams, Prop.
COMMUNITY PHARMACY
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Soda Fountain - Box Candy - Photo Work and Supplies
Free Delivery
2011 SEVENTY-THIRD AVE. OAKLAND, CALIF.
Telephone HUmboldt 2842
RALPH CAMPBELL
EXCLUSIVE WHOLESALE CLEANERS
4476 EMERY STREET
EMERYVILLE. CALIF.
Phone: Piedmont 8650
Established Since 1889
WINES 8t LIQUORS
Helm G. Brause - Fritz W. Brause
Lunches and Sandwiches
5554 TELEGRAPH AVENUE
OAKLAND, CALIF.
June, l"4l
POI.K'I AM) I'KACT OFFICF.KS' J< >l RNAL
E. U. ROUSSELL
Oakland's Chief Building Inspector
The Oakland Building Department was created on
fulj 1, 1905, and John F. Towefe was appointed the first
building inspector. His equipment consisted ol a horse and
Lggj and desk room only. From this small beginning
the Department has grown to consist ot a personnel of
fourteen, occupying one-halt of the fourth floor of the
Oakland City Hall.
Those of us who experienced the earthquake and fire
in San Francisco on April 18, 1906, still remember this
great catastrophe and how the entire nation came to its
assistance. Over night Oakland's population increased by
main thousands, and shelters of all descriptions were
hastily erected. This period was followed by a "building
boom", as man> who came to our city seeking refuge
remained and became permanent citizens and home
owners.
This period was one of the most trying that any Build-
ing Inspector could go through, and had it not been for
the Police and Fire Departments, the condition would
have gotten completely out of control, as the magnitude
of the emergency was greater than any one individual
could physically cope with.
The foregoing gives only a brief history of the early
development of this Department, but after its creation
and baptism of earthquake and fire, it has had a very
sound and steadv growth.
In the past thirty-six years $300,000,000 worth of build-
ing has been under the control of this office, and the city
has more than doubled in population and area.
Ernest U. Roussell, the present Chief Building In-
spector, who held the position for many years, was a
former resident of South of Market, in San Francisco,
and has many friends on the west side of the bay who have
rejoiced at his success in his responsible position.
Geo. Osborne— 146 Shawnee Street - Telephone RAndolph 2926
MAIN ENGINEERING CO.
Boilers. Tanks. Stacks, Booms. Dippers, Sticks,
Plate Work, Welding. Repairing
IIP HOOPER STREET UNderhill 1422 SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone GArfield 93 18
ALFRED AND SECUNDO
Purveyors of Tastv and Palatable Drinks
886 BROADWAY SAN FRANCISCO
WM. PENN HOTEL
Rates: $1.00 to $3.00
LARGE. PLEASANT LOBBY
160 EDDY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
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SOUTHERN PROMOTION ASSOC.
CHAS. E. RE1NHART. President
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
June, 1941
Matt McGrath, Great Police Athlete, Passes
By Inspector Michael Desmond
I
Inspector Desmond
Big Matt McGrath, who served nearly 40 years on the
New York City police force, was one of the world's great-
est weight throwers. A giant of a man, 230 pounds, six
feet one, born in Tipperary and as Irish as a shamrock,
he competed for the United States
in four Olympics— 1908, 1912,
1920 and 192-1 — and barely missed
making the team in 1928, when he
was 51 years old.
He won 21 national champion-
ships in weight throwing during
30 years of competition, and ac-
cumulated 71 gold and silver
medals and enough prize cups and
statuettes to stock a shop.
In 1912 at Stockholm he threw the 16-pound hammer
179 feet 7y& inches to set an Olympic record which stood
until the Berlin games of 1936. And to this day he holds
the world's record for throwing the 56-pound weight, 40
feet 6>8 inches, set at a Canadian meet in 1911.
Through middle age Matt McGrath kept his massive
frame in nearly perfect condition with handball, swimming
and golf, and competed sporadically in local meets up to
1937. Before the Olympics of 1932 and 1936 he talked
wistfully of getting in top form again for international
competition. And even in 1939 — the year of his 63rd birth-
day which, except for a special ruling would have com-
pelled retirement from the police force — he dreamed of
trying for the Olympics of 1940. The games were sched-
uled for Finland, but were knocked out by the war.
McGrath was born in Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ire-
land, on December 20, 1876, the eldest of 11 children.
He yearned to be an athlete and, though he worshiped
John Flanagan and Jim Mitchell, two great weight throw-
ers from Tipperary, work came first and he never had a
real weight in his ham-like hands until after he joined
New York's Police Department.
Within a few months he screwed up his courage to enter
a meet at Celtic Park and jumped squarely into the front
ranks of the world's weight throwers by defeating John
Flanagan, his boyhood idol and the then champion. The
recruit with the iron sinews, the barrel chest and the
Irish grin became Mighty Matt McGrath, the New York
Police Department's world champion weight thrower.
McGrath became a sergeant in 1917, a lieutenant in
1918, a captain in 1926, a deputy inspector in 1930 and
an inspector in 1936. He became known as an expert in
traffic problems.
He liked to think he was predestined as a great athlete
because he came from Tipperary — a home of big men, per-
haps because the land was full of limestone, which went
into the water and the vegetables to build big men.
Whether or not there was more limestone in Tipperary
than in other places, McGrath was a monument to
strength and durability. Past 60 years old, he used to work
out with college boys at Travers Island and could still
throw the weights farther than men 40 years younger.
I always felt proud to be able to class Matt McGrath
as one of my closest friends. We often talked far into the
night about games and contests he had taken part in and
the men he competed against or with in this country,
Canada and Europe. He had a keen sense of humor and
could see a joke even in trying circumstances. Like all
outstanding men who are giants in their own right, he
was as gentle as a child — yes, and a thorough Irish gentle-
man.
Phone Day or Night: FR. 4060 ■ AN. 0360
ACE PLUMBING COMPANY
Phil Barbin, Manager
Water Heaters Installed - Jobbing Promptly Attended To
All Work Guaranteed
3920 HOPKINS STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
Phone: HIgate 633 1 Res.: BErkeley 0601-W
J. J. CASTELL
Furniture and Piano Refinishing • Repairing
577 SIXTEENTH STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
Telephone HIgate 7048
Entire 2nd Floor
EDWARD BULLWINKEL
FINE FURS
505 SEVENTEENTH STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
SWeetwood 4 142
Compensation Carried
VERNON POST
Painting - Decorating - Paper Hanging
2645 RITCHIE STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone: MErrit 301 I
WAGNER SHADE COMPANY
Shades Made to Order Cleaned - Reversed
Venetian Blinds at Moderate Prices
3324 PARK BOULEVARD
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Office Phone: HUmboldt 9770
Res. Phone: OLympic 4077
I OS. MERANI
LICENSED REALTOR - NOTARY
All Forms of Insurance
5835 San Pablo Avenue OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone HUmboldt 3400
JOHN F. TULLOCH
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
3428 ETTIE STREET
Office and Yards:
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone GLencourt 093 8
COMMERCIAL DRAYAGE CO.
EDWIN R. ADAMS
5 73 WELDON AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone HIgate 4010
Eyes Examined
J. H. MacPHERSON 8c STAFF
Formerly F. W. Laufer. Inc.
OPTOMETRISTS AND OPTICIANS
487 FOURTEENTH STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
Compliments of
DIAMOND DAIRY
June. V>41
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOI RNAL
l>a,,e 27
A RACKET TRY THAT
DID NOT WORK
An impromptu delegation from a night club appeared
at the Detective Bureau some years ago. Lieutenant Frank
Winters, in charge of the desk at the time, looked up and
$aw more evening gowns, jeweled slippers and full dress
suits than had ever before been assembled in that nerve
center of law and order.
A woman took one or two socially proper steps forward
and addressed the lieutenant.
"Is this the police — the police headquarters?"
"Yes, madam. What's the trouble?
"I've been robbed," she shouted. "Robbed while I was
dancing at the night club over on — well, not far from
here."
"Yes?" the lieutenant said.
"My purse, my platinum mesh purse, and more than
$100— — al 1 gone! Stolen while I was dancing. 1 want my
valuables back! It's robbery! I want you to make the pro-
prietor get my purse back, or pay me what it's worth!"
The proprietor spoke up: "Lieutenant, we don't feel
that we should pay out several hundred dollars — not with-
out some investigation. After all — "
She interrupted him with: "Well, you're responsible!
You cater to the better class, and when we come there,
thinking we'll find only the better class of people there, to
associate with — well, we're robbed! \ ou open your doors
to thieves and robbers ! \ ou let them prey upon your
guests. I demand you pay me for my loss!"
The men and women who had accompanied the propri-
etor and the woman all demanded that they be searched,
to clear them of suspicion. Lieutenant Winters said that
could be arranged, since they asked for it. He called the
matron from the city prison to search the women, and on
her arrival she asked who had lost the purse. The woman
was pointed out to her and the matron, stepping quickly
up to her said: "I'll begin with you."
The woman drew back, but the matron caught her
coat, gave it a yank, and revealed the "stolen" purse, con-
cealed under the lady's left arm.
Lieutenant Winters asked the proprietor if he wanted
the woman arrested, and he said "no, let it ride."
Just another novel racket that didn't get any police
officer excited.
I'l.-dmont 'M',2
Max Blum - Babe Andrews
CLUB TRIANGLE
Dancing - Fine Liquors - Fancy Mixed Drink*
No Cover Charge
6031 ADELINE STREET OAKLAND, CALlr
Phone OLympic 3625 P. Franco, Proprietor
ACME WINDOW CLEANING CO.
WINDOW CLEANERS AND JANITORS
4835 WEBSTER STREET OAKLAND. CALIF
Phone HUmboldt 3800
FRANKIE BURNS
COCKTAIL LOUNCE
3 924 TELEGRAPH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone: FRuitvale 8328
H. W. GRAHAM
New and Second Hand Sewing Machines
Rents and Repairs
3634 EAST FOURTEENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
FRuitvale 0219
WM. J. CRYER SONS
DESICNERS AND BOAT BUILDERS
Marine Ways
FOOT OF DENN1SON ST. OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone TWinoaks 2 72 7
ABE COHN
WINE AND BEER
315 FRANKLIN STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Res. Phone OLympic 8245 Licensed Plumber
H. R. PEMBERTON
PLUMBING AND HEATING
General Jobbing - Lawn Sprinkler Systems
Overhauling and Repairing Gas Appliances
1064 SIXTY-FIRST STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone TEmplebar 7041 Res.: TRinidad 2088
HANSEN 8c CANN
Body and Fender Repairing - Tops and Upholstery - Painting
333 TWENTY-SIXTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone: Piedmont 0258 Al C. Weber
PARAMOUNT ELECTRIC CO.
EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL
Electrical Construction - Lighting Fixtures - Repair Work
42 16 TELECRAPH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone FRuitvale 3895
H. A. HOOD CO.
PLUMBING - HEATING - SHEET METAL WORK
Bonded and Licensed Plumbing Since 1907
2585 FRUITVALE AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone OLympic 8725
JOE BENASSINI
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Building and Remodeling
620 FIFTY-FIRST STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phones: OLympic 2853 - FRuitvale 9021
VINCENT FATTA
PLASTERING CONTRACTOR
Resid.nce: 5558 Claremont Avenue
A. B. MacMURTRY
MASONRY CONTRACTOR
Brick and Tile Work - Stone Steps - Porches
Brick Homes - Mantels - Chimneys - Repair Work
2247 FILBERT STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone OLympic 8085
1217 GRAND AVENUE
PIEDMONT. CALIF.
Jos. W. Kramm, Sr.
Jos. W. Kramm. Jr
JOSEPH RINALDI
PLASTERING CONTRACTOR
KRAMM DISTRIBUTING CO.
836 FIFTY-SECOND STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
2607 CYPRESS STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Paff, 28
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
June, l'J-11
WILLIAM E. SCHOPPE
(Continued from Page I )
Rupp and Willy Mann, with aliases, upon investigation
of robbery. We were asked to trace out their car.
They were in possession of a 1939 Chevrolet sedan,
motor 2278003, 1939 Arizona license A34-791. We im-
mediately checked with the Motor Vehicle Department
records, finding the car registered and license issued to
Harold Rupp. with GMAC lien of February 14, 1939.
We telephoned the GMAC office, receiving the advice
contract was paid two months in advance. We continued
tracing checking records of the local police, sheriff's office,
and highway patrol, and found no theft record. Because
these subjects were held on suspicion of robbery, we
checked with the Bureau of Identification, finding that
Harold Rupp had been arrested bv the Phoenix police on
April 19, 1936, charge of robbery. We obtained finger-
print classification and criminal record showing commit-
ment to the state penitentiary in 1936, being paroled in
1937. Records showed he had been arrested repeatedly on
robbery charges.
We continued investigation, and through the local office
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation learned that the
subjects held in Dallas had in their possession #400 in
currency, the ends of which were partially burned and
scorched.
Pursuing the matter through the sheriff's office, and
inquiring if any robberies had recently been committed in
which a torch had been used, we learned that on March
2, 1939, an oil company office had been broken into, a torch
had been used on the safe, and approximately #1,000 in
currency and checks were taken. The night watchman was
badlj beaten. Advised the sheriff's office at Phoenix the
men responsible for this robbery were being held by the
Dallas police department. The sheriff telephoned the po-
lice department at Dallas and was successful in identifying
the individuals held by the Dallas police as the individuals
committing the robbery of the Martin Coal Company.
Subjects pleaded guilty and are now serving time in the
Arizona state penitentiary. This was not an unusual trac-
ing case, as it was confined to but one state.
Orthodox Agencies Limited
The point brought out in this case is that had the Dallas
police wired the Motor Vehicle Department for registered
owner on this car, they would simply have obtained the
name of registered owner and possibly the legal owner.
If thej had continued to trace through the GMAC, they
would have found this contract was up to date, and rea-
sonably considered the trail ended there.
In this instance, or in similar instances, no criticism can
be directed to the Motor Vehicle Department, because
it is not a law-enforcement agency and has no means of
continuing the tracing of cars or the individuals involved.
Neither do we believe that the bureau infringed upon the
duties of the local officials, in that our agents are logically
presumed to carry to the limit any investigation involving
a suspicious automobile or individuals to whom suspicion
is directed in the same connection.
IILmboldt 4400
Paul Pause and Associates
MONTCLAIR REALTY
Pioneer Realtors of the Montclair- Piedmont Hills
6540 MORAGA AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
FRuitvale 0937 Frank Session
SESSION BROS.
MATTRESS AND UPHOLSTERING
1502 E. TWELFTH STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone ANdover 743 1
Res. BErkeley 6I68W
Broadway Ornamental Iron Works
Jos. Macri
1506 E. TWELFTH STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
Phone Piedmont 0398
T. Beumann
SANTE FE BAKERY
Our Specialty — Danish Pastry. Wedding and Birthday Cakes
5339 CROVE STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
HAMLIN'S
AUTO PARK
526 SEVENTEENTH ST.
Oakland. Calif.
533 EIGHTEENTH ST.
Phone FRuitvale 6542
Evenings
JOSEPH STONE
All Kinds of Cement Work Done at Reasonable Prices
3 150 BROOKDALE AVENUE
OAKLAND, CALIF.
Phone Piedmont 2882
Founded by J. A. Lutz
GLENVIEW PLUMBING COMPANY
CONTRACTING AND GENERAL PLUMBING
Water Heaters - Alterations - Sewer Work
2050 MOUNTAIN BOULEVARD OAKLAND. CALIF.
N. L. COLEMAN and J. L. MARTIN
ARCHITECT
LANDSCAPE EXPERT
Oakland. Calif.
Piedmont 9316
Al Santoni
AVENUE AUTO WRECKING
3 120 SAN PABLO AVENUE
NEW AND USED PARTS
We Buy. Sell or Exchange Cars
OAKLAND. CALIF.
HUmboldt 2633
BORGETTI GROCERY
GROCERIES • WINES - LIQUORS
205 -A MOSS AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone Hlgate 6228 Res.: OLympic 4340
WHEN THINKING OF PAINTING AND DECORATING
Call Upon A Responsible Painter
Marlin Painters and Decorators
43 1 ATHOL
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone KEllog 4-4242
BAKERS SERVICE
Careful Moving - Safe Storage
Main Office and Warehouse:
1560 FOURTEENTH AVENUE at Foothill
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone TWinoaks 2406
ZERIKOTES Restaurant and Fountain
We Cater to Private Parties and Banquets
Dine on Lake Merritt, the most beautiful spot in Oakland
1520 OAK STREET at the Boat House OAKLAND. CALIF
Phone FRuitvale 6986; if no answer call FR. 8120-W
FALSETTI ROOFING CO.
Tar and Gravel - Gutters - Composition Shingles and Tile
Carries State Compensation Insurance
3268 E. 27TH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF
June. I'UI
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 29
Skillful Operators Caught
On November 4, 1939, in tin- Federal Court. S;ilr Lake,
Charles Richard McGaffey, with aliases, was sentenced
to serve five years in the federal penitentiary for violation
of the National Motor Vehicle Act. Mrs. Charles Richard
McGaffey, his accomplice in crime, received sentence of
eighteen months in the Federal Women's Reformatory, It
took two years on the part of the bureau's representatives
and law-enforcement agencies throughout the entire
United States to apprehend these suspects and solve their
method of operation. This man and wife operated under a
dozen aliases through 22 states, and were accountable foi
the theft, transportation and sale of over 2(1(1 late model
automobiles. Their method of operation was as follows:
First — 1 hey secured in advance five or six registration
certificates on non-existent cars from states operating with-
out title laws, matching each registration certificate with
a forged bill of sale, the wife acting as the notary. Second
— An automobile of the same year model and make as
registered was stolen by using a jump coil, cooled off in a
rented private garage, where the motor and serial numbers
were removed, and replaced by those of the registration
certificate. This car was then moved quickly into a state
operating under a certificate of title law and re-registered,
whereby a legitimate certificate of title would be secured.
With these clearances the car was invariably sold to a
dealer for quick cash, the thieves returning to their seat
of operation.
These individuals were apprehended by the Utah Title
Division, due to the fact that their method of operation,
together with their personal description, had been fur-
nished to every motor vehicle department throughout the
West.
In this case the bureau identified 65 of these late model
automobiles by their secret numbers, information concern-
ing which can only be furnished by the theft bureau.
Bureau Research Solves Murder Mystery
Another interesting case. In May, 1940, a state liquor
store manager in the State of Washington was shot and
killed during a hold-up in which three men participated.
A 1939 Chevrolet, stolen in Seattle seven months previ-
ously, was found crashed one mile from the scene of the
murder. This automobile was taken over by the authori-
ties, held for ten days for clues, released to the theft bureau
for delivery to the insurance company. L pon release to us
we gave it a complete internal and external examination,
discovering that the original grill had been replaced and
that the left front bracket bumper had been replaced. In-
cidentally, an unexploded automatic cartridge was found
wedged in the glove compartment. Shortly after, a Spokane
police officer killed a suspected safe robber. The robber's
home was gone over carefully by the police and in it was
found a broken front bumper bracket and a damaged grill
for a 1939 Chevrolet. These parts were found to fit the
missing parts in every detail. The unexploded Remington
automatic, through a ballistic test with a Remington
found in the dead robber's effects, was determined to be
the gun used to kill the liquor store manager. Following
the killing of the suspect in Spokane, the two others were
Telephone: HlgBte M07
GEO. W. PETER
PATTERN MAKER
Pattern Work of All Descriptions
419 THIRD STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone TWinoaks 1228
JAMES F. DUNN
REFRIGERATION SALES «t SERVU I.
Domestic and Commercial
52 S HOBART STREET OAKLAND. ( ALU
Phone ANdover 8484
ARTHUR V. MILLER
Re-Upholstering - Home Accessories - Fabrics for All Purposes
Fin-1 Upholstered Furniture
1450 LEIMERT BOULEVARD OAKLAND. CALIF.
Piedmont 0959
LESTER F. SCHAEFER 8C SON
PAINTERS AND DECORATORS
5 783 GROVE STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Bus. Phone: TRinidad 8645
Res. Phone: SWeetwood 4929
J. R. PIERCE PLUMBING CO.
Jobbing and Repairing A Specialty - Estimates Given
1844 SEVENTY-THIRD AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone OLympic 7308
A. VAN PELT
25 YEARS OF BETTER PAINTING
5427 COLLEGE AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Fred Stone. Manager
Phone FRuitvale 971
A Good Time
TOWNE CLUB CAFE
Quality Liquor, Wine and Beer
3809 FOOTHILL BOULEVARD OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone Piedmont 0407 M. Amaro
FRUITVALE ROOFING CO.
Established 19 14
New and Old Work - All Kinds of Roof Repairing
7I4H THIRTY- SIXTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
FRuitvale 0065
LARSON'S GROCERY
FRUITS. VEGETABLES AND MEATS
2267 THIRTY-EIGHTH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
TV'inoaks 390 1 John S. Pricco. Prop.
J. S. P. SERVICE
Means Just Service and Price
Greasing Job at 60 Cents - Including Spring Spraying
Repairing - Batteries - Tires
COR. 28TH and CHESTNUT STREETS OAKLAND, CALIF.
Phone GLencourt 0522
Phone: ALameda 4348 J
E. VERNAZZA 8C CO.
BAY FARM ISLAND
Wholesale Dealers in Vegetables and Produce
41 1 SECOND STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone Piedmont 5533
Established 18 Years
STEPHEN J. WILLIAMS
REAL ESTATE - BUSINESS INVESTMENTS
3 706 TELEGRAPH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Factory: HUmboldt 9449
Res.: OLympic 8586
VERNON A. LARGE
Manufacturer Furring Nails. Co me rite
LATHING CONTRACTOR
6661 CHABOT ROAD
OAK] \ N I
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
June, 1941
apprehended, one in Montana and one in North Dakota.
The important point to consider in this case is that the
identification of the suspects was indefinite and inconclu-
sive. The equipment in the abandoned Chevrolet and the
Remington automatic cartridge was the only direct evi-
dence tying these suspects to the liquor store murder. In
this instance the evidence was secured as a result of an
intensive inspection of the abandoned automobile.
In reciting these several cases, we have endeavored to
minimize the participation of the bureau, no matter how
important our part may have been. The theft bureau is not
a law-enforcement department, and we wish it to be
recognized solely as a bureau of service in factors relating
to the automobile, or in any manner in which it can con-
sistently assist. However, in the recitation of these cases
it has become necessary to indicate why and how the
bureau became interested, and, in particular, why and how
we were able to assist. Bear in mind, one of these murder-
ers was located and apprehended because his insurance pol-
icy made contact with an F. B. I. circular. Two of these
murderers were identified and apprehended because reports
of their automobile accidents and losses were in our files,
and a check with the files identified and located them with
a definite address.
Sixty-five late model stolen automobiles were identified
by secret numbers, the sole method of identification. Two
safe crackers were identified only through the medium of
tracing out an automobile by a specialist in that type of
work. Two murderers were identified as the result of an
expert intensive mechanical inspection of a stolen car used
in the commission of a crime.
In closing, we would say frankly that these cases are
probably just run-of-the-mill felonies for the modern po-
lice department, and yet it should be obvious that the re-
sults which were accomplished were brought about
through the use of some novel and little-used facilities of
the National Automobile Theft Bureau, which we again
most cordially invite officers to utilize.
Member of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery
ERNEST CLYDE, TONY ROSSI 8C SONS
FLORISTS
Elks" Temple, 20th and Broadway - GLencourt 9373
3460 East Fourteenth Street - Fruitvale 2771-2772 - Oakland. Calif.
Telephone TEmplebar 9806
Where Good Fellows Get Together
BLACK CAT CAFE
also 108 CLUB
JACK BECLEY. Proprietor
108 CRAND AVENUE
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Better Work for People Who Care-
D. I. McRICE
Painting - Tinting - Paperhanging
Home: 993 1 Dante Avenue - SWeetwood 5327 - Oakland. Calif.
Shop: 2840 Short Street - FRuitvale 5199-W - Oakland. Calif.
Phone FRuitvale 10017
Best Used Car Buys in Oakland
Phone: HUmboldt 63 16
If It's A Brush You Want We Have It
BOB BARTLEY MOTORS
Cash Paid for Good Used Cars
Small Down Payments - Easy Terms
5656 EAST FOURTEENTH STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
Telephone FRuitvale 813 3 Fred Scatena
GOLDEN GRAPE WINE CO.
California's Best Wines — Wholesale and Retail
3920 EAST FOURTEENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
C. L. MOODY BRUSH CO.
WHOLESALE JANITOR & GARAGE SUPPLIES
Floor Sanding and Polishing Machines for Rent — $1.00 per day up
Paints, Varnishes. Enamels, Electric Light Bulbs. Etc.
3600 PIEDMONT AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Bus. Phone: FRuitvale 9298 J. G. MENEZES. Prop.
LIDO CAFE
Refreshments - Finest Wines - Bottled Beer
Come in and See Miniature of Bay Bridge
1800 EAST FOURTEENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
TEmplebar 9614
J. Adamo
BUFFALO CAFE
We Cater to the Best - Finest Brands of Liquors
928 BROADWAY OAKLAND, CALIF.
Victor Lagrave
VALENTINE'S FINE FOODS
THE STEAK HOUSE
264 FOURTEENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Office Phone: Piedmont 0128 Res.: HUmboldt 4825
KEY ROUTE COAL YARD
JOHN GIACOBBI. Prop.
Dines Quality Coal - Utah Coals - Wood - Fertilizer
4206 TELEGRAPH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
We Call and Deliver
Hlgate 8676
CHRISTINE CLEANERS
Insure Your Cleaning
We Use Double-Wear Process
2923 TELEGRAPH AVENUE
OAKLAND. CALIF.
CLe
irt 0291
FLOYD HERBERT MICK
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
1736 FRANKLIN STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
HUmboldt 5588
IRWIN M. JOHNSON
ARCHITECT
449 MOSS AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
W. C. "Bi'.l" McCann
THE HUT
Wine and Dine in the Atmosphere of the Tropics
152 7 HOPKINS STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone ANdover 03 17
RAY FOX
TILE CONTRACTOR
Estimates Given — Remodeling A Specialty
2638 THIRTY- FIFTH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone FRuitvale 0054
Res.: 2309 E. 22nd St.
OSCAR CARLSON
LICENSED PLUMBER
Plumbing and General Jobbing
2 138 TWENTY- THIRD AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone OLympic 1493
C. V. ROGERS
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Carpentering - Remodeling - Repairing
Jobbing of All Kinds
865 SIXTIETH STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
Phones: ANdover 5014 or FRuitvale 6592
HANSON'S
COFFEE SHOP AND DININC ROOM
Open 7 A. M. to 8:30 P. M. Daily
Banquets and Parties Our Specialty
1477 FRUITVALE AVENUE OAKLAND, CALIF.
Phone FRuitvale 7113
Bonded - Licensed
CARL T. PETERSEN
CONCRETE CONTRACTOR
2324 E. TWENTIETH STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone MErritt 192 7
Annie F. Laing
Private Home for Aged and Convalescents
1746 10th AVE. at East 18th OAKLAND. CALIF.
June, l<>41
POLICE AN I) PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT
(Continued Irani Page 9)
the regular Police Department and followed In special
instruction, was established.
The traffic bureau set-up embraces these three funda-
mentals:
1 — Accident investigation.
2 — Facts centering in and about each traffic accident.
3 — Analysis of causes, circumstances, of each accident.
This involves the three primary functions of the traffic
department: Education, enforcement, engineering.
The education angle is ably handled through the co-
operation of the Oakland Safety Council which is backed
In Mime 1400 junior traffic reserve lads from the Oakland
public schools.
Daih radio talks are made by an officer detailed for
this particular work over the local station KLX and
broadcast from a special room in the City Hall. This
talk gives highlights of the preceding 24-hour accident
report and points out lessons to be learned from such
accidents as a preventive against future accidents.
The engineering, the enforcement, the analytical depart-
ments are centered in the City Hall, headquarters for the
traffic division under Captain Reedy.
Co-ordinating functions of these essential activities have
brought Oakland an enviable record as an outstanding
metropolitan city where scientific methods are used to curb
traffic delinquencies and to save lives.
In 1940 Oakland was presented by the National Safety
Council as the second metropolitan city in the nation for
the greatest reduction of fatalities with 25 lives actually
Saved during the year. The traffic division registered a 32
per cent reduction in traffic deaths as against all other large
cities in the country. In 1*538 traffic statistics revealed that
conditions in Oakland were the most hazardous of any
city in the 300,000 class, according to Chief of Police
Wallman.
The International Business Machines Company, manu-
facturer of world-famous system of machine methods of
governmental accounting, a system of card indexing pre-
vailing in many governmental agencies and of particular
value to police departments, looks upon Oakland as the
model city where selective traffic enforcement programs
and records are revealed. It devoted an entire issue of a
48-page booklet in August, 1940, to the splendid and
accurate records of the traffic division, Oakland Police
Department, embracing vehicle accident reports, traffic
citation and arrests reports, punching of tabulation cards
from accidents, traffic citation and arrest reports.
Photostatic reproductions of the various forms used in
the broad program of the traffic division were published
with complete explanatory notes.
In tribute to the efficiency of mechanical tabulation
Chief Wallman says: "The traffic division was and is able
to break down facts rapidly and accurately with the addi-
tion of only one ke\ punch operator. It is through these
tabulations and the proper analysis of them that Oakland
(Continual on Page 36)
Telephone Hlgate 1286
Repairing
JAMES H. SMITH
PLUMBING and HEATING
612 ALICE STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone Piedmont 9242; if no answer, call BErkeley 4400
GROVE AUTO SERVICE
Automotive Repairing - Fender and Body Work
Motor Tuning - Auto Painting
4530 GROVE STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Templebar 5563
J lats Made to Order
GROSS and EMANUEL
East Bay's Leading Hatters
Renovators and Remodelers
5 15 SIXTEENTH STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone Hlgate 0990
Established over 30 years
THOMAS BRACKETT
CONTRACTOR
Concrete Work. Air Compressor Excavations
Sewer Work and Repairs - Tile and Rock Drainage
540 THIRTIETH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF
Jim: Hlgate 0604 Percy: Office, Hlgate 22)1
BELL & BELL
PAINTERS and DECORATORS
Hardwood Finishing - All Work Guaranteed
1710 WEST EICHTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone HUmbolt 9123 Willy Barth
OAKLAND ROLL BAKERY
45 17 GROVE STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephones Hlgate 7170, Hlgate 2233
BAER MUSIC CO.
Distributor for Buckley Music Systems
Coin Operated Phonographs - Vending Machines
850 EAST 14TH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone GLencourt 452 0
Free Delivery Service
BARGAIN LIQUOR STORE
Refrigerated Liquors
"Try the Difference"
2025 SAN PABLO AVENUE
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone TWinoaks 3030
WILLIAM BARRON CANDY CO.
Wholesale Candy, Tobacco, Cigars, Fountain Syrups
Paper Products. Playing Cards and
Razor Blades, etc.
2131 SAN PABLO AVENUE OAKLAND, CALIF.
Telephone: Hlgate 2580 for Appointment
FANNIE AND ETHEL WORK
FINNISH SCIENTIFIC MASSAGE
The Slenderizer — Health and Reducing
Residence: 394 TWENTIETH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone Hlgate 8368
Bill Walker - Tom McMillan
LE BANK CAFE
Where Old Friends Meet on Telegraph Avenue
A Full Line of Bar Whiskey — The Best
2235 TELEGRAPH AVENUE
OAKLAND. CALIF.
TWinoaks 1768
FRED D. ALEXANDER
REGISTERED CONTRACTOR
1727 FRANKLIN STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone: TRinidad 7234
WILLIAM E. REED
PLASTERING
311 - 105TH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
June, 1941
JUDGE THERESA MEIKLE
(Continued from Page 13)
least of one department of the Municipal Court would be
badly crippled, and perhaps we should not then be in a
position to relate the sunny side of a day in court.
In conclusion, I think the effect of our experience, that
of the jurist, district attorney, other counsel, reporter,
clerk, bailiffs, officers, social workers, all, is a broadening
of viewpoint, a greater scope for good, for charity mainly,
and perhaps a deeper interest in our civic and religious
lives.
FRuitvale 1343
Max Caswell. Prop.
3 700 HOPKINS STREET
K-9 TAVERN
AND STEAK HOUSE
Choice Liquors and Good Food
OAKLAND. CALIF.
OLympic 6011
CARL GILMORE
LATHING CONTRACTOR
Licensed and Insured
5701 HARBORD DRIVE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Dennie Dirito
FRuitvale 10310
DIRITO BROS.
USED CARS TO FIT YOUR PURSE
1906 E. FOURTEENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
TRinidad 9872
ART CROLL'S HANCOCK SERVICE
Tires and Batteries - Guaranteed Lubrication
8001 E. FOURTEENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
FRuitvale 3523 Res. FRuitvale 4024
DR. E. A. RODIER
DOG AND CAT SPECIALIST
3 561 FOOTHILL BOULEVARD OAKLAND. CALIF.
Res. Address: 4015 San Juan Street
Phone Hlgate 3127
Shop 2323 San Pablo Ave.
JOHN GRAVES
Competent and Reliable Well Borer
Test and Foundation Holes
2238 GROVE STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone HUmboldt 3500
Compliments
CLAUDE SALMON
Agent for Harley-Davidson Motorcycles
3039 MYRTLE STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
M. FRANCO SERVICE
Polly Station
Specializing in Washing and Greasing - 75 Cents
89 1 E. FOURTEENTH STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
FRuitvale 2085
JOHN AND SON
CEMENT CONTRACTORS
2 157 FORTY-EIGHTH AVENUE
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone GLencourt 6283 Notary Public
A. FRIOU MIX
LICENSED REAL ESTATE
Sales - Rentals • Property Management - General Insurance
Business Opportunity Broker
2014 PARK BOULEVARD OAKLAND, CALIF.
Phone TWinoaks 2 721
Lou Huntington
COIN MACHINE SERVICE
1234 SECOND AVENUE
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone: Office, HUmboldt 2580
Residence. OLympic 4587
ROBERT J. BARR
GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
374 FORTY-FIRST STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phones: TEmplebar 0708-0709
Res.: HUmboldt 45 12
CHAS. R. TATE
INSURANCE
610 SIXTEENTH ST. (Suite 202 Pacific Bldg.), OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone Hlgate 0692
WALTER C. CAMOZZI
SAW FILING AND GRINDING
Steel Tapes Repaired—Lawn Mowers Sharpened and Repaired
638 SIXTEENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
TEmplebar 2326
Estimates Gladly Given
L. GHILARDI CO.
PAINTERS AND DECORATORS
Estimates Gladly Given
1629 THIRTEENTH STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone FRuitvale 7737
EVERETT BROWN
NEEDLEPOINT MOUNTING
Upholstering - Rugs - Draperies
Remodeling - Refinishing - Designing
2676 FRUITVALE AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone FRuitvale 0956
JOHN WHITE
SEWER CONTRACTOR
32 14 E. TWELFTH STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
HOLMES JOHNSON
WHOLESALE TOBACCOS. CANDIES. ETC.
2347-49 SAN PABLO AVENUE
OAKLAND, CALIF.
ANdover 9933
Fritz Bullmann
LET'S GO ROLLER SKATING AT THE
DIMOND ROLLER SKATING RINK
The Only Skating Rink in East Oakland
3245 FRUITVALE AVENUE OAKLAND, CALIF.
Phone TEmplebar 8111
"Paints That Endure"
CONTINENTAL PAINT COMPANY
Make Good Houses B-tter
Wholesale Rates to City Employees
1271 FIRST AVENUE
OAKLAND, CALIF.
GLencourt 7262
BENNETT CONFECTIONERY
ICE CREAM - SOFT DRINKS - MAGAZINES
2309 SAN PABLO AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Piedmont 1724
BOB ROGERS AUTO SERVICE
MOTOR TUNE-UP AND BRAKES - CENERAL REPAIRING
4475 TELEGRAPH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALI
New Highspeed Battery Charging
,
Expert Lubrication
CONSUMER'S CO-OP STATIONS. INC.
4155 Foothill Boulevard, AN. 0667
Telegraph at 36th. OL. 3870
Hopkins at 35th. FR. 9786
Oakland, Calif.
Phone ANdover 2961
CALLOWAY
BEER DISTRIBUTOR
23 18 TWENTY-FIFTH AVENUE
"
OAKLAND. CALIF.
HARRY LAUB-AUGIE GIRETTO
CIGARS - CIGARETTES
311 FRANKLIN STREET OAKLAND, CALI
Telephone: FRuitvale 10225
Residence: FRuitvale 0344 Hlgate 2761
Rates — $75
HARRY K. JENSEN
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
2567 THIRTY-EIGHTH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
GAIL SANITARIUM
Sunny, Cheerful Rooms - Central Heat - I atest Hospital Equipme
Graduate Nurse in Attendance at All Times - Delicious Food
Tray Service - Elrctric Signal SyFt~m
694 WESLEY AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 33
TRAFFIC TIPS
It frequently is impossible for motorists to distinguish
pedestrians on dark highways particularly it they wear
dark clothing, notes the Traffic Education Unit of the
Los Angeles Police Department. The sate walker, there-
tore, is specially careful to wear or earn something white
when crossing highways at night.
* * *
Most of the collisions which occur at intersections are
caused by the competitive urge to gain the right of way,
or the will to gamble that no one is coming on the cross
street, observes the Traffic Education Unit of the Los
Angeles Police Department.
* * *
Traffic laws are your laws; you delegated authority for
them to your state legislators whom you voted into office.
Why not go a little farther and delegate to yourself the
authority to take the time and trouble to learn and obey
those laws and avoid a conflict with "the law."
* * *
Safety Suzy says: "Fewer drivers are dead for sleep than
are DEAD for lack of sleep."
Telephone MArket 6400
CITY ICE DELIVERY COMPANY
General Office: 3 5 KANSAS STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Free Delivery
Established 1868
THE J. R. WATKINS COMPANY
Extracts, Spices, Soap, Medicines, Perfumes
Toilet Preparations
3 170 SIXTEENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phones WEst 5607 - MArket 8577
C. CAINE & G. JOHNSON
General House Maintenance
Carpenter Jobbing
1281 FULTON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
ELBEE CO.
Jobbers and Distributors of Coin-operated Machines
1103 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone VAlencia 8485
KENYON BROS.
Carpets, Rugs, Linoleum, Carpet and Rug Cleaning
Laying and Repairing
825 VALENCIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone MArket 1323
Open Sundays and Evenings
KING BROS. BOOKSTORE
FREE ON REQUEST — New Catalogue, listing latest popular
reprints of books formerly selling for $2, $2.50, $3.50, $10.50
and higher, now priced from 69c to $3.95.
1224 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone GArfield 7092 Convenient Credit
N. T. TURNER CO., Incorporated
Jewelers and Watchmakers
(We carry insurance on watches and jewelry left for repairing)
SIXTH FLOOR - 704 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
NORTH AMERICAN MERCANTILE CO.
330 FRONT STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
HAMBURGER KING
Telephone OLympic 02 34
C. MERRILL GREENLAW
CENERAL CONTRACTOR
Alteration* - Repairs
5573 LAWTON AVENUE
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone SWeetwood 2013
MANUEL G. SEQUEIRA
NEW and USED CARS
We buy used cars, whether paid for or not.
8019 E. FOURTEENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone ANdov.-r 0118
A. F. JUNE
Plastering Contractor
Patchwork and Remodeling
3527 CUSTER STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone ANdover 414 1
AVENUE REALTY CO.
Nick Sorenson
4000 THIRTY-FIFTH AVENUE
OAKLAND, CALIF.
Telephone TEmplebar 8163
PAUL SHAPIRO FURNITURE CO.
New and Used Furniture— Office and Complete Restaurant and
Bar Fixtures — New and Used Home Furnishings
721 to 735 CLAY STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
Telephone Piedmont 752 7- J
The Best of Workmanship
W. B. GUERRERO
Painting, Paperhanging and Tinting
Brush or Spray Painting
4324 ESSEX STREET EMERYVILLE. CALIF.
Shop and Residence phone: HIgate 3550
Builders Exchange phone: GLencourt 7400
J. A. FAZIO
PLUMBING and HEATING
402 CASTRO STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone TEmplebar 0750
Trophies for all Events
BLOCK JEWELRY CO.
Jobbers and Distributors
WATCHES • DIAMONDS - JEWELRY
532 SIXTEENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone Piedmont 7886-W
B. H. Wood
ECONOMY BUILDERS
We Help Plan and Finance New Homes — Free Estimates
Additions • Remodeling
476 THIRTY-SEVENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone FRuitvale 7288
Patching a Specialty
R. O. TORR
PLASTER CONTRACTOR
Stuccoing - Redashing - Alterations
3417 HALEY AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone SWeetwood 3 734
L. BANCHERO
CEMENT CONTRACTOR
2019 EIGHTY-SIXTH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone FRuitvale 3 5 62
OTTESEN'S PLACE
Mixed Drinks of All Kinds
3760 EAST FOURTEENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone FRuitvale 2575
Guaranteed Retreading
ARTHUR M. HALVERSON
DIMOND TIRE SERVICE
Vulcanizing - New Tires and Tubes
3436 DIMOND AVE. (Just off Hopkins Ave.) OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone GLencourt 1174 H. Shirek & Associates
ALLIED PAINTERS and DECORATORS
Work of Durable Beauty
608 SIXTEENTH STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
2229 CHESTNUT STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
PAUL BOLLIER
CONTRACTS
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
June, 1941
CHIEF J. J. HARPER
(Continued frum Page 15)
records of his court show that since he took office over two
years ago there hasn't been a case squared and that every
violator arrested and convicted for speeding has been pun-
ished, either by fine or jail. sentence. It does no good to
know a man who knows a man who knows a big shot.
They all look alike to Judge Ward, an old time newspaper
man who is making good as a municipal judge.
Chief Harper is very proud of his pistol team. He has
as leaders of this team Deputy Chief John J. Hartnett,
Sergeant Lawrence Furio and Officer William Loftus.
This team is so good that they have difficulty in getting
matches with other city teams. Other outstanding marks-
men are Officers Charles Thomas, Edward Halleck and
Richard Grunig.
Last October Mayor Edward R. McDonald, Council-
men C. A. Buck, Allan Hunt, Frank Burrows and Wil-
liam Coleman, agreed with Chief Harper that Burlingame
had grown to such an extent that it shculd have a deputy
chief of police, so as of November, at the request of Chief
Harper, they appointed Captain John J. Hartnett, with
17 years service to his credit, as second top man.
It might be well to state here that no city in this state
has a mayor and councilmen who take such interest in law
enforcement as will be found in Burlingame. The present
city fathers, as well as those who have preceded them, are
behind every move and grant every request for those things
necessary to better the Police Department. They attend
meetings of all peace officers organizations to learn, and
you won't find any city officials in this state better informed
on police procedure and organization than these men who
govern Burlingame.
Sergeant Furio is in charge of the night shift in the
Department, and he too has a long record of excellent
police service.
Chief Harper is married and has a son and daughter.
His son Gerald, is a guard at San Quentin prison.
Burlingame's chief has worked earnestly and long
through co-operation to see that the old order of the crooks
having better tools to work with than the peace officers be
reversed. He has seen this come about and is a sincere
believer in the principle that most anything can be accom-
plished by the law enforcement officers if they will all join
in on a common cause.
He is a member of every accredited organization of
peace officers, and has served as president of most of them,
including the State Peace Officers Association, the Bay
Counties Peace Officers' Association, and the Peninsula
Peace Officers Association. He was for years a member of
the advisory committee of the International Association of
Chiefs of Police, and he is also a member of the Interna-
tional Footprint Association, as well as the Rotary Club.
All his officers, as well as himself have taken the train-
ing course promoted by the State Peace Officers and con-
ducted by the State Board of Education, and he is taking
his part in the Civilian Defense Program that is so well
under way in this state, under the direction of those
charged with law enforcement.
CARL R. HONEYMAN
Wired Telephone Music
SAN JOSE
CALIFORNIA
LINDY'S
SAN JOSE
CALIFORNIA
Telephone Columbia 2308
A. Le
INDIAN MOTORCYCLE SALES
Bicycles - Everything on Wheels
Keys and Expert Lock Repairs
509 W. SANTA CLARA STREET
SAN JOSE. CALIF.
Telephone Columbia 3 1 20
Robert Southern
STATE FINANCE COMPANY
2 60 W. SANTA CLARA
SAN JOSE, CALIF.
Free Parking
Telephone Ballard 8634
COZY CORNER
Cocktail Lounge and Cafe and Cozy Hotel
We offer you the finest . . . Come and let us prove it
300-304 W. SANTA CLARA STREET SAN JOSE, CALIF.
Compliments of
S. H. FRANK CO.
TANNERY
REDWOOD CITY
CALIFORNIA
Telephone 1445-W
E. CAROLINE'S PLACE
AVIATION CAFE
di Bo
739 CHESTNUT STREET
DINNERS
Wines - Beer - Liquors
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF.
Telephone Redwood 1 303
LAURIE 8C STEVENS PLANING MILL
Formerly S. A. C. Solarium
SASH and DOORS. SCREENS. CABINETS
OFFICE AND STORE FIXTURES
FIRST AVENUE AND M1DDLEFIELD ROAD - REDWOOD CITY
Telephone San Mateo 2030; if no answer, call San Mateo 8068-J
HENRY'S SUPER SERVICE GARAGE
Henry Mitvalsky, Proprietor
COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE
TOW CAR
NINETEENTH AVENUE AND BAYSHORE BLVD. - SAN MATEO
Telephone ANdover 8425
C. GRIFFIN
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Plans and Estimates Free
4001 M1DVALE AVENUE
OAKLAND, CALIF.
HENRY PRIXEE
CITY OF PARIS
SAN FRANCISCO
CALIFORNIA
PACIFIC TERRAZZO CO.
2 144 LOMBARD STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
June, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 35
Besides his many other activities, Chief Harper had time
to study and become an attorney-at-law, having been ad-
mitted to practice in December, 1918. He is a member in
good standing of the State Bar Association, and is licensed
to practice in the Federal courts.
So with the background of experience with a metropoli-
tan Police Department ; as a lawyer, together with the en-
thusiasm and energy that does not lessen with the years,
it is no wonder they have kept Chief Harper on the job
for nearly a generation. He has kept Burlingame a law
abiding city and has helped in many ways to make it the
desirable place it is today to have a home.
PROCESS
1 LAUNDRY1
[ CO.
HE. 6623
385 Eighth
San Francisco
DRY CLEANING
Invisible Marking
Mir/. i Rug Cleansing
Zoric Dry Cleaning
•
Muroza Pillow
Sterilization
Telephone EXbrook 5494 Kenneth N. Logan
LOGAN AND LOGAN
Certified Public Accountants
SAN FRANCISCO
I 14 SANSOME STREET
BAY COUNTIES' PEACE OFFICERS
(Continued from Page 11)
The program for the F. B. I. school, set for June 6, 7
and 8, 1941, at Wheeler Hall, University of California,
was discussed and eligible members were requested to im-
mediately make application for entrance to said short ses-
sion school.
The next meeting was set for Thursday, June 26, 1941,
being the Association's annual meeting at Coyote Grove,
San Mateo County.
Compliments of
JOE'S DO-NUT SHOP
TRY SOME1
2828 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone EVergreen 9507 Free Delivery
WALL'S QUALITY FOOD STORE
Groceries, Fancy Vegetables, Wine. Beer
SAN FRANCISCO
KING GUN SIGHT CO.
Gunsmith - Guns - Holsters - Handcuffs
Shooter's Accessories
171 SECOND STREET
EXbrook 9739
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
Manuel Gouveia. Prop.
HARBOR CAFE
High Grade Liquors. Wine and Beer - Strictly Home Cooked Meals
Come and Be Satisfied
229 EMBARCADERO SAN FRANCISCO
HOLLOW AY'S VALLEJO EXPRESS
RAY SMITH, Manager
PIER 5
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments
HARRY (POP) HARTZELL
SUtter 94 12
MILANO INN
L. Mugnani - E. Sansa - F. Giannini
SAN FRANCISCO
1701 POWELL ST (Near Union)
PEARL OYSTER HOUSE
442 PINE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
HENRY IRVING
1258 TWENTIETH AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
5001 CALIFORNIA STREET at 12th Ave.
MRS. FITZGERALD
1676 FORTYEIGHTH AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone ATwater 1620
EVERARD PAINT MFG. CO.
Paints for All Purposes
1530 CARROLL AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone CArfield 0948
D. Dvorjetz, Manager
D D'S RUSSIAN ROOM
SAN FRANCISCO
3 26 SUTTER STREET
Telephone MArket 0788 Plaster - Cement - Composition Mantels
WM. PURLING CO.
Cast Architectural Ornaments
Cornices - Columns .,—,-— ~
114 FOURTEENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Between South Van Ness and Folsom
Telephone GArfield 3258
JOHN McCALLUM
General Drafting
Specializing in Fire Insurance Diagrams
277 PINE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone PRospect 8338
AUTOMOTIVE RECONSTRUCTION CO.
Complete Automotive Reconstruction
Body - Fenders - Repairs
845 POLK STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone RAndolph 10176, Day; phone DElaware 8117. Night
San Bruno Avenue Auto Repair
Harold Tesene
Complete Reconstruction Our Specialty
2457 SAN BRUNO AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
GUARANTEED SALES SERVICE
1965 UNION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
LIBERTY JUNK CO.
61V SEVENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
PALACE CAFE
1843 FILLMORE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
I. A. SHERIDAN
13 98 HAYES STREET SAN FRANCISCO
M. J. CAMPBELL
1523 THIRTIETH AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
AMELIO CAFE
1630 POWELL STREET SAN FRANCISCO
R. V. SMITH
206 SANSOME STREET Adl"ster SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone Columbia 4873 Robert Rohrig
DR. PEPPER BOTTLING COMPANY
OF SAN JOSE. CALIF. 134 N. SAN PEDRO STREET
age
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
June, 1941
OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT
(Continued from Page 31 J
has been able to so greatly improve the traffic situation in
such a brief period."
Traffic engineer for Oakland is Jay Czizek, nationally
known; while Inspector Lloyd A. Shellabarger serves as
division analyst, preparing all graphs and other analytical
information.
Right hand man to Captain Reedy is Lieutenant Jesse
Jackson, out of the inspectors' bureau. In charge of the
clerical force is the veteran traffic officer, Sergeant Pierre
Van de Wiel. All investigators of the division are specially
trained. Motorcycle officers before appointment are ana-
lyzed by a psychiatrist and given a thorough physical and
eye examination.
Indicative of the amount of work entailed in the traffic-
division is the fact that in 1940, 4,104 arrests were made
with 5,669 motor vehicles involved in traffic accidents.
Every one of these accidents were thoroughly investigated
by experienced investigators, careful analysis made and
complete information cards indexed and transferred to
permanent machine punched card records.
But the traffic division is only one of the special bureaus
and divisions of the Oakland Police Department, which
has kept pace over the years with peace enforcement
progress.
There is the bureau of identification in charge of Lieu-
tenant Arthur W. Anderson, junior past president of State
Identification Association, where photographs of prisoners
back to 1871 with complete descriptions are found in the
archives. Earliest records, but incomplete, date back to
1868.
Respected as the father of Oakland's identification bu-
reau, however, is Inspector Ha'rry Caldwell, retired, who
introduced the Bertillon system of fingerprint identifica-
tion in 1906, one of the founders of the International
Association for Identification. Inspector Vernon Coley
took over the bureau after Inspector Caldwell had retired.
Coley had served in the bureau while Caldwell was in the
service during World War I.
Inspector Coley, still serving in the inspectors' bureau,
was succeeded April 15, 1906, by Lieutenant Anderson.
Lieutenant Anderson is proud of the fact that the
bureau files consist of some 350,000 fingerprints, 500,000
photographs, several thousand miscellaneous records, all of
which are fully cross indexed, including actual photo-
graphs taken at the scene of crime.
A ballistic compariscope for identification of firearms,
complete photographic equipment with an up-to-date dark
room, a file of latent fingerprints — held for identification
of criminals — are just a few of the angles involved in the
"eye bureau" as it is called.
The bureau is also prepared to run preliminary blood
tests and make varied examinations such as restoration of
obliterated numbers on firearms and other objects.
Identity of dead persons and those suffering from
amnesia have been successfully accomplished over the past
several years.
The Federal Bureau of Identification often calls upon
Telephone Mission 6560
Rafael Zorilla, Proprietor
SUPERIOR ROOFING CO.
All Our Work Guaranteed — Estimates Given
Also WOOD and COAL — Reasonable Prices
3 139 MISSION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
DAVIS REALTY
"Active and Dependable"
CORNER FOURTEENTH AND GEARY BAYview 9700
Telephone SUtter 3721
Geo. Freese, Proprietor
SPRECKELS MARKET DELICATESSEN
Domestic and Imported Delicacies
753 MARKET STREET. Opposite Grant Avenue SAN FRANCISCO
I elephone MArket 6082
PACIFIC COAST MAT CO.
Mats for All Occasions
752 CLEMENTINA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SKyline 9446
J. A. Boegman
The BEAUTY SALON for DOGS
All Breeds Conditioned lor Exhibition and Comfort
Trimming - Medicated Baths - Boarding
1905 CLEMENT STREET. Near Twentieth Ave. SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone GArfield 065 7 M. Arrigoni
MILANO SAUSAGE MFG. CO.
Imported and Domestic Groceries
Arrigoni's Milano Brand Salami
133 7 GRANT AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
W. OWEN PELKEY
Manager
ACME FAST FREIGHT, Inc. - ATLAS FREIGHT, Inc.
General Western Office: 244 California Street - San Francisco. Cal.
H. R. Humphrey. Pres. & Treas., G. A. Humphrey, Sec'y. & Gen. Mgr.
Walter A. Hart. Manager
General Gas Light Company
Manufacturers of the Humphrey Radiantfire and
Other Quality Gas Appliances
4 75 ELEVENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Cleveland - Chicago - Indianapolis - Sharon - Melrose Park
J. J. BYERS
District Sales Manager
NATIONAL MALLEABLE AND STEEL CASTINGS CO.
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
FONTANA FOOD PRODUCTS CO.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
THE GEARY INN
3745 CEARY BOULEVARD
SAN FRANCISCO
FRANK G. BECK, Inc.
1268 FOLSOM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
DINITS UPHOLSTERING
1913 FILLMORE STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone GArfield 5647
Fred Brooks
WESTERN STATES GARAGE
490 STEVENSON STREET at Sixth
SAN FRANCISCO
GEORGE PETERSEN
4947 THIRD STREET SAN FRANCISCO
PAK KWAI MAU
Telephone ANdover 1739
Real Estate - Insurance
ELMER C. NELSON
4062 FOOTHILL BLVD.
OAKLAND. CALIF.
June, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 37
the Oakland Identification Bureau for aid in establishing
the identity of an arrested or wanted criminal.
The identification bureau ties in perfectly with the
record department of the inspectors' bureau, most thor-
oughly organized in 1922 by Inspector Ignatius IX Tohin,
recently retired at the age of 70, and succeeded in office
by Inspector C. R. Runes, who came into the police de-
partment in 1926.
Here are made the initial records of all arrests, the
character of the crime allegedly committed, name and
address of the person under arrest and investigation.
And then comes the statistical bureau with its minute,
accurate and unassailable card index system, in charge of
Philena P. Bickell, who began her career as manipulator
of the machines, which by dots and dashes, numbers
and other insignia, classifies each crime under Chief of
Police August Vollmer, Berkeley, former Professor of
Police Administration, University of California.
Function of the statistical bureau is to code and punch
on tabulator cards, all offenses, reports and arrests which
are received by the entire police department (exclusive of
the traffic division).
From these tabulated cards a complete analysis of all
reports, offenses and arrests is compiled. These reports are
filed monthly and annually.
Classification of offenses and arrests follows the method
adopted by the Uniform Crime Committee and approved
by the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
Modus operandi — method of operation and a distinctive
trademark of every criminal in perpetration of a crime, be
it purse snatching, hold-up, burglary, safe-cracking or any
other crime — is scientifically carried out in this card index
system.
Many an offender is brought to justice in the Oakland
Police Department by this method of operation.
Ten fundamental classifications are in effect in the
statistical bureau tying up with the modus operandi of
known criminals.
They are crime, property or place of attack or person
attacked, how attacked, means of attack, time of attack,
object of attack, trademark or peculiarity of the act,
vehicle used in commission of the crime, conversation used
during, before or after commission of the crime, number
of attackers and companions, if known.
Commenting on the work of her bureau, Philena Bickell
says :
"If these primary classifications are carefully used and
a complete picture of the crime from its inception to its
conclusion is written on each report, a police department
can become more of a crime prevention unit than a prose-
cution unit.
"There are many distinguishing facts or characteristics
left at the scene of any crime that may aid in establishing
the identity of the perpetrator. If there were a standard-
ized system of modus operandi established as a central
clearing house in the States as well as in the Federal
Bureau of Identification, the identification of known crimi-
nals would be greatly simplified."
The Oakland statistical bureau is under the direct
telephone TUxcdo 0141
Competitive Rates
A-l SEDAN SERVICE
Private Car Distinction - Careful, Courteous Drivers
A Personal Service - Insured Sedans
1507 A VALLEJO STREET SAN FRANCISCO
WILLIAM HOUGHTELING
RUSS BUILDING
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone WAlnut 2976
H. G. Kestler
S. F. ELECTRIC &, HARDWARE CO.
1006 FILLMORE STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
W. C. TAIT, INC.
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
883 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
With Compliments of
E. A. BALLING
PLUMBER
819 HA1CHT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SKyline 6403 Evening by Appointment
DR. G. W. SMITH
OPTOMETRIST
5 12 CLEMENT STREET, near Sixth Ave. SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone WEst 4689
Louis Gorsic, Proprietor
BUNGALOW GARAGE
"We Never Close"
Tires - Batteries - Storage - Repairing
BUCHANAN & EDDY STREETS SAN FRANCISCO
For Reservations call GRaystone 993 7 D. Cordoni
"Strike a new joy in your Spare time . . ."
MARINA BOWL
Newest and Finest Bowling Lanes
1725 FILBERT ST., bet. Octavia and Cough SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone VAlencia 0242
N. GIORGI DUMP TRUCKING CO.
CONTRACTORS
Office and Residence: 225 1 QUESADA AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
DORWARD PUMP CO.
PUMPS and AUTO LIFTS
210 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone ATwater 25 19 We Call and Deliver
MODERN CURTAIN CLEANING
J. Bonnemaison
Draperies, Portieres and Rugs Cleaned
Office and Works: 81! TREAT AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone AShberry 6171
A. J. MARIN
CEMENT CONTRACTOR
STONE WORK
Office and Residence: 1040 MURRAY STREET. BERKELEY. CAL.
Residence telephone: ANdover 5437
FRED L. BISHOP
PLASTERINC CONTRACTOR
Specialist in Patching. Water Proofing
Stucco Renewing and Redashing
2 5 5 1 TWENTY-SIXTH AVENUE
OAKLAND. CALIF.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
June, 1041
charge of Captain nf Inspectors Robert Tracy, veteran
Oakland police officer, who is ever ready to aid the statisti-
cal bureau in getting out an accurate modus operandi
report. The accurate records of the Oakland statistical
bureau of the police department has won nation-wide com-
mendation in the past ten years, it having been firmly
established in October, 1931.
Then Oakland, over the j'ears, has developed a domestic
relations bureau, "one of the most important in the police
department," according to Chief Wallman.
For the past five years the police department has been
represented in this bureau by Officer Garrett Kyle, kindly,
understanding and sympathetic, but with a keen sense of
justice and responsibility, assigned to the inspectors' bu-
reau. Co-operating with Kye are representatives of the
district attorney's office in the person of Enrico Dell'Osso
and Mrs. Lucy Merrill, representing the Alameda County
Charities Commission.
Broken homes, marital disputes, wayward children,
failure to provide, abandonment by father or mother of
dependent children, destitute wives, indigent parents are
just a few of the problems handled by this bureau.
And so the Oakland Police Department is justly proud
of its records, of its endeavors to keep abreast of an ever-
changing world and the fine work of its uniformed and
plain clothes police officers, whose duty is to suppress, to
detect, to aid in prosecution of all arrested for crimes.
JUNIOR TRAFFIC PARADE
(Continued from Page 14)
Thomas, first vice-president, Second District, California
Congress of Parents and Teachers; Mrs. E. C. Teles-
manic, president, Archdiocesan Council of Mothers' Clubs,
and Captain Ira F. Ready of the Oakland Police Depart-
ment.
George Juarez, 12-year-old Sacred Heart Grammar
School boy who in the line of duty snatched a four-year old
child from almost certain death, was presented with a
medal by Chief Dullea on behalf of the Automobile Asso-
ciation for his heroism. Ribbon awards for efficient service
were presented by the Association to Patrol units of all
eleven battalions. Motor Land, June, 1941.
Telephone MArket 3063
Frank C. Borrmann Steel Supply Co.
815 BRYANT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
GOLFERS! Practice where you may enjoy the best of everything!
It's fun . . . It's different . . . It's a treat
DOLLE'S PRACTICE DRIVING RANGE
JUNIPERO SERRA BLVD. at Colma Telephone RAndolph 9575
Open Evenings except Sunday
Telephone EXbrook 5627
LENA'S MARKET
Has opened with a full line of Groceries. Fresh Fruit,
Vegetables - Wine, Beer, Soda Water
1461-1463 GRANT AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone EXbrook 1800 - 9567
N. George - C. Justes
Three Firsts in a City
of Fine Hotels
' H t C L I I T, with the famous RED-
WOOD ROOM . . . first in the distinctive
charm of appointments . . .
From $4 Richard I. Scollin, Mgr.
Geary at Taylor Streets
■
'HE P L A Z A, with EL PRADO,
the city's most popular cafe-bar . . . best known
and best located at its moderate rates. With
bath . . .
From $2.50 W. L Thacker, Mgr.
Post at Stockton Streets
ALEXANDER
HAMILTON, the Wests tallest
apartment hotel. Alcove apartments from $75
monthly . . .
Rooms from $3 Al Y. Barson, Mgr.
O'Farrell at Leavenworth
5 A Mattress is known by the company it keeps! J
George D. Smith, manager of the
HOTEL MARK HOPKINS
selects
AIRFLEX MATTRESSES
McROSKEY AIRFLEX MATTRESS CO.
1487 MARKET STREET • SAN FRANCISCO
ARCADE BEAUTY SALON
Hair Styling
262 PHELAN BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone GRaystone 9678
Compliments
ALOHA
CLUB
F. W. WILLIAMS, Manager
843 LARKIN ST., SAN FRANCISCO
June 1941 POLICE AND PKACK OFFICERS' JOURNAL Page39
SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS DIRECTORY
SUttcr 814 1 Inventions Developed
JAMISON STEEL CORP. HARRY TALBOT
ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL EXPERIMENTAL SI lor
508 FOURTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO ^ BUSH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
DOuglas 8 32 1
MISSION AUTO CAMP WARDROBE CLEANERS
H. H. SMITH 4-Hour Cleaning Service - I Day Laundry Service
Pressing While U Wait
6843 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO 365 BUSH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Office: GArfield 0547 Res.: SEabright 0188
UNCLE SAM LUNCH KIRK WHITEHEAD
MRS. YOUNG F H A LOAN SERVICE
,.c Tiimn ctdcct cam CDAMncrr, Syndicate Mortgage Company
245 THIRD STREET SAN FRANCISCO Russ BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO
WAlnut 9940
BARTELL SUPER SERVICE AMERICAN LOCKER CO.
H. C. ALLEN
LOMBARD AND BUCHANAN STS. SAN FRANCISCO 420 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone ^"^j^^j WINE CQ RICHMOND CARPENTER SHOP
25 7 CLAY STREET SAN FRANCISCO 24 15 CLEMENT ST. SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone RAndolph 9709 A Good Place to Meet JOHNSON &, WOOD
IEWELERS
4541 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO |50 POST STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Bay Bridge Garage and Auto Park CYCLOPS IRON WORKS
524 HOWARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO 837 FOLSOM STREET SAN FRANCISCO
WESTERN CONDENSING CO. EVER READY COFFEE SHOP
411 BATTERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO "TONY"
. 545 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
GRAYBAR ELECTRIC CO.
NINTH AND HOWARD STREETS SAN FRANCISCO
EDMUND P. DeMARTINI
110 SUTTER STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone MArket 5866 Pork Packers - Sausage Manufacturers .
FROMMER-SCHWARZ CO. "We Salute the S. F. Police Department for Its Cooperation"
1769 mission street san francisco L. C. Smith 8C Corona Typewriters, Inc.
545 MARKET ST. GA 4289 SAN FRANCISCO
HO YEE HONG HERB CO. — -
728 SANTA CRUZ AVE.— MENLO PARK __ T^ . 5°m,PI"n,en,,i, ° ^ ^^
I I I I STOCKTON STREET— SAN FRANCISCO DURHAM MEAT CO.
686 HOWARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone WAlnut 8833 In the Heart of the Marina
DE LUXE BAKERY MOntrose 64 70
2150 CHESTNUT STREET SAN FRANCISCO SUNSHINE VENETIAN BLIND
13 19 FORTY- SECOND AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Phone WAlnut 3 114 Mrs. M. Over, Manager
BRIDGE HOTEL ARNKE IRON WORKS
2524 LOMBARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO ,», «..„,,.>,
780 BRANNAN STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone EXbrook 4862 Mechanical Engineer Phone EXbrook 6500
TOHN H. GARTNER Golden West Plating Works, Ltd.
171 SECOND STREET SAN FRANCISCO , 2 7- I 3 3 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone PRospect 5271 French Machine and Hand Embroidery COMMERCIAL TRANSFER INC
ORIENTAL EMBROIDERY HOUSE Maurice A Owens. District Manager
1205 SUTTER STREET SAN FRANCISCO 345 BRANNAN STREET SAN FRANCISCO
MOLONY'S HUB GARAGE
SIXTEENTH AND CUERRERO^TREETS SAN FRANCISCO '«' MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
PRODUCE EXPRESS Ak lrS- BSE^GEM^, P„
Architectural Carving - Sculpture - Modeline - Patterns
88 CLAY STREET SAN FRANCISCO <> SHERIDAN STREET SAN FRANCISCO
* Consultant of Immigration Cases and Travel Bureau
K. KODAMA E. j. ZAPPETTINI
210 CALIFORNIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO 659 MONTGOMERY STREET 5\\ FRANCISCO
Multigraphing Mimeographing TUTCC'C T^TTVTtTTTT
RUSSELL'S MAIL SERVICE ltS5S UL™cl lc
558 SACRAMENTO STREET SAN FRANCISCO 1416 TAYLOR STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Page 40 POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL June, 1941
OAKLAND BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Phone: TEmplebar 3263 M. Klein. Prop. Telephone FRuitvale 0903
VICTORY FURNITURE STORE HANSEN'S ICE DELIVERY
2321 SAN PABLO AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF. 3814 THIRTY-FIFTH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
TEmplebar 2436 Telephone TRmidad 1228 We sell at rock bottom prices
KAUCHER'S ART STORE HARRY HALS BARGAIN STORE
203 7 SAN PABLO AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF. 7804 EAST FOURTEENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
ANdover 6638 Plumbing - Heating Telephone GLencourt 9252
GUS A. BIERMAN BARLAS IRON 8C METAL CO.
2745 THIRTY- FIFTH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF. 699 FOURTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
TWinoaks 2910 Telephone TRinidad 1361 Cash for cars in any condition
MICKEY'S INN LUND'S AUTO WRECKING
1 4TH AND CENTER STREETS OAKLAND. CALIF. 8119 EAST FOURTEENTH STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
Phone Piedmont 122 7 Prescription Experts - Liquors Telephone FRuitvale 9906 Groceries - Vegetables
SERPA'S PHARMACY EDDY'S CASH GROCERY
3343 TELEGRAPH AVE. OAKLAND. CALIF. 3 1 00 FRUITVALE AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
TWinoaks 2573 Philip Mauro Foote TA\rjr\ Q, nci TDCmn
INSTITUTE OF MODERN MUSIC L- LAVIO & DEL TREDICI
532 SIXTEENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF. 4601 GROVE STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
Phone: FRuitvale 1360 Res. 2237 E. 23rd Street jos. w. Kramm. Sr. Jos. W. Kramm. Jr.
LOU'S SUPER SERVICE KRAMM DISTRIBUTING CO.
2301 TWENTY-THIRD AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF. 2607 CYPRESS STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone HUmboldt 1824 Anna J. Parsons. Mgr. Telephone ANdover 0349 New and Used Furniture, Rugs. Etc.
REST HOME HURST FURNITURE
886 THIRTY-FOURTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF. 4730 E. FOURTEENTH STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
Phone SWeetwood 2610 Groceries. Fruits, Vegetables Telephone HI. 9768 Guido. Mgr. - Jimmie
C . F . S A U E R GUIDO'S GREEN SPOT BUFFET
8935 FOOTHILL BOULEVARD OAKLAND. CALIF. N. w. Cor. 1601 MARKET STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
ANdover 1739 Real Estate - Insurance Phone TEmplebar 7755 Santa Fe Local Watch Inspector
ELMER C. NELSON LOWELL O. DIXON
4062 FOOTHILL BOULEVARD OAKLAND. CALIF. |g09 TELEGRAPH AVENUE OAKLAND, CALIF.
Phone: FRuitvale 3827 M. Lazar. Mgr. Telephone MErritt 3982 Wood. Coal. Cow Manure (mill ground)
LAZAR NURSERY Stewart's Wood 8C Coal Yard
3020 THIRTY-FIFTH AVENUE OAKLAND, CALIF. |827 THIRTEENTH AVE. OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone FRuitvale 9906 Ed Hertel, Grocery Dept. Phone FRuitvale 5745, day or night Oakland Rental Bureau
EDDY'S I. G. A. STORE WILLIAM T. JOHNSON
3100 FRUITVALE AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF. 39 |2 EAST FOURTEENTH STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
Phone SWeetwood 2767 Painting - Decorating Parking — Day and monthly rates Lubrication by experts
E. K. MILLER TEMPLE SERVICE STATION
2000 EIGHTY- SECOND AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF. 2058 FRANKLIN ST. Barney Riley, Mgr. OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone: OLympic 2748 R. Fitzgerald Telephone TEmplebar 6687 See us for low prices
GATEWAY CREAMERY BERTUCCELLI FISH MARKET
1274 SIXTY-SECOND STREET OAKLAND. CALIF. COR. NINTH AND CLAY STS. OAKLAND, CALIF
Phone: FRuitvale 10272 W. H. "Pop" Lee Quick Response to Calls Phone TEmplebar 4049
LAUREL SERVICE STATION TED'S KEY WORKS
3636 HOPKINS STREET OAKLAND. CALIF. m« WASHINGTON STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone FRuitvale 7887 Ch:nese Dishes
MIKE'S LUNCH MANDARIN CHOP SUEY
1201 TWENTY-THIRD AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF. 3340 FOOTHILL BOULEVARD OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone: FRuitvale 0520 Realtors Telephone GLencourt 5383 Res. FRuitvale 4466
W. L. "ROY" MOORE COMPANY PERRY'S EXPRESS
4010 HOPKINS STREET OAKLAND. CALIF. Stand: 1 9TH «t SAN PABLO OAKLAND. CALIF
W. R. DAVIDSON. Proprietor Phone KEllog 4-2509
We Cover the World with Flowers Di^DDV rAVPDV
"BILL" WILLIAMS mQ eighteenth avenue Oakland, calif.
Telephone: OLympic 8161 Contractor and Builder Telephone TEmplebar 3 164 Repairs. Service. Sales
ANTHONY G. MACCHITELLI GORDON BRAUN RADIO COMPANY
406 FIFTY-FIRST STREET OAKLAND. CALIF. 1412 WERSTER STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
Telephones: Bus., HUmboldt 3892 - Res.. TEmplebar 7981 Telephone Hlgate 3522 Coffe- Roasters
HAIG'S ORIENTAL RUGS SCHMIDT-HUNDT COFFEE CO.
6398 TELEGRAPH AVE. (at Alcatraz) OAKLAND. CALIF. 624. 630-634 WEBSTER STREET OAKLAND, CALIF
Phone FRuitvale 9122 - Night Phone: ANdover 5139 Phone: Hl»ate 4109 - Res.. HIeate 0899
HIGH STREET TERRACE GARAGE FIORE'S ACCORDION STUDIO
3944 HIGH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF. 1459 W. FOURTEENTH STREET OAKLAND. CAL
J
Telephone OLympic 4600 Office: Piedmont 7470-W Re« : FRuitvale 3193
East Bay Rug Cleaning, Mattress 8C Upholstering Works HAROLD GELTZ
Office and Plant: 4705 SHATTUCK AVE. OAKLAND. CALIF. 3257 PERALTA STREET OAKLAND. CALIF
June. 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 41
ALAMEDA AND SANTA CLARA BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Phone TEmplebar 93 16
Johnny Figuerrido
LITTLE SHAMROCK
434 TENTH STREET Beer - Wines - Liquors OAKLAND. CAL.
Crant Tombow, Proprietor
ALAMEDA BOWL
SAN JOSE
Phone HIgate 2275 Fresh Bull and I , hing Tackle
ASAHI FISH CO.
360 LICHIII STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone Columbia 1537 "Ozzie Ain't Mad at Nobody"
CLUB OSWALD
CALIFORNIA 5 5 WEST SAN CARLOS STREET
SAN JOSE
Phone: FRuitvale 9665
OAKMORE SERVICE
H. (Jim) Wilson Telephones: HUmboldl 5326 - Piedmont 1949-M
C. R. HOFFMAN
1425 LEIMERT BOULEVARD
OAKLAND. CALIF.
388 FORTY- NINTH STREET
OAKLAND, CALIF
Phone ANdover 6925
CASTRO MATTRESS SHOP
Inner Springs. Mattresses Telephone Santa Clara 671
Fine Food - Mixed Drinks
34TH AVE. & SAN LEANDRO ST.
OAKLAND, CALIF.
FRuitvale 0636
Window and Door Frames
De Armond Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge
1001 GRANT (Corner Franklin) SANTA CLARA, CALIF
FRESH BAIT DAILY
S. A. RUSSO WINDOW FRAME CO.
1209 FIFTY-THIRD AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
Special discount to Policemen on Tires and Retreads
V. TOBEY TIRE SERVICE
20 FORTIETH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
YET SUN MARKET
397 EIGHTH STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF.
P. Silvestri Shippers and Distributors of Fruits and Vegetables
VALLEY GROWERS EXCHANGE
393 NORTH SAN PEDRO STREET
SAN JOSE, CALIF.
Phone OLympic 7878
Imported and Domestic Wines, Liquors
CONTE BROS
5106 TELEGRAPH AVENUE
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone Ballard 8290 Del Carlo Bros.. Proprietors
ALAMEDA FRENCH BAKERY
99 PLEASANT Sc SAN AUGUSTINE STS. SAN JOSE. CALIF.
Piedmont I 103
Felix Croce Drinks of All Kinds
ROMA ITALIAN RESTAURANT
THE NUGGET
Phone Columbia 3697
5036 TELEGRAPH AVE. - 495 FIFTY-FIRST ST.. OAKLAND. CAL. 25 WEST SAN ANTONIO STREET
Piedmont 9475
SAN JOSE. CALIF.
MANGER CAFE
4601 GROVE STREET OAKLAND, CALIF.
ANdover 1828 Free Delivery
TONY'S LIQUOR STORE
35 18 FOOTHILL BOULEVARD OAKLAND. CALIF.
Gino Savio - Angelo Del Tredici Comrade Tony Lipari, Proprietor
Wines, Liquors. Beer
TONY'S DUGOUT
13 7 NORTH MARKET STREET SAN JOSE. CALIF.
J. Ourique, Owner Phone Ballard 8069
CALIENTE INN
101 N. SAN PEDRO STREET SAN JOSE, CALIF.
Greetings from
LINCOLN PARK GARAGE
Al Parks, Manager
KELLBERG APARTMENTS
1609 FRANKLIN STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone CArfield 6418
M. MORELLO
WIRE WORKS
Florists' Designs Our Specialty
155 FIFTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
YORK ICE MACHINERY CORPORATION
Telephone EXbrook I 723
C. Wm. Wittman, Jr., C.P.A. - G. H. Strachan. C.P.A.
WITTMAN AND COMPANY
Certified Public Accountants
215 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone, CArfield 585 1 Residence telephone, MOntrose 4056
THOMAS A. DOUGHERTY
General Insurance - Notary Public
MILLS BUILDING (220 Montgomery St.) SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone UNderhill 7 161
R. J. LEAHY CO.
Brass, Copper, Bronze and Nickel Silver Products
Sheet, Rod, Wire. Tube. Rivets. Wire Cloth, etc.
486 EIGHTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone GRaystone 8446 A. Marty. Proprietor
LEXINGTON HOTEL
1275 FOLSOM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
232 ELLIS STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
WESTERN MACHINERY CO.
760 FOLSOM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone PRospect 9971
CLASS A GARAGE, Inc.
WASHING - CREASING ■ REPAIRING - STORAGE
73 7 POST STREET SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
Congratulations!
SID HANSEN
PEERLESS YEAST
Compliments of
TIEDEMANN & HARRIS, INC.
Fidelity Hams and Bacon • Quality Sausage
360 LANGTON STREET SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
June, 1941
TO THE OLD TIMERS
(Continued from Page 4)
the police is crushed by "smear" campaigns engineered by
selfish interests who have something to gain by putting the
police in a bad light, and many an honest officer's life has
been ruined by newspaper stories based upon nothing but
supposition, frequently motivated by vicious mud-throwing.
The day is going to come when police work will hold a
prominent part in the educational field, and then the public
will know what it does not know today — what police
work really means. There is something, though, that can
never be put into the cold pages of a text-book, and that
is the hearty spirit of the old timers. As I sat in front of
the fireplace the other evening, holding Arthur Dolan's
letter in my hand, I realized what a great privilege it is
to really know the old timers, the officers whose lives have
made and are making police science.
Text-books are valuable as a source of reference and as
"background" material because they condense the experi-
ences of years into a few pages, but, aside from laboratory
technique, which also requires practical experience, you
don't learn police business from the pages of a book. It's
learned by getting out and handling actual situations
where plain old-fashioned common sense is the primary
requisite for determining what should be done; it's learned
the "hard way" from the practical school of experience.
The San Francisco Police Department is built on com-
mon sense. That's why the city has one of the lowest crime
rates of any metropolitan area of comparable size in
America. Racketeers, gangsters, bunco men, pickpockets
and the rest of the traveling fraternity of yeggs know that
San Francisco is a hard town to crack. Why ? Because the
San Francisco police aren't "story book cops."
Chief Dullea's ideas on crime prevention and detection
are built upon long hard experience "out front" on the
firing line, where he won the respect of every man in the
department for quick thinking and courageous action. He
knows from actual first-hand experience what works and
what doesn't work with crooks. San Francisco's low crime
rate is proof of the value of his knowledge. And yet Chief
RUSSELL GARAGE
730 FOLSOM STREET SAN FRANCISCO
JUSTICE CAFE
7 16 KEARNY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
FAIRBANKS-MORSE CO.
SPEAR AND HARRISON STREETS SAN FRANCISCO
Phone: OVerland 4333; Res.. SEabright 0816 Juel L. Christensen
CHRISTENSEN NURSERY CO.
Complete Garden and Landscape Service
Everything for the Garden
343 WEST PORTAL AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone ORdway I 72 I
GEO. H. WOODWARD
Cylindrical and Internal Grinding
General Machine Work
1455-1465 BUSH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone Redwood 1496
Middlefield Road Auto Wreckers
K. L. McDonald. Manager
FIRST AVENUE AND MIDDLEFIELD ROAD REDWOOD CITY
WILSON BROS.
536 MISSION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
ACE PHOTO ENGRAVERS
407 SANSOME STREET
"
SAN FRANCISCO
EVERETT PULP 8c PAPER CO.
244 CALIFORNIA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone GArfield 843 1
LOUIS WEULE COMPANY
Chronometers and Nautical Instruments
High Grade Watches and Clocks
Diamonds and Jewelry
6 CALIFORNIA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
HILL TOP MARKET
167 BRODERICK STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
CAPRI RESTAURANT
550 GREEN STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone ORdway 8826
If no answer, call GRaystone 5209
The California Auto Driving School
JOHN B. NOCIFORE
655 CEARY STREET
(Pronounced No-C-4)
Manager
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
AUG. KRIEPS
WHITE HOUSE— ROCKA WAY BEACH
Telephone Half Moon Bay 2871 Frank Mazzanti, Proprietor
CLUB CAFE
Short Orders and Sandwiches
Always Good Coffee - Bowling and Pool
Telephone EXbrook 8702
FRED C. NEERMANN
General Electric Home Appliances
55 7 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 43
Dullea, for all his contact with the hard side of life, is not
a hard man spiritually. He is a kind man whose life is
guided by Christian principles, and the department re-
flects the spirit of straight-dealing and fair play which
characterizes the Chief, who is a "square shooter" in every
sense of the word.
Some day the progressive work of the San Francisco
Police Department will be recorded in a text-hook, hut
there will be something missing from those pages — the
breath of human life. Friendly smiles, warm handshakes,
genial stories mixed with sadness and grimness, all the
many things that go to make up the "heart" of the police
department, they'll never be down on paper.
"God gave us memories so that we might have roses in
December." It isn't December yet for me, but I know
that when the shadows begin to fall, there will be price-
less memories to brighten the outward-bound journey —
philosophical conversations with Lieutenant deGrand-
court, who brought old-time San Francisco to life for me
with its parades and cocktail walks and earthquake
"tremors," and Officer Bills, who added to the picture
with some hair-raising yarns about the good old days on
the waterfront. . . .
And, speaking of the waterfront. Inspector Kelleher
with his ever-genial, "Sure, Dorothy, I'll be glad to make
you acquainted with a story." The best stories of all,
though, are those he never tells, as some of the old timers
down on the waterfront will testify, referring to the many
"oft the record" acts of kindness performed by him and
his pal, Inspector Desmond, two of the warmest-hearted
guys who ever walked the waterfront. . . .
Inspector Reagan and Cook, who have helped more
people than you can count, out of the clutches of bunco
men and such, and never gotten thanked for their trouble.
Even though some of the "suckers" have been kept from
giving every cent they have to the soft soap boys, they
still turn around and bite the hand that saved them.
Strange people, these suckers. . . .
Lieutenant Poland, who came through the toughest days
of the Barbary Coast with a never-changing spirit of
kindness and compassion, as many a down-and-outer can
tell, and now that he is gone, there's many a quiet prayer
whispered in grateful memory of "Old Jim". . . .
Inspector Manion, internationally famous for his great
work in cleaning up Chinatown, which used to be one of
the worst hell-spots of iniquity this side of Singapore. As
well as being a fearless crusader against vice, for years
"Sargy" Manion has been a father to the bewildered and
BAUER MANUFACTURING CO.
134 GOLDEN CATE AVENUE
SAN FKANCISCO
GUERIN BROS.
CONTRACTORS
208 SOUTH LINDEN ST.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
Medico-Dental Bldg. Corp. Garage
JIM WHALEN. Manager
520 MASON STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone EXbrook 43 70
National Ice and Cold Storage Company
of California
Operating more than forty factories and cold storage
warehouses in California
General Offices: 417 MONTGOMERY STREET - SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone MArket 1 188
Wagner Electric Corporation
BRAKE SERVICE
Official Lockheed Station
457 NINTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments
of a
FRIEND
Telephone MArket 6356
The Crucible Brass Foundry
THOMAS BLAIR, Manager
BRASS. BRONZE AND ALUMINUM CASTINGS
15 00 SEVENTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
WALDORF BEAUTY SHOP
millie Mclaughlin
871 GEARY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
"Fix 'Em Up Sharkey"
"SHARKEY'S
"A Friend to Everybody"
ASHLEY & McMULLEN
GEARY BOULEVARD AND SIXTH AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Nite: RAndolph 8254 Day: DElaware 7278
A meeting place for everybody who AIRCO HEATING CO.
really knows Good Food and Good Service A,R C0NDiTI0NING - WARM AIR HEATING
Water Heaters - Sheet Metal
3100 EAST FOURTEENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF. 5240 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
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June, 1941
unhappy who come to him behind closed doors for advice
and help. He's rarely thanked for his trouble, but he's
always ready to go to the bat for the children of China-
town when they need help. . . .
Kathlyn Sullivan, a real Big Sister to many an unhappy-
soul. She is no "fair weather" friend but a real pal. People
warm to her kindness, and men as well as women talk to
her freely because they trust her and know they can con-
fide in her without fear of being misunderstood or mis-
guided in any way, and if it's within her power to help
them, Kate Sullivan will help, even if it means moving
heaven and earth to do it. . . .
Lieutenant Reilly, dean of the Big Brothers, whose
work has done so much to help the unfortunate. I'll never
forget riding out beyond Butchertown with him one stormy
afternoon when the rain was pouring down and the wind
was howling around our ears. We found a couple of sorry-
looking kids who needed help. Lieutenant Reilly had the
dickens of a bad cold and should have been home doctoring
it, but he never gave himself a moment's thought as he
set to work figuring out a way to help those two young-
sters, just as he has helped so many others over the hard
spots of life. "Sympathy is never wasted," he said on the
way back to headquarters when I raised a cynical question
about the unappreciative "backsliders" met at times in
welfare work.
I'll always remember that remark as the guiding spirit
of the Big Brothers — "Sympathy is never wasted !" . . .
Director George Healy, whose practical progressive
ideas combine the wisdom of the old timers with all that is
modern in police work; a genial, witty companion, so quick
on the trigger mentally that he knows what you're think-
ing almost before you say it; one of the finest men and
finest teachers it has ever been my good fortune to know.
I could go on and on, mentioning the names of friends
whose work makes up the fabric of the kindly human side
of police activity, a side that the public so rarely seems to
see. But then my tale would never end, because that is the
story of the San Francisco Police, a story of never-ending
kindness, a story of courageous policemen and police
women who know life as sheltered people can never know
it, whose lives are tempered by suffering and whose hearts
are as big as the ball of fire we call the sun.
So here's to the Old Timers! To the Old Timers of
yesterday, to the Old Timers of today, and to the young
men who will be the Old Timers of tomorrow!
HOME LAUNDRY CO.
A Particular Laundry For Particular People
We Handle All Classes of Laundry Work
Phone MArket 1130
3338 Seventeenth St.
Telephone ORdway 5 12 1
S. Leplat, Manager
HOTEL RAFORD
"A Good Place to Stop"
In the heart of the Downtown District
CORNER TURK AND TAYLOR STREETS SAN FRANCISCO
Los Angeles
San Francisco
J. T. THORPE & SON, INC.
FIRE BRICK CONSTRUCTORS
San Francisco Office: 94 1 SIXTEENTH STREET
Telephone UNderhill 2874
Telephone TUxedo 4976
Carl Noto
OPERATOR'S EXCHANGE
Jobbers and Distributors
698 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephones: TRinidad 4240, TRinidad 4542
FRANK CORSO
BUILDER
Licensed Contractor
Plans - Estimates
6005 EAST FOURTEENTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone us at GLencourt 3614 for ou
r service
The LEO J. DOLAN CO.
BUILDERS OF ARTISTIC HOMES
Let us help you convert your 'dream house" to reality, or
submit plans and ideas.
All our building is approved by F. H. A.
1108 MANDANA BOULEVARD OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone TRinidad 8391
First-class Work
A. CASQUEIRO
CEMENT CONTRACTOR
Foundations. Garage Floors,
Sidewalks, Steps, etc.
CYPRESS FISHERIES
2648 SEVENTY-EIGHTH AVENUE
OAKLAND. CALIF.
SHELL BU1LD1NC
SAN FRANCISCO
HERMAN GUMPEL
President
RATHJEN BROS., INC.
A. R. REID CO.
2600 OAKDALE AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO
CALIFORNIA
Phone DOuglas 0710
RUSS BUILDING GARAGL
DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE
RUSS BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO
June, 1941 POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL Page 45
Telephone Sharp Park 3 182 Irene Reee
WEST-HOLLIDAY CO., Inc. DUDE RANCH TAVERN
DRINKS ■ DANCING FOOD
MILLS TOWER SAN FRANCISCO
We Specialize in Banquets
Horses for Hire - Moonlight Rides
PEDRO POINT (San Mateo County) 16 miles south on (oast Road
Phone Sharp Park 224 1
E. A. BRUCE DICK PLATE'S CAFE
Dick Plate, Proprietor
BEER - WINES - LIQUORS
Specializing in Lunches and Dinners
IH SIXTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO SHARP PARK. CALIF. (San Mateo County) Formerly Salada Beach
FREGGIARO & DaVALLE
Phone Sharp Park 291 I
"We Help You Treat Her Right"
PETE AND ANNA'S CAFE
DANCING - BANQUETS
We Specialize in Spaghetti, Steak and Chicken Dinners
COLUMBUS * FRANC.SCO STREETS SAN FRANCISCO SHARppARK Wine - Beer - Liouors CAUFORN|A
Telephone Sharp Park 2036
A. S. DUTRA THE SURF
John A. Guena, Proprietor
BEER - SANDWICHES - SOFT DRINKS
Number ! Highway, I Mile North of Sharp Park
255 CALIFORNIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO EDCEMAR (San Mateo County) CALIFORNIA
Compliments of a
SAN FRANCISCO HOG CO.
COLMA, CALIFORNIA
The California Ink Company, Inc.
Manufacturers of
PRINTING and LITHOGRAPHIC INKS
545 SANSOME STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of a Hog Ranch MARYLAND CASUALTY CO.
A. DEL CRANDE — BOX 387 210 SANSOME STREET SAN FRANCISCO
For a Deal . . . Phone Redwood 740
I REDWOOD AUTO WRECKERS PACIFIC FOUNDRY CO.
CARS WANTED
T. A. STERLING. Manager
MIDDLEF1ELD ROAD REDWOOD CITY, CALIF.
3 100 NINETEENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
$1 MAXIMUM ANYWHERE IN THE CITY
ON A POINT-TO-POINT TRIP
CALL
SUTTER 3000
SUTTER CAB CO.
702 WASHINGTON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Easy Washing Machine Corporation
1355 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone VAlencia 1259 Reasonable Prices Telephone EXbrook 5221
R BIANCHI Pacific Intermountain Freightways
CONTRACTOR and BUILDER Common Carriers to Nevada. Utah. Idaho
... , rl D ., .. , r* . »■ Wyoming and Colorado
High-Class Residential Construction * &
4728 THIRD STREET SAN FRANCISCO 140 BLUXOM STREET SAN FRANCISCO
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June, 1941
GOOD LIGHT . . . GOOD SAFETY RECORD
The following is from the Pacific Gas and Electric
Company Progress:
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge offers positive
proof that good illumination on highways materially re-
duces traffic accidents, injuries and fatalities.
Statistics compiled by H. C. Snead, electrical engineer
and traffic safety engineer of the Bay span, show that on
the basis of vehicle mileage there are only about half as
many accidents on the well-lighted bridge as on an un-
lighted section of the Bayshore Highway where traffic
conditions are similar in many respects. Likewise, in pro-
portion to the amount of travel, the death rate on the
bridge is just a fraction of the rate for California and
that of the nation as a whole.
And Snead declares that good lighting unquestionably
contributed largely to the safety record on the bridge. He
insists that expenditures for such illumination are more
than justified by the accidents prevented and the lives
saved.
Snead's statistics cover the six-mile stretch from the
western end of the bridge at 5th street, San Francisco, to
the toll plaza on the East Bav shore. This section is
brilliantly illuminated by 736 thousand-candlepower Gen-
eral Electric sodium vapor lamps, there being 1081 of these
units on the span and all its approaches.
Between November 12, 1036, when the bridge was
opened, and November 30, 1940, the latest date for which
complete figures are available, 43,902,365 automobiles and
trucks traveled a total of 263,414,190 miles along this sec-
tion of the span. In these four years there were 383 acci-
dents on the section — an average of 1.45 per million
vehicle miles — and 54 per cent of them were inconsequen-
tial mishaps, such as bumps resulting from cars traveling
too close together.
The most nearly comparable unlighted roadway is a 4.9-
mile stretch of the Bayshore Highway between the subway
under the Southern Pacific tracks at South San Francisco
and Broadway in Burlingame. Like the bridge, this high-
way is a main artery to and from San Francisco and has
particularly heavy traffic every morning and evening, at
week-ends and on football days. In contrast to the 1.45
accidents per million vehicle miles on the well-lighted
bridge, the latest compilations show 2.68 accidents per
million vehicle miles on this unlighted unit of the Bav-
shore route.
In the period covered by Snead's report there were 18
traffic deaths on the bridge — only 6.8 per hundred million
vehicle miles. Compared to this figure of 6.8, California's
death rate last year was 11.3 per hundred million miles
and the national rate was 12.3.
Telephone SUtter 1030
Tommy McCormac. Manager
HOTEL CRANE
"That Friendly Hotel"
Service - Comfort • Location - Minimum Rates
H. GROSS
1072-A MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone WAlnut 9735 Angelo Piscia • Rico Malgarini
BEL-AIR CLUB
3653 BUCHANAN ST., Near Bay Street SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone PRospect 3441
C. R. Henry
HENRY AND HENRY
Real Estate and Insurance - Renting and Leasing Specialists
500 LARK1N STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone CArfield 8679
Represented by L. G. Macaire
SINGER SEWING MACHINE CO.
59 GRANT AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
With Best Wishes to the San Francisco Police Department
...JOE
JAMES L. LAWRENCE
5 7 POST STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
W. R. CHAMBERLIN
I DRUMM STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone PRospect 5 3 65 Open Evenings
ROOSEVELT BEAUTY STUDIO
Permanent Waves. $3.50 and Up; Finger Wave. 50c
Manicure. 50c; Shampoo and Finger Wave, 75c
Expert Operators - Every Beauty Service
295 EDDY STREET. Near Jones SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone TUxedo 963 1
HILDEN HOTEL
Rooms with or without Bath by Day, Week or Month
1030 GEARY STREET. Near Polk SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone WEst 3442
EAGLE BAKERY
Wholesale and Retail
1709 BUCHANAN STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone Mission 9232
J & S SERVICE
Seaside Super Service
ARMY AND VALENCIA STREETS
J. Hunt
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone ATwater 54 13 A. Basini and D. Raffo, Proprietors
LIBERTY BELL MARKET
Crocerv. Fruits. Vegetables and
Wines and Liquors
CORNER TWENTY-THIRD and VERMONT STS . SAN FRANCISCO
COOPER SCREW MFG. CO.
444 BRANNAN STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone HEmlock. 135 1 C. D. Mason. Western States Division
The GLOBE SLICING MACHINE CO., Inc.
"The Slicer That's Diff-rent"
Sales and Servic-: 56 SEVENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone ORdway 9600 P. S. Clau7ade
HOTEL ARLINGTON
245 POWELL, near Geary
SAN FRANCISCO 480 ELLIS STREET, Corner Leavenworth
SAN FRANCISCO
June, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 47
OAKLAND OFFICERS GET
THEIR MAN
For a display of tenacity in developing a small bit of
evidence to solve a crime, we give you the work of mem-
bers of the Traffic Bureau of the Oakland Police Depart-
ment, in a recent hit and run case.
A woman was killed by a reckless automobile driver,
who dashed from the scene of the accident, before anyone
could get a description of the car or its license number.
There wasn't a thing to go on, when Captain Ira Reedly
and his men of the Traffic Bureau arrived at the scene.
However, Captain Reedly found a piece of broken glass
about the size of a dollar, which he decided was a piece of
a broken headlight lens. He took that piece of glass to his
headquarters for inspection. Subjecting it to many tests
and comparing it with many other samples of headlight
glass, he finally discovered it was from a headlight of a
136 Ford.
He then called in two of his officers, Edward Ray and
C. N. Clayton and assigned them to the task of running
down every 1936 Ford in Alameda count).
"Stick with this job until you have located and checked
every such model," he admonished the investigators as he
sent them on their way.
The Department of Motor Vehicles revealed there were
ORdway 4048
THUMLER BROS.
SILVERSMITHS AND ENGRAVERS
928 GEARY STREET (Bet. Larkin and Polk) SAN FRANCISCO
TUxedo 1416
GOLDEN STATE COLLEGE
Telephone MArket 65 76
V. F. ROZYNKO
Upholstering, Slip Covers, Cunhionti.
Pads, Pillows, etc.
795-797 HAYES STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Office telephone. ELkridge 3702; Residence, RAndolph 9152 If
no answer, call MArket 2100
JOSEPH J. RAFFETTO, M.D.
Physician and Surgeon
CONT1 BLDG.. Mission at Santa Rosa Ave. SAN FRANCISCO
Office hours: 10-12 • 2-5 - 7-8:30, and by appointment
Telephone DOuglas 9354
G. MONI. Manager
SUNNY HOTEL
Rate by week, from $2.50 to $4.50; rate by day, 75c - $1.00
26 CHATHAM PLACE or 542 BUSH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
FLOYD L. BURR
Telephone H Em lock 3 769
Floy McDaniel
DARLEEN BEAUTY SHOP
3 32 GOUGH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
EVENING SCHOOL OF LAW
Fall Term Opens August 18th
Telephone VAIencia 9810
FRANK MAGEE
Finest Beers, Wines and -Liquors Served
3 105 22ND STREET. Near Van Ness Ave. So. SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone MArket 767 7
KUNST BROS., Ltd.
Paints, Varnishes. Wall Paper
Hardware and Supplies
1026 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SKyline 6617 "We Fix Anything"
FISCHER BICYCLE SHOP
Rentals - Sales - Repairs - Accessories
Toy Repairing of All Kinds
Skates Rented and Sold
1823 HAIGHT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
220 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE
Telephone MArket 5 000
DALLMAN SUPPLY CO.
Wholesalers of Home and Industrial Plumbing. Sheet Metal. Roofing
Heating and Air Conditioning Equipment
382 SIXTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone GArfield 5865
SAN FRANCISCO J. M. Litchfield
EL TAY PARKING STATION
2 10 TAYLOR STREET SAN FRANCISCO
SANDINO PHOTO STUDIO
MILLARD R. HICKMAN
FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE
2090 CHESTNUT STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
420 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
ORdway 4130 Established 1900
J. KILLEEN
Automobile Painting - Body and Fender Repairing
1630 FRANKLIN STREET SAN FRANCISCO
THE MARTIN GENERAL AGENCY
Telephone UNderhill 8766
M. Hirsch
AMERICAN WIPING MATERIALS CO.
Superior Quality Wiping Rags. Sponges and Chamois
Cotton and Wool Waste. Mops. Cheesecloth.
Toilet Tissue. Paper Towels
1022 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
ST. FRANCIS CANDY SHOP
417 MONTGOMERY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
2801 TWENTY-FOURTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
PARK YOUR CAR AT
MASON ST. PARKING STATION
42 7 MASON ST. (Bet. Geary and Postl
SAN FRANCISCO
Tel-phone UNderhill 5024 J Handu. Proprietor
COLE STREET HARDWARE
SAN FRANCISCO
944 COLE STREET
VAle
7707
M. A. Lemon. Treasurer
Q R S NEON CORPORATION. Ltd.
A National Organization
FLURON
690 POTRERO AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone MArket 4638
Compliments of
MATHEWS PAINT, Inc.
1118 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
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June, 1941
some 3600 Fords of the 1936 model registered in Alameda
county.
For over three weeks the two officers carried on their
search, ferreting out 1936 Fords, checking them and ab-
solving their owners of any connection with the fatal ac-
cident. This was kept up until over 2500 cars had been in-
vestigated, and no clues unearthed. Finally as the number
of cars was reaching the 3000 mark the boys got the break
they had hoped for, and which comes in most all cases
where police officers keep pegging away.
In a home garage they came upon a car that showed it
had been worked over to remove stains of some kind and
that efforts had been made to iron out some wrinkles in
dented parts.
The car belonged to a man named H. T. Link. He was
confronted by the officers with their suspicions, and though
at first denying he had been mixed up in the accident, he
finally admitted his part, because the officers explained to
him that they were sure the discolorations on the car, that
had not been removed, was the blond of a human being,
and they were taking tests to prove their contention. Other
evidence they had gathered along their long search was
also placed before the suspect, and as a result he submitted
to arrest, and the officers satisfied they had cleared another
tough hit and run case.
S^W^WJWWMWWW'^^
GAYLORD HOTEL
JONES at GEARY
One of San Francisco's
Newest Hotels. All rooms
equipped with electric re-
frigerated buffet, radio,
tub and shower.
#2.50 Single
#3.50 Double
•
Douglas F. Harrison
Manager
W-WW^^WWWUHu^jj^^
McNEIL-STEINBERG MFG. CO.
36 CLYDE STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
YUkon 2 42 7
Credit
Dr. Frederick E. Barkelew, D.D.S.
X-Ray - Extractions - Gas
908 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
SKyline 6542
OTTO BRIEMLE
Painting - Decorating - Paperhanging
595 TWENTY SECOND AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone PRospect 952 1
GEORGE'S CAVE
George Smithers - Peggy Nutter
)I9 EDDY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
RAndolph 9667
WEST LAKE MARKET
301 MIRIAM
SAN FRANCISCO
Greetings from
PABST BLUE RIBBON BEER
PACIFIC MOLASSES CO., Ltd.
2 15 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
June. 1''41
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Crown Willamette Paper Co
343 SANSOME STREET SAN FRANCISCO
YUkon 2044
MIWAY TIME
FINANCE
M. I. WATERS,
President
601 MARKET STREET •
SAN FRANCISCO
SUtter 5954
H. W. GOULD 8C CO.
Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
Specialists in the Mining and Metallurgy
of Mercury Ores for 25 Years
1000 MILLS BLDG. SAN FRANCISCO
"The Recommended Laundry"
LA GRANDE & WHITE'S
Laundry and Dry Cleaning
Be free on washday . . . We launder
just the way you want it . . .
Economically
Phone MArket 0916
San Mateo 1488 . . Redwood 301
San Rafael 1576
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Featured in This Issue
PAGE
The Challenge to Youth
By John Edgar Hoover 3
Police Promotional Examinations.
5
Inspector Page's Narrow Escape
By Opic L. Warner
Police Academy Busy 7
Chief Huntsman of Santa Cruz 9
Sheriff Miller of Contra Costa County 10
Tracy's New Chief — E. C. Wyman 1 1
Bay Counties Peace Officers 12
Footprinters at San Quentin 14
Editorial Page 16
Peninsula Peace Officers Association 17
Driving A New Car West 18
Covering All the Beats 20
The Mug Gallery 21
Northern California Police Communication
Officers' Association 22
FBI Fingerprints 24
I'hc Editor is always pleased to consider articles suitable for publication.
Contributions should preferably be typewritten, but where this is not pos-
sible, copy should be clearly written. Contributions may be signed with a
"nom de plume," but all articles must bear the name and address of the
sender, which will be treated with the strictest confidence. The Editor
will also be pleased to consider photographs of officers and of interesting
events. Letters should be addressed to the Editor.
Directory
SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Hall of Justice, Kearny and Washington Streets
Telephones SUtter 2020 - 2030
Radio Short Wave Call KGPD
Mayor, Hon. Angelo J. Rossi
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
Regular Meetings, Monday, 7.30 p.m Hall of Justice
Hon. Wm. P. Wobber, Sr., President...A12 Jessie Street
Hon. Walter McGovern 625 Market Street
Hon. Ward G. Walkup... 240 Second Street
Captain Chas. F. Skelly, Secretary
Room 104, Hall of Justice
CHIEF OF POLICE Charles W. Dullea
DEPUTY CHIEF OF POLICE Michael Riordan
Bur. of Inspectors. Bernard J. McDonald Hall of Justice
Residence - 1341 31st Avenue
Traffic Bureau Albert S. Munn 635 Washington St.
Residence - 226 Jules Avenue
Dept. Sec'y Capt. John A. Engler Hall of Justice
Residence - 1631 32nd Avenue
Director
Bur. of Personnel Lieut. George Healt Hall of Justice
Residence - 4028 18th Street
Supervising Capt Arthur L. Christiansen Hall of Justice
Residence - 1346 24th Avenue
Director - Bureau ofCriminal
Information Lieut. Frank E. Winters Hall of Justice
Residence - 670 41st Avenue
Director - Bureau of
Special Services Lieut. Emmet Moore Hall of Justice
Residence - 2186 15th Avenue
Inspector of Schools Traffic Control — Byron J. Getchell
Residence - 533 Brussels Street
Property Clerk Capt. Peter M. McGee Hall of Justice
Residence - 225 Ashton Avenue
City Prison Lieut. John J. Casey Hall of Justice
Residence - 188 Liberty Street
Central Capt. M. E. Mitchell. .635 Washington St.
Residence - 1471 29th Avenue
Southern Capt. John A. Reed 360 Fourth St.
Residence -438 21st Avenue
Harbor Capt. John M. Sullivan.. Drumm & Comm'l Sts.
Residence - 4075 26th Street
Mission Capt. Joseph Walsh 3057 17th Street
Residence - 170 Beaumont Street
Northern Capt. Aloysius I. O'Brien 841 Ellis Street
Residence - 2610 Sacramento Street
G. G. Park Capt. John J. Casey... Golden Gate Park
Residence - 570 16th Avenue
Richmond Capt. Francis J. McGuire 451 Sixth Ave.
Residence - 758 Tenth Avenue
Ingleside Capt. Leo J. Tackney Balboa Park
Residence - 2533 18th Avenue
Taraval Capt. John J. Wade 2348 24th Avenue
Residence - 200 Juanita Way
Headquarters Capt. John A. Engler Hall of Justice
BayvTEW Sub-Station 1676 Newcombe Avenue
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When In Doubt
Alwavs At Your Service
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Volume XIX
JULY, 1941
No. 7
THE CHALLENGE TO YOUTH
J. Edgar Hoover, Director, F.B.I., at the Co
mmenceme
nt Exercises of Buys Town, June 1, 1941
Meeting with the citizens of Boys Town and their
friends marks the happy culmination of a privilege to
which I have long looked forward. In a few short years,
under the sterling leadership of Father Flanagan, Boys
Town has developed from a simple idea to a national insti-
John Edgar Hoover
tution respected and honored from coast to coast, solely be-
cause its chief motivation has been a fight for the right.
The men of the Federal Bureau of Investigation have
long observed the progress of Boys 1 own. We have come
to visualize Boys Town as a beacon, radiating the light
of new hope to the nation's youth. In this haven of Chris-
tian ideals, youth is inspired to achievement. Here the
great American tradition of opportunity for all is manifest
and exemplified.
Both of our organizations stand for good citizenship.
You are learning to be citizens. You have a daily respon-
sibility in discharging the civic functions of your town for
the benefit of its citizens. AW have the daily responsibility
of protecting citizens throughout the United States from
the enemies of good citizenship — the desperado, the bank
robber, the kidnapper and the far more dangerous foe, the
spy. saboteur and professional destructionist of American
democracy.
In these troublous days of world strife and conflict,
there should be no other thought for stalwart young men
such as you than the building of a greater security for
your United States of America.
Surrounded by the peaceful atmosphere of your town,
it must be difficult to fully realize the barbaric happen-
ings in other lands. There, for years, young men of your
age have been trained for but one purpose — to wage war-
fare upon other men, and what is worse, upon their fami-
lies and innocent children. But you are not immune to the
effects of this madness because a wide expanse of water
separates us from the Old World.
The war that is bringing destruction in many lands is
more than a war between ruling classes, it is a war for
the maintenance of decency and fair dealing. On the one
side are the democracies which insure the right of life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to all people, with
the privilege of worshiping God as they see fit. On the
other side are arrayed the aggressive forces of totalitarian-
ism and the godless, where dictators can say when and
where the false gods of their own choice shall be worshiped.
Overseas, the war is active and open. Tons of steel and
shell daily are being hurled at the people who live and
think as we do. But that war has now reached across the
seas into our peace-loving America, where the advocates
of alien ways of life — the missionaries of the godless, have
unleashed a barrage of vilification and hate against our
democratic manner of living.
Thev have sought to pollute the minds of youth with the
same kind of propaganda that was used in winning young
people to the banners of Nazism and Communism. So.
remember that you too some day must be prepared to face
the lies and false teachings of prophets of hate when you
leave this guarded home which Father Flanagan has
created.
1 sav opportunities lit- ahead and I mean that at no time
has there been a more urgent need than today tor patriotic
devotion to the land we love and a dedication of even
fibre of energy to the life it symbolizes of honesty, in-
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July, 1941
tegrity and a straightforward devotion to spiritual devel-
opment and security.
I can illustrate this best by a reference to the selection
of the men of the FBI. In the first place, they must be
college trained in law or accounting or in some foreign
language. Beyond that, they must possess characters that
are unblemished. Yet, for every Special Agent that is
appointed, some 1,000 applicants are considered. The
applicant may lead his class in law school. He may excel
in athletic prowess. His personality may be the finest, but
unless he possesses the necessary qualities of the soul and
heart to commend him he is wanting and is unworthy of
wearing the FBI gold badge of honor representing Fi-
delity, Bravery, Integrity. He must be willing to subju-
gate self to service.
With all of our much vaunted education, the quality
of leadership is still a precious thing to be nurtured and
developed. In far too many instances, young men and
women leave our institutions of higher learning with a
vast fund of theoretical training but with a total lack
of awareness to the realities of life. We should all want to
help one another. Human beings are like that. We want
to live by each other's happiness — not by each other's
misery. We sometimes think too much and feel too little.
For the remarks I have just made, a certain amount of
cynical criticism is to be expected. First of all, the Com-
munist will say there is no more opportunity — that oppor-
tunity can come only out of revolution. I hen, there will
be those who abhor hard work, who will raise their voices
in protest because good jobs do not come to them on a
silver platter. They fail to realize that success is not easy.
These purveyors of gloom are the people who fail to
consider that economic depressions and crime are second-
ary in importance to the insidious and far more disastrous
decay of religion, faith and hope. They do not understand
that the world-wide conflicts brought on by power-crazed
dictators are the result of conditions which permit the
persecution of religion, freedom of thought and liberty.
We want none of that in America. We shall not have
these conditions so long as the premium in life is placed
on good character and square dealing.
There is a condition present in our country which serves
.as a very fertile soil for the unwholesome growth of deceit,
of cynicism, and of the weeds of all the godless isms of the
Nazis, the Communists and the Fascists. I refer to the
indifferent attitude of our citizenry toward belief in God
and basic morality.
There are over 60,000,000 of our fellow citizens who
profess no religion and many of these, no belief in God.
What will happen to the moral structure of our democ-
racy if this condition continues?
People commit crime because they lack moral responsi-
bility. We have youth committing crime because their
spiritual growth has been stifled. We have youth in crime
because we have failed to provide youth with proper up-
bringing and outlets for energy. Only in the rarest in-
stances of diseased minds can we say that the first offender
commits crimes out of sheer anti-social sentiments.
(To Be Continued)
BRUTAL ROBBER TAKEN HERE
When outside peace officers appeal to San Francisco
for assistance in apprehending a wanted criminal or a
suspect, they generally get 100 per cent service.
Earlier this month Vallejo was shocked by the brutal
bludgeoning and robbing of a service station attendant.
The injured, a youth, was able to tell the officers who his
assailant was. Chief Earl Dierking sent out a call to have
the suspect picked up. The call was received by Chief
Charles Dullea, who at once had the Bureau of Communi-
cations broadcast a description of the wanted man.
It so happened that a few minutes after the description
was sent out over the police radio, Inspector Fred Butz,
veteran of the Bureau who has a penchant for being on
the spot when things are happening and his equally able
partner, Inspector Max Resnick were completing an in-
vestigation of a routine case. They started to board their
car, when they saw the man the Vallejo police wanted.
He was Fred "Chick" Galloway, San Jose murderer, out
on parole from Folsom.
They called on him to halt, but he took it on high, so
the inspectors gave him a chase with drawn guns. When
Galloway saw the weapons he meekly surrendered, and
within a few hours after the murderous attack, Galloway
was on his way to the Vallejo jail.
Galloway was sentenced to hang for a murder in San
Jose in 1928. He was paroled in 1940 after his sentence
had been commuted to life imprisonment. He later broke
parole and was sent back again, this time for hut a few
months, having been turned loose again last month.
The lad he slugged worked in a service station, the
owner ot which had given Gallowav a job so he could get
out of prison.
After slugging the boy, Galloway stole an automobile
and drove to San Francisco, abandoning the stolen car on
the bridge as it ran out of gasoline. His only excuse for
his latest crime was that "he was drunk, and didn't know
what he was doing."
IACP CONVENTION AT BUFFALO
AUGUST 18, 19, 20 AND 21
The forty-eighth annual conference of the International
Association of Chiefs of Police will convene in the Hotel
Statler, Buffalo, N. Y., for a four-day session, starting
August 18.
This is one IACP convention no police executive will
want to miss, for besides the excellent program prepared
and the entertainment arranged, it is going to be a meeting
at which much information will be put forth on National
Civilian Defense.
Chief Dullea, Chief Bodie Wallman, former Chief
James Drew, of Oakland, and Captain of Inspectors Ber-
nard McDonald will head the delegation from this section
of the state. Chief Dullea and Captain McDonald will be
accompanied by their wives, and Mrs. Wallman and Mis.
Drew will go along with their husbands.
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Police Promotion Examinations
In a recent cop] of the New Zealand Police Journal, we
note an announcement of promotion examinations to the
positions of sub inspectors, sergeants, and senioi sergeants.
From the times set forth and the instructions to the
candidates, it is quite evident the streamlined true-and-
false type of examination has not yet come into use in that
country.
The time table set forth herewith covers three days, and
so reveals the fact that the candidates are allowed plenty
of time to write what they know about criminal law and
evidence questions, as well as for that portion of the exam-
ination coming under the head of Literary Examination.
^ TIME-TABLE
Laic Examination
Evidence:
Tues., 24th Sept., 1940 9:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.
Prescribed Acts of Parliament:
Tues.. 24th Sept., 1940 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Police Regulations :
Wed., 25th Sept.. 1940 9:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.
Police and Detective Duties:
Wed., 25th Sept., 1940 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Literary Examination
Arithmetic:
Thurs., Sept. 26th, 1940 9:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.
Geography :
Thurs., Sept. 26th, 1940 11:30 A.M. to 1:00P.M.
English :
Thurs., Sept. 26th, 1940 2:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Among the instructions to candidates we find : "Write
on only one side of the paper. Pens, ink. ruled foolscap
paper, blotting paper, pins and paper fasteners will be sup-
plied each candidate at each sitting."
At the termination of a three-day series of tests such as
the above, during which period one and one-half hours was
allowed for tests on the locations of buildings, streets, et
cetera, and two and one-half hours each for arithmetical
problems and tests in grammar, composition, and so on. A
candidate certainly did have ample time to demonstrate his
knowledge of the subjects classed under the head of "Lit-
erary Examination." What a contrast, as to time, when
we consider our slap-bang examinations with three min-
utes each for examination in geography and English — and
about one minute per question for miscellaneous arithmeti-
cal problems.
For strictly knowledge of duties tests, such as evidence,
police regulations, police duties and Prescribed Acts of
Parliament (Penal Code Acts) the ample time of three
hours is allowed.
It does seem merely justice to give a candidate for pro-
motion sufficient time to set down in writing the knowl-
edge he has on the various subjects.
An ambitious member of a police department spends
much energy and untold hours in preparation for a pro-
motion, and it does not seem equitable that his promotion
he determined as a result of a super-speed test on about
a dozen different subjects, including municipal ordinances,
penal code, charter, traffic laws, departmental rules and
regulations and academic subjects, the whole slap-bang
test being begun and finished in less than one hour.
Time certainly must be of the essence in San Fran-
cisco. Members of our Department must, of necessity, be
speed burners with a pen, seeing they are allowed only 45
minutes to do what their brothers in the Antipodes are
given 18J^> hours to accomplish.
\\ ith four to five-year intervals between promotion ex-
aminations there is no valid reason why a candidate should
not be allowed at least a few hours to write answers to
questions on subjects which he has been studying for years.
In this way hypothetical questions could form the exami-
nation and thus give the candidates who have studied hard
and are blessed with common sense to demonstrate their
worth.
Expediency and economy are both desirable in the func-
tioning of either commercial or civic affairs, but good
things carried too far generally become evil. Certainly, it
is quite economical to hold a 45-minute. true-false examina-
tion. But, is such a perfunctory gesture an examination as
to a candidate's knowledge of laws and of the multiplicity
of duties he is supposed to perform with alacrity and effi-
ciency? Even the man who heads the list will tell you how-
lucky he was in "hitting them right."
Australia has contributed to our California life ever
since the days of the gold rush. Our eucalyptus groves are
daily reminders of "The Land Down Under." Legally we
have their Torrens Act as a boon to our real propertv rec-
ords. And, last, but not at all least, we have the "Austra-
lian Ballot."
What is more reasonable or more just to expect of our
Civil Service Commission than allowing Police Depart-
ment members presenting themselves for promotion a
couple of hours to demonstrate coolly and deliberately
their knowledge of the various subjects set forth in pro-
motion examinations. The men study long and arduously
to secure a higher ranking in the Department. No sane
reason can be presented for denying a man a chance to
have at least reasonable time to prove, by actual examina-
tion, his fitness to a promotion in his chosen life work.
NEW IACP MEMBERS
The News Letter of the International Chiefs of Police
lists as new members of the association from California.
Chief C. E. Webb. Santa Monica: Chief Harry W.
Perry. Tulare, Nat Pieper. FBI Chief of Special Agents.
The June issue of the A ews Letter also carries the news
that James Cole, a boyhood pal of the Police Journal
Editor, has been appointed Chief of Police of our old
home town. San Bernardino. The new chief was formerly
county highway commissioner. He succeeds Col. Byron
Allen.
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July, 1941
Inspector George Page's Narrow Escape
By Opie L. Warner
When a rookie policeman takes his oath of office he as-
sumes a new code of living. He becomes theoretically a
sworn enemy of people "wanted by the law." In other
words, from being citizen John Doe he becomes, as it were,
a manhunter. and doomed to a daily routine of action that
may at any moment bring him face to face with death.
Even the smallest police department can supply thrilling
stories — dramas from real life. The man who wears a
police star possesses ambitions and emotions common to all
men, but from the moment he takes his oath of office he
assumes a mighty burden and commences to live far more
dangerously than his fellow citizens.
No police officer going on duty can foresee what the
coming hours will bring. No police officer's family can
have any assurance he will return at the end of that period
of duty alive. Policemen are virtually marked for a
killing or maiming during the entire period of their life as
such.
Every city has its quota of potential killers in addition to
a definite proportion of people who have already run
afoul of the law ; this latter class to a police officer means
constant danger.
An ex-convict in the commission of new crimes will not
hesitate to kill if cornered by a police officer. But how is a
police officer to know an ex-convict when he sees him? 1 he
ex-convict is pretty well able to recognize a member of a
police department. Thus it happens that the criminal is
offered the first shot and the initial advantage. In that
factor you find the cause of so many policemen being killed
in action.
Usually the most dramatic police incidents occur when
least expected by the members of the department con-
cerned. As an example I will take the case in which In-
spector George Page and the late Inspector Walter
Descalso were concerned, some years ago.
These two inspectors were driving west on Leavenworth
street not far from the intersection of Turk street in a
police car not equipped with a radio, when suddenly they
heard a siren approaching. In a moment a police car swept
past them. Instinctively they turned and followed the
speeding police car, knowing it was answering a call, and
almost crashed into it when it suddenly stopped opposite a
poolroom on Turk street.
In that particular poolroom on Turk street, three ex-
perienced bandits were concluding a perfect holdup of the
proprietor and a large number of patrons. All three were
armed and each performed his part of the task, with cold-
ness and efficiency. As it later developed they had been suc-
cessful gunmen in eastern and midwestern cities, and had
just some days previously secured a $16,000 payroll in San
Diego.
By some second sense the groaning of the brakes on the
police radio car in front of the poolroom announced to the
daring bandits that the police were right on their trail.
Youth and daring were on their side, and in a moment
the leader of the trio announced to the patrons that said
patrons were to make not the least outcry, or in any way
to help the police in capturing the bandits.
The quaking patrons heard the leader tell his two com-
panions what to do, namely — one to use the back door as
an exit, while he and the other were to rush through the
front door with guns concealed but ready for use the mo-
ment the police entered.
The orders contained in his brief instructions were liter-
ally obeyed. Thus some precious seconds were lost by the
police before the chase was on amidst a fusillade of
shooting.
One of the bandits — the one who made his exit through
the back door, secured a good head start on Officer
Thomas Marlowe of the police radio car, who thereupon
commandeered a taxicab to take up the chase. The taxi
driver was too enthusiastic, and on making the first turn
was going at such speed that Officer Marlowe was cata-
pulted into the air and severely injured.
Of the two bandits who rushed the front door before
Inspectors Page and Descalso or Officer Fred Jeschke,
Officer Marlowe's partner in the radio car, had an op-
portunity to get set, one ran down Turk street. This
bandit was pursued by Inspector Descalso, who lost him
owing to the crowds of people jamming the sidewalk be-
cause of all the shooting.
The third bandit, on emerging from the poolroom, took
just one glance at Inspector Page as the Inspector was
rushing towards the entrance, and fired. From that instant
there were only two people in San Francisco as far as that
bandit or Inspector Page was concerned. As it proved later
that particular bandit had actually two notches on his gun,
each notch having been placed there as evidence of a peace
officer killed while trying to capture the owner of the
deadly weapon in the hands of Inspector Page's would-be
killer.
Inspector Page is an outstanding athlete of the San
Francisco Police Department, in addition to being an ex-
pert shot. The bandit he was pursuing was youthful,
speedy, and resourceful. In a chase along Turk street and
into Leavenworth street the inspector had no clear shot
at the fleeing bandit, owing to the crowds attracted from
the local stores by the shooting of the other bandits and
the officers pursuing them. The chase led to Jones street,
and here for the first time no pedestrians blocked the
shortening space between the bandit and the inspector.
Here also the inspector fired his first shot. That his aim
was true the inspector realized, when he saw the speedy
bandit pause momentarily, partially stumble and weave
before turning and once more making a target of Page.
Arriving at the corner of Jones and Eddy streets, the
inspector was grieved to notice that the bandit had disap-
(Continued on page 32)
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Page 7
POLICE ACADEMY BUSY
Another class ot recruits has completed the course oi
training at the Police Academy, all having successfully
passed their tests of the subjects studied under the direction
oi Director George Healy, Sergeant George Duncan, and
Director George Healt
the corps of instructors who presented various subjects.
These young officers have been assigned to stations to
complete their police training. Following are the names
of the men and the stations to which they have been
detailed :
Officers Kenneth F. Carstensen. Jack E. Chaney, Co.
G; Officers Jack F. O'Neill, Andrew T. Yakas. Accident
Prevention Bureau ; Officer Edward F. McLaughlin, Co.
K; Milton J. Miskel. Jr., Bruce W. Rutledge, Michael J.
Doherty, Reginald A. Kucich, Co. K (motorcycle) ;
Officers Frank J. Egger, Robert C. Gremminger, Harry
B. Lahey, Francis J. Miles, Walter A. Varnell, Co. H ;
Officer Joseph T. Swetnam, Co. K to Co. D ; Officer
George R. Christensen, Co. K to Co. H ; Officer Joseph
P. McVeigh, Co. D to Co. A.
Officers Paul E. Allsman, Dante R. Andreotti, Thomas
J. Brannigan, James A. Brown, Wayne C. Burnett, Mer-
vyn C. Chioino, Vincent J. Cooney, Lawrence M. Dolan,
Leo H. Ferroggiaro, George B. Flesher, James P. Han-
ley, Co. I ; Officer Thomas V. Hawkins, Co. F.
Hardly had the above vacated the classrooms than the
following were assigned to the Academy, and so Director
Healy will have courses throughout the entire summer:
Officers Robert W. Bender, Dennis Bradley. Royce B.
Cannon, William Chancy. Vincent C. Chasten, Edward
B. Cummins, Jr., Joseph P. Curtin, George A. Dawe,
William A. Denser, Frank C. Doherty. Walter M. Falls.
Meade B. Gale, Floyd K. Gress. William S. Hardeman.
George T. Hesketh, Herman Jackson, Lawrence D.
Lund, Edward J. McKevitt, Jr., Robert M. McKiernan,
Jr., John P. McNamee. Francis W. Merrill. Mai I
Miles, Hugh R. O'Connor, Joseph G. O'Keefe Barnaby
O'Leary, Adolph J. Pedrin, Walter J. Sousa, Robert C.
Thomson, Weslej P. Thulander, Oscar E. Tiboni, Mat-
thew C. Coffey, Jr., Anton W. Adam. Jr.
CAPT. ARTHUR L. CHRISTIANSEN
Captain Arthur L. Christiansen, supervisor of districts,
whose picture adorns the front cover, has more than 27
years service behind him.
In those years since his appointment, April 13, 1914, he
has risen from the rank of patrolman to one of the highest
positions in the department.
Born in Alameda county, where he spent his youth, he
came to San Francisco, where he became a carpenter. See-
ing an opportunity to secure more permanent employment,
he took the civil service examination for policeman and
passed, well up on the list.
From the start he leveled on the top commissioned
office, and centered his spare time in study for the different
ranks, and successfully passed them all, being appointed
corporal February 19, 1923; sergeant, August 16, 1926,
lieutenant, October 3. 1927, and captain, May 8. 1933,
and his present office, October 11. 1940.
During his career he served in every police district in
the city. After being made a captain he was assigned to Co.
D, the Mission District, and in this, one of the largest dis-
tricts in the city, he proved his ability to do police work,
make friends for the department and take part in all activi-
ties of his district of a civic nature.
V hen the late Supervising Capt. Arthur Layne passed
on, Chief Dullea and the Police Commission did not hesi-
tate in selecting Captain Christiansen to rill the vacancy
created by the death of Captain Layne. As district super-
visor, he has many duties that keep him in constant and
close contact with the outside stations, the police person-
nel and with the public.
Besides being a member of several civic and fraternal
organizations. Captain Christiansen is a member of and
Junior Past Exalted Ruler of San Francisco Lodge,
B. P. O. E.
NEW CHIEF FOR PASADENA
Last May Chief Charles H. Kelley, veteran head of the
Pasadena Police Department retired after an honorable
career as a peace officer. The city director chairman called
for applicants as Chief Kelley's successor, who were to take
a civil service test. A number of outstanding peace officers
responded and the examination was held. Chief N. F.
Anderson of Flint. Mich., placed highest on the list, and
was so certified by the civil service commission and the
city directors appointed him to the post. The new chief
took over on the first of this month.
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July. 1941
July, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
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Chief Huntsman— Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, central California's favorite seashore re-
sort city, held an election a few weeks ago, and besides se-
lecting municipal officers for the ensuing term, the voters
adopted a charter amendment that placed the entire Police
Department, including the Chief of Police, under civil
service. By the time this issue of The Journal is pub-
lished, Chief Al Huntsman will have joined the select
few police department heads, including Chief Harper of
Burlingame who enjoys the security of civil service.
Chief Huntsman well deserves this consideration from
the citizens of his home town, for during the years since
July 1, 1932, when he was appointed Chief of Police, he
has given Santa Cruz splendid police protection, and has
done many things that stamp him an able police executive.
Santa Cruz is a city with a normal population exceeding
17,000 people. Because it offers so many attractions as a
recreational center, with ocean and stream fishing unex-
celled, and because it is easily reached by half a dozen
fine highways, the population during the spring and sum-
mer months is more than doubled, as vacationists flock to
the beaches for their outings. In addition to this permanent
and transient population there is an estimated 15,000 to
20,000 who live outside the incorporated limits of Santa
Cruz, in close proximity to the city and use it for busi-
ness headquarters. On especial holidays more than 50,000
people find their way to the beach, and during the three-
day Fourth of July holiday, all records for visitors to the
city were broken when clo^e to 100,000 filled Santa Cruz
to overflowing.
It took many thousands of automobiles to bring this
multitude to Santa Cruz, though many did come by the
Southern Pacific excursion trains, yet during the three-
day celebration there was not one automobile accident that
caused a death, and only only three accidents recorded.
Only seven offenders charged with traffic law violations
were brought into court during the three days. It was the
first Fourth of July in many years that no traffic fatalities
were recorded.
The incorporated area of Santa Cruz comprises 12
square miles and in this area are 174 miles of streets that
wind through the business and residential districts, along
the beach and ocean cliffs and out into the forest-covered
mountains that sweep down to the city's edge.
All these things create a police problem, which if not
intelligently handled would cause confusion and even dis-
aster. It would seem in face of the record that Santa Cruz
is and has been for a number of years well able to handle
the problem.
Chief Huntsman has no special panacea for keeping
down traffic accidents and violations, except that his men
keep their eyes open, and politely warn minor offenders,
but get plenty tough when a driver gets a little too far out
of line. The Police Department consists of 16 men and
the Chief. Second in command is Lieutenant A. W. Crouse
with 15 years' excellent service behind him, and dining his
tenure as a police officer he has filled every rank in the
department. He is highly esteemed by the people of the
city.
Inspector E. W. Geyer has charge of investigations and
during his more than 12 years as a member of the force
he has not only solved such crimes as occurred in his city,
but has assisted outside communities in apprehending
wanted criminals who have sought refuge in Santa Cruz.
He, too, stands mighty high with the home folks.
During the busy summer season 20 extra special officers
are added to the force to take care of the great crowds that
come for their vacations.
So-called major crimes are very scarce in Santa Cruz.
They have never had a bank robbery down there and
only two murders have occurred in the city, the last one
in 1934.
There are some burglaries, but they are of a petty nature
and the check boys try out their hand in spreading
"bouncers" but these soon find themselves incarcerated.
From the time he took over his present office, Chief
Huntsman has centered much of his efforts on juveniles,
and as a result he has no headaches from the actions of
misguided youths. He organized a boys' club. With the
assistance of public spirited citizens and public officials he
provided attractive quarters for the boys of the town.
These quarters have everything dear to a young boy's
heart. Here are to be found a well-equipped gymnasium,
handball and basketball courts, bowling alleys, reading
rooms, showers and many other features that attract the
attention of growing youths. Chief Huntsman organizes
baseball, football, handball and basketball teams and
matches his teams with others in the community and from
outside the city.
It is Chief Huntsman's theory that if you can keep boys
off the street, provide them with good clean sport and
supervised recreation, and under the instruction of men
who understand boys and their problems, you won't have
any trouble from your juveniles, nor from them after they
grow up. This theory has worked out very successfully in
Santa Cruz. As manager, Chief Huntsman personally
takes part in all activities of his charges, now numbering
over 300, and ranging from little tykes to boys reaching
their majority.
All of the Department mobile equipment is equipped
with one way radio. There are 12 automobiles most of
which are used as patrol cars and three motorcycles to
take care of traffic. Plans are being worked out for the
early change of the radio over to two-way.
Edward Rich, the newly-elected Mayor, and Mabry
Bibbins, who has served for eight years as police com-
missioner and has been elected for another term, have
joined with Chief Huntsman in forming the Civilian De-
fense Program for Santa Cruz city.
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July, 1941
Sheriff Miller of Contra Costa County
Like other law enforcement executives of California
now engaged in taking the lead in civilian defense, John
A. Miller, Contra Costa county's colorful and competent
Sheriff, is busy on this great program.
He is spending many long hours in perfecting his plans
Sheriff John A. Miller
for protecting the many factories engaged in manufactur-
ing those things so essential to national security.
Sheriff Miller is the co-ordinator for his county in the
fifth district, for civilian defense, and has given valuable
assistance in this capacity. His own county has been di-
vided into nine districts and with President William
Buchanan, of the board of supervisors, who heads the
county defense council, has formed the peace officers and
other trusted citizens in the respective districts into a for-
midable body, who can on the instant be mobilized into
action to protect every factory and public utility within
the county.
Contra Costa county is noted for its big farms, dairy
and cattle ranches, walnut, almond, peach, apricot, pear
and other deciduous fruit orchards; its large tomato and
asparagus farms, grains and alfalfa fields, and commercial
fishing, canning and reduction plants. These contribute
much to the nation in the way of food products.
But there are in these uncertain times other and more
important things that attract attention and call for the
utmost in protection.
In the county is the largest powder making plant on the
coast, steel mills on the upper reaches of the river ; war-
fare chemicals are made at several plants throughout the
county, the largest sugar refinery in the world is found at
Crockett — the California-Hawaiian Co. — oil refineries are
scattered along the 58 miles of deep water frontage, and
great storage tanks dot the landscape at many places.
Selby smelter makes its contribution to defense, shipbuild-
ing, large and small, is booming at Richmond and other
points, and public utilities have many important stations
and substations in the county. All these must be kept work-
ing full force, in any eventuality, and from the work of
Sheriff Miller and the other peace-officers of Contra Costa,
there is every reason to feel assured that they will do just
that, come what may.
Contra Costa is a county of 780 square miles with a
population in normal times of around 125,000 people. It
has 105 miles of navigable water, 68 miles of it being
deep water frontage accommodating ocean-going vessels
from every land.
Incidentally it might be well to say that sports fishing is
one of the big things of the county, and there are nine big
sportsmen's organizations within its confines. The bass
derby at Martinez has been one of the outstanding aquatic
events of this section of California for years.
In the waters of the county are many pleasure craft, and
most of them have been registered with the defense coun-
cil and given areas to patrol when needed.
Contra Costa has 760 miles of highways, most of which
are first-class paved roads.
For seven years Sheriff Miller has been giving Contra
Costa high class law enforcement. He was born in Liver-
more, but moved to Contra Costa county while a youth.
He was for many years postmaster at Richmond and for
a time internal revenue collector.
He was among the first sheriffs of the state to adopt
two-way radio, and today he has one of the best stations
in the west, capable of reaching out 145 miles. He has
15 cars equipped with dual sets, and three with one-way.
From his station, KOCE, he gives service to fire depart-
ments throughout the county, the smaller police depart-
ments and the state highway patrol.
His force of assistants include 25 deputies and a matron.
Al Aljets is undersheriff, and takes a lot of work off
the shoulders of his chief.
Miss Katherine Radcliffe is the secretary, and she has
the details of the office at her finger tips.
Edna Moitoza is the matron.
Frank Marcollo is the jailor, and Ray Stoffels has
charge of the bureau of identification, a well equipped
one too.
George K. Burton is technician for the radio station.
Deputy Norman Wilson, who has had charge of bad
check cases, and other crimes of that nature, has been made
co-ordinator for the Sheriff among the peace officers of
the nine incorporated cities and the 29 unincorporated
communities, and it has been his work to transmit the plans
of Sheriff Miller for defense, and to see that each district
is properly drilled and trained for the respective parts they
must play in case of national emergency.
One of the first things Sheriff Miller did when he took
over the office was to start a movement for the establish-
ment of an honor work farm. In this he was successful and
today has a place where as many as the courts sentence can
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July.l'Ml POLICE AM) PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Tracy's New Chief— E. C. Wyman
PageU
Tracy has a new chief of police. The city council has
appointed Officer Evan C. Wyman. who this month com-
pleted 13 years as a member of the police department.
Chief Wyman, succeeds the late Chief R. H. Wise, who
died suddenly from a heart attack, after serving as depart-
ment head for a few months.
Mayor James M. Lamb and Councilmen William
Ritchie, Roy Hollingshead, Fred Herzog and Charles
Sheppard have thus rewarded long and faithful service of
one of its able and loyal police officers.
One of the first things the new chief did was to give
the city a 24-hour police coverage, adding another shift
to the heretofore two shifts. The members of the depart-
they do like to drink and fight and get into -.craps that
sometimes afford much work tor the surgeons as well as
the police.
Tracy's Hall of Justice is one of the most complete we
have observed in the smaller cities. It is provided with the
latest in cells, these cells being located on the first floor,
with a few in the basement to handle recalcitrant prison-
ers. There are cells enough to handle the 150 arrested
on an average of each month.
Completely equipped photographic rooms have been
fitted up, as well as a fingerprinting department, that is
vitally needed for Chief Wyman "prints" every person
arrested, regardless of the charges. He forwards all such
TRACY'S POLICE DEPARTMENT IN FRONT OF NEW HALL OF JUSTICE
Back row, left to right: Clerks B. L. Sandidge, J. R. Rickman and C. J. Guevara. Front row: Officers J. Canale. V. Jeffries
and the new Chief E. C. Wyman, the late Chief R. H. Wise, Officer C. C. Hayhurst and Sergeant A. L. Bone.
merit will rotate shifts, making changes every 30 days,
and there will be no men on a permanent watch. This new
arrangement, with the complete operation of the newly
installed two-way radio system gives Tracy as fine police
coverage as may be found in anv community of the State,
and gives assurance of even better law enforcement for
the thriving railroad town.
The new chief, as a result of his long residence and his
long membership in the department knows the town's pop-
ulation expands seasonally, as the vegetable crops are har-
vested, and the hayfields and asparagus yield their share of
the resources of this rich farming country. He knows that,
with his small force, he is able to take care of the upward
of 5,000 transient workers who converge on Tracy at these
times. He says there are but a few of these workers with
criminal records and tendencies amounting to felonies, but
prints to the FBI in Washington, D. C, and the reports
he receives from them are not only enlightening but in
many cases interesting. They show a small percentage
guilty of felony arrests and convictions, but most of those
with records, wander over the whole of the Lnited States,
getting into minor trouble occasionally in many of the
48 states.
The transmitting apparatus for the two-way radio is
located in the basement, and there also is located an
auxiliary set.
Also in the basement is an up-to-date shooting range
for the members to keep in practice for marksmanship. It
is soundproof and properly lighted.
The city fathers have furnished the machinery for the
loading of pistol shells used for practicing and for the
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July, 1941
BAY COUNTIES'
Peace Officers' Association
MEETINGS EVERY MONTH
Chief Thomas F. Burke, President
Captain Bernard McDonald, Secretary-Treasurer
The regular monthly meeting of the Bay Counties
Peace Officers' Association was held at Coyote Point, San
Mateo County, on June 26, with President T. F. Burke,
Chief of Police of San Mateo, as host. The following
members and guests were present :
Chief Burke, XV. D. Soule, city manager; Judge Arthur
Dewey Kaufmann, Retired Postal Inspector Robert H.
Morse, Sheriff Dan Murphy; J. C. Meinbress, Pinker-
tons; J. J. Burke, U. S. Railway Mail Service; Sergeant
William D. Russell, U. S. Border Patrol ; A. A. Trast,
Chief Boatswain's Mate, U. S. Coast Guard Intelligence;
J. D. Ritter; I. H. McCarty, Walter E. McGuire, Albert
Commissioned Walter McGovern
Stetson, City Treasurer C. A. Ginnever, Probation Officer
F. J. Robinson, Supervisor Fred E. Beer, Councilman
Dave McCullough and William C. Schuler, Building In-
spectors V. O. Davis and Inspector Justin Fitzgerald, Cor-
poral Frank Pease, Officer Marco Daba, Sergeant M.
Trinta, Assistant City Engineer Harold Parker, Police
Sergeant Henry Kohner, Lieutenant Thomas McDaniel,
Lieutenant J. O. Smith, Lieutenant John Murphy, Lieu-
tenant Tohmas Connors, Sergeant Everett Pence, Inspec-
tor Robert O'Brien and Assistant Treasurer Harry Pol-
lock, of San Mateo.
Captain of Inspectors Bernard McDonald, W. P. Wob-
ber, president, San Francisco Police Commission ; Com-
missioners Ward G. Walkup and Walter McGovern,
Chief Charles W. Dullea, H. C. Van Pelt, Assistant Spe-
cial Agent in charge, FBI ; Special Officer J. A. Murphy,
Captain Albert S. Munn, Department Secretary John A.
Engler, Grover C. Mull, Bethlehem Steel Co. ; Court
Smith, Captain T. H. Fairchild, U. S. Army; Inspector
William E. Mudd, Assistant District Attorney William
P. Golden, Charles Moore, P. T. & T. Co.; Officer
Chief Thomas F. Burke
A. Rhine, W. E. Schoppe, National Auto Theft Bureau;
Director George Healy, Lieutenant P. J. Murray, Philip
E. Geauque, Agent, U. S. Secret Service ; S. R. Mackin,
Walter H. Duane ; Nelson E. Jones, Jack Lawrence, In-
spector Frank Gaddini, Motor Vehicle Department; Dr.
L. J. McMahon and A. J. Rich, of San Francisco.
Police Commissioner Ed. McDonald, John J. Hartnett,
Deputy Chief of Police; Retired Judge R. L. Stone, O. E.
Tacknell and Deputy Sheriff John McGrath, Burlingame.
Chief W. J. Wisnom and George J. Alletson, Superin-
tendent of Water Department, Hillsborough.
Sheriff James J. McGrath, Chief of Police C. L. Col-
lins, T. C. Rice, and Deputy Sheriff Jack O'Brien, of
Redwood City.
District Attorney Ralph E. Hoyt, George J. Helms,
District Attorney's Office; Inspector H. F. Radbruch, Dis-
trict Attorney's Office; H. S. Adams, Deputy Sheriff;
Douglas G. Webb, Sheriff's Office, and Assistant Chief
Deputy Sheriff Leon V. Palmer, of Oakland.
Chief of Police William L. Maher, C. Martinelli and
Police Officer A. Brittain, of San Bruno.
Chief of Police Melvin Flohr, Radio Operator H. D.
July, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
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Huntington, Deputy District Attorney Les Manker, Dis-
trict Attorney Toland C. McGettigan, Police Captain
Jack Spaulding and Judge W. E. Rutherford, of Santa
Rosa.
Inspector L. R. Daucet, and Henry Meyer, retired, of
Sausalito.
E. D. Jones, retired major, Air Corps, and Director of
Police School, State College, of San Jose.
Chief W. V. Pflaum, and Police Captain Dan W.
James, of Piedmont.
Max Perry, and Fred Perry, of Sausalito.
L. L. Stanley, chief surgeon, and Warden Clinton T.
Duffy, of San Quentin.
Constable E. O. Woods, and Chief L. L. Feathers, of
Los Gatos.
Sergeant W. E. Parsons, Hamilton Field.
Captain of Police C. O. Smith, and former Chief Pot-
ter, of Stockton.
Chemist Roger S. Greene, Sacramento. Chief of Police
L. G. Jester, Albany. Chief of Police Donald T. Wood,
San Anselmo. Chief of Police W. V. Nicholson, Larkspur.
L. H. Mann, Chief of Police, Emeryville. Constable
Chris. Madsen, Mountain View. District Inspector Fred
A. Leber, California Highway Patrol, Richmond. Chief of
Police Edward J. Wheeler, San Carlos.
The reading of the minutes held in Oakland on the
last Thursday in May was dispensed with.
Chief of Police Thomas F. Burke, the host of the day,
introduced and asked to take a bow, many members of
the association and those members of his own department
present, also the San Mateo city and county officials who
were present in large numbers.
District Attorney Ralph E. Hoyt, briefly summarized
the work of the FBI School at the California University
which so many members of the bay counties police depart-
ments had attended during the previous weeks.
Commissioner Walter McGovern, of the San Fran-
cisco Police Board, was the speaker of the day. In an
address which brought forth the most hearty applause
Commissioner McGovern told of the quarter century of
hard, efficient and effective work which the host of the
day had given to the City of San Mateo as chief of its
police department.
Mr. McGovern spoke of the chief as a close acquaint-
ance and a trusted friend of many years standing. He out-
lined the parallel growth of the City of San Mateo and its
police department during the 25 years. He drew attention
to the fact that when Chief Burke took over as Chief of
Police the present city of San Mateo had a population of
5,000 ; that his police force was not numerically worthy of
the dignity of that name.
Love for his adopted city, plus fortitude and idealistic
vision of the future of San Mateo as a city of homes, safety,
and opportunity, he said, brought marked success to the
chief in his chosen life work and proved indubitably that
a worthy man in the proper place can achieve apparently
impossible results.
The Commissioner was loudly applauded when he ex-
pressed the wish that when Chief Burke of San Mateo
city retired from active service he would be as successful
in carving out pleasant days, months, weeks and years for
himself as he has been in starting and continuing a police
department second to none in the United States, his
adopted city of San Mateo.
At the conclusion of Commissioner McGovern's re-
marks many members present left their places at the ban-
quet table to individually congratulate Chief Burke on his
unparallelled twenty-five years accomplishment as Chief
of Police of San Mateo.
The meeting was conducted personally by Donald C.
Wood, vice-president of the organization, who introduced
among others, Inspectors Desmond and Gaddini, of the
San Francisco Police Department, and Sheriffs Murphy
and McGrath, of San Francisco and San Mateo respec-
tively, each of whom most agreeably entertained the mem-
bers with modern and classic song.
You never see any of the regulars missing the annual
meet in San Mateo. They have learned during the many
years that Chief Burke has entertained the members, that
it is one they must attend. Barbecued steaks, prepared by
Chef Frank Pease, assisted by Frank Ferrera, with all the
fixings of such a meal, liquids and solids, offers a menu
that is not equalled in any other community for quality
and quantity. Members of the San Mateo Police Depart-
ment assisted in serving and seeing that every was taken
care of.
PRISON ASSOCIATION
WILL MEET IN S. F.
The American Prison Association will hold its 1941
Convention at the Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, August
18 to August 22.
Nowhere else in America during the year is there a
similar gathering. It will probably be the largest meeting
at any point in the country this year, with persons who
are organized for the purpose of studying delinquency in
an effort to control crime and correct offenders.
The American Prison Association was founded in 1870
and has continued active during all of its 70 years. The
membership includes wardens of prisons, superintendents
of reformatories, heads of juvenile agencies, judges of
courts dealing with juvenile delinquency and domestic
relations, physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, probation
and parole officers, chaplains, educators, staffs of organiza-
tions rendering aid to prisoners, and social workers who
labor in or bordering on the fields relating to delinquency.
At the congress in San Francisco men and women
from various states will come together to register and ex-
press their opinions and exchange views in this great
forum which will concern itself with all phases of the
problems relating to crime, delinquency and abnormal
behavior.
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July, 1941
FOOTPRINTERS AT SAN QUENTIN
The largest attended meeting of San Francisco Chapter, banners and cartooned pennants with which the hall was
International Footprint Association in its history was the decorated. The footprint facsimile, insignia of the associa-
July meeting held on the 15th, at San Quentin prison. tion was prominent every place about the prison, and the
More than 500 members with a few invited guests sat prison printshop had turned out some swell and artistic
down in the big main dining room of the nation's biggest menu cards and artistically fashioned place cards for
prison. Ten Grey-
hound buses trans-
ported over 400,
while others came in
private cars.
Footprinters came
from almost every
community from Sac-
ramento to Salinas.
President Gene
Cleu, of the Oakland
Police Department,
and Secretary Alex
Christensen, of Oak-
land Chapter, led a
delegation of more
than 100 members
from the East Bay.
Howard Horn-
buckle and Ray
Dwyer brought two
bus loads from San
Jose and vicinity.
From down the
Peninsula came a big
crowd headed by
Chief John J. Harper
of Burlingame, Chief
Ed Wheeler of San
Carlos and Chief
William Maher of
San Bruno.
A score came from
Salinas, with George
Weight, Judge Ray
Baugh and O. M.
Hiserman.
Warden Clinton T. Duffy
San Quentin State Prison
many of the diners.
Most of the visitors
had never been in a
prison before, and
were duly impressed
bv how splendidly the
dining room had been
arranged, how the in-
mates entered into the
spirit of the occasion,
and how highly War-
den Duffy, Dr. Stan-
ley, Captain Fletcher
and other prison offi-
cials were held in the
esteem of the men un-
der their charge.
Their first feeling of
wonderment was ex-
panded into amaze-
ment as the evening's
program was un-
folded.
First the menu,
prepared by Stewards
E. L. Payne and C.
A. Bonta, could not
have been excelled in
any cafe or restaurant
— well cooked food,
well served by inmate
waiters.
When the guests
were all seated, a mas-
ter of ceremonies, an
inmate, and one who
would shine in any
The cavalcade of buses left the Manx Hotel, with a
motorcycle escort at 6 P. M. and arriving at the prison a
half hour later were greeted by Warden Clinton T. Duffy,
Deputy Warden Captain J. H. Fletcher and Dr. Leo L.
Stanley, who extended a warm welcome to the visitors
and then escorted them through the main gate into the
prison yard, through the garden beautiful to the im-
mense and immaculately clean dining room.
Here an orchestra of 20 pieces, under the leadership of
an inmate conductor, gave a musical welcome as the
Footprinters entered the great hall. A chorus of 30 well-
trained men, directed by an inmate, added vocal numbers
to the welcome.
Prison artists had painted many large finely colored
night club, delivered a short welcoming speech, in which
he told of the new order of things at San Quentin,
brought about by Warden Duffy and his assistants, who
were completing their first year as head of the institution.
Then with a genuine and not overdone tribute to the
warden, he presented him to the big throng of diners.
In his address Warden Duffy said in part:
"We welcome the chance of having the Footprinters
as our guests. You men are engaged in giving assistance
in law enforcement, and for making your community a
better place. This is your prison, and we want you to see
what we have here and get a picture of what we are doing
here to make better men of the inmates placed in our
charge. (Continued on next page)
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"The day is past when imprisoned men can be rousted
about. We have 4,550 inmates in these walls and 335
working on the outside. All of these men we are treating
as individuals, striving to find out what each is better
lifted for, and helping him acquire that for which he is
best lifted, so he can go out in the world able to become
a good and useful citizen.
"We use kindness and understanding and a man is free
Paul Mackie
to come to the Captain of the Yard or myself or other
officials at any time and discuss freely any problem that is
troubling him.
"As a result of the first year this system has been in
effect, we can point as an argument of its success that but
one man is in solitary today.
"The men in this institution are much like you and I.
They have made a mistake, and are paying the penalty for
that mistake. It is for us in charge of this prison to prepare
them to take their place among you. We are training them
to take jobs on the outside, and we want every assistance
in placing those we release and who are competent to hold
jobs. The records show- that today, of the men given parole
only 5 per cent come back for more punishment, the 95
per cent who make good seem adequate justification for
our program.
"We are preparing our charges to go out of San Quen-
tin and stay out."
The Warden presented Captain of the Yard Fletcher
and told how as assistant warden he had the confidence of
the prisoners because of his humanitarian handling of all ;
also Executive Secretary Charles Waite and Dr. Stanley
who for nearly 30 years has been medical chief at the
prison, and whose book "Men at Their Worst" is now in
its second edition.
In closing he urged the members to come over at any
time, for he said, people of this state should know more
about its prison ; and he urged the men present to give help
when occasion arose to those released from the institution.
Charles Bauer, general manager of industry, who was
responsible for the decorations, presented special place fa-
vors, with names printed on them to various distinguished
guests.
President Paul Mackie, serving as presiding officer for
the first time, responded to the speech of the Warden and
that of the master of ceremonies. At his suggestion a nice
purse was raised and presented to the prison recn
fund, which is shared in by the orchestra, chorus and the
boys who put on the fine vaudeville show during the
dinner.
The orchestra, which would click on any radio program,
the chorus that could sing any kind of songs, gave freely
of numbers, and it was mighty inspiring the way they
rendered "God Bless America."
Ten vaudeville acts, consisting of singing, dancing anil
instrumental numbers, with some line singers, a cowboy
yodler, that was better than most of those heard on the
radio; clog and eccentric dancing by colored inmates who
sure could throw their feet, and a four-man acrobatic team
that put on a performance Barnum and Bailey would like
to have, brought round after round of applause as each
act was finished.
It was late when the party filed out of the yard and
boarded the buses for home, with an evening outing that
will remain long etched in their memories. Memories of
how men incarcerated in a prison can under kind treat-
ment laugh again, enjoy themselves and contribute a
program of as fine entertainment one would care to see
and hear. Quite a change from days gone by, as this
writer recalls, when men were surly and against every-
thing once they landed in that big house. It would seem
Warden Duffy has found a way to give those prisoners
hope and encouragement and if those turned out continue
to make good as his records show they do today, he is
entitled to the support of fair-minded, law-abiding citizens.
Noel Wylie, secretary, deserves great credit for the
meeting, as well as his assistants, Walter Yervais, William
Hollingbery, and President Mackie. It was a meeting long
to be remembered and much thanks are due Warden
Duffy, a good footprinter, for making it possible.
MAHER'S DETAIL ASSIGNED
TO COLORFUL CELEBRATIONS
Lieutenant Charles Maher's bunco and pickpocket de-
tail was called upon to furnish special men for two of
northern California's colorful celebrations this month.
During the Alameda County Fair races at Pleasanton,
the first of the month. Inspectors Thomas Reagan and
Morris Harris saw that none of the easy winner and
soft song lads got a toe hold. There were no kicks among
the thousands who attended the fine racing program and
county fair. Then when the annual Salinas rodeo started.
Inspectors Harry Cook and Louis Linss were detailed to
the Lettuce City. Following the record of the past twentj
years, the picks and bunco boys, knowing San Francisco
had a detail at the rodeo, kept away from that big show.
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DEATH OF JUDGE GOLDEN
The people of San Francisco and the members of the
Police Department in particular, lost a most valued friend
and public servant, when death suddenly removed from
our midst, Judge Isidore M. Golden, on July 4.
It is the lot of but few men to have become so highly
respected and esteemed among the people of every faith,
race and political affiliation, in his adopted city.
A long and brilliant career as a Justice of the Peace,
as Chief Assistant District Attorney and as Superior
Court Judge marked the life of this remarkable Jewish
gentleman.
It was as a prosecutor that he gave greatest service to
the Police Department, for he was asked to try some
of the most bitterly fought cases in the past 25 years. He
was a prosecutor who placed great faith in the members
of the Police Department, especially of the Detective
Bureau, and when these had brought him evidence in a
case indicating an accused was guilty, he presented the
case in court that seldom failed of conviction for the
defendant. If he thought an accused was innocent he was
the first to see that the accused was freed.
Long after he left the District Attorney's office he
served as an advisor in many important criminal cases and
never lost contact with men like Chief Dullea, Captain
McDonald, members of the homicide, robbery and bur-
glary details and many officers in the stations.
Indicative of how well people thought of Judge Golden,
is the movement to have a suitable memorial erected to
his memory. As Commissioner Walter McGovern said in
a letter to Mayor Rossi :
"It is not fit that such a man as Isidore Golden should
pass from the scene of his earthly accomplishments without
there being created in his memory, some lasting symbol of
the love and respect of the people of San Francisco."
Judge Golden was a good man, a true friend and loyal
citizen. What higher tribute can be given ?
IT CAN BE DONE!
The low number of traffic casualties chalked up by San
Francisco over the Fourth of July holiday is encouraging.
During the entire three days only two persons were
killed here, both pedestrians, and in one instance the mo-
torist obviously was not at fault.
Coupled with the city's low record are the exceptionally
cheering achievements on the two bridges. Some 80,000
vehicles, including 600 army trucks and cars, passed over
the Golden Gate bridge during the three days without an
accident of any kind, while 160,000 crossed the bay bridge,
with only one minor mishap.
There are two reasons for this splendid record — the
"drive safely" campaign waged by newspapers and public
officials, and adequate policing of the streets and bridges.
It is enlightening to note that the two bridges, which
were thoroughly policed by the State Highway patrol, had
the best records — only one minor mishap in a 240,000 car
flow of traffic.
In all, our Fourth of July traffic record is one of which
we can justly be proud. Let's keep up the safe driving. It
can be done. — Call-Bulletin
LOS ANGELES ANNUAL
POLICE SHOW
The big annual show of the Los Angeles Police Depart-
ment for the benefit of its widows' and orphans' fund and
for their underprivileged children's camp is all set for
August 15.
This seventh annual event will be held in the Coliseum
and the program will be made up of leading stars of
stage, screen and radio, and is called a "Star Studded
Musical Extravaganza.
There will be a patriotic theme through the evening's
entertainment and Army, Navy and Marine corps units
will participate in a "patriotic prologue." Tickets are on
sale for 25 cents for children to $2 for reserved seats with
general admission 50 cents and one dollar.
Los Angeles, by the way, has a new Chief of Police.
Chief Arthur Hohmann asked to be restored to his civil
service rank as Deputy Chief, and this was done. Deputy
Chief C. B. Horrall was elevated to the top job.
July. 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 17
Peninsula Peace Officers* Ass'n
The June meeting of the Peninsula Police Officers'
Association, held in Burlingame, was given over largely
to discussing the successful first annual San Mateo Count)
Junior Safety Control parade, held a short time before
the association's meeting, in San Mateo.
Chief Edward J. Wheeler, of San Carlos, president,
being absent, Chief W. J. Wisnom, of Hillsborough, pre-
sided. Captain R. C. Theuer acted as secretary in place
of Secretary Deputy Chief Hartnett, who was busy with
other details of the meeting.
After reading of the minutes, presentation of bills and
the election to membership of Officers Henry Sunderman,
Jr., of Daly City, and Officer Peter P. Bolich, of Ather-
ton, Sergeant Douglas was called on to make a report on
the traffic control parade.
This parade was headed by the following members of
the Peace Officers Association in this county:
Chief Thomas Burke, San Mateo ; Chief James Rear-
don, Daly City; Chief Wisnom, Chief Wheeler, Chief
C. L. Collins, Redwood City, and Deputy Chief Hartnett.
San Bruno unit, represented by 44 boys and 21 girls,
took a prominent part in the parade. San Bruno was the
first city in the county to organize a Junior Traffic Patrol.
So successful was this initial demonstration and parade,
Sergeant Douglas stated, that the committee must prepare
for bigger parades in the years to come.
On motion of Officer Pence, it was voted that the
following who had so much to do with the success of this
first parade be sent letters of thanks:
Mayor Frank Simmens, San Mateo; Walter Shafer of
Borden's Creamery, Miss Pansy Abbott, Inspector Byron
Getchell, San Francisco, Baywood Theater management,
Manager Seipel of the Fox West Coast Theaters and
parade judges Charles Berryessa, David McCullough and
Harvey Murch.
Henry Willey who took an active part in handling the
details of the parade was thanked and made an honorary
member of the Association. He gave an interesting resume
of the whole affair.
Officer Pence, of the dance committee announced the
annual dance has been set for September 27, and that it
will be held at Bay Meadows. He said various committees
would be appointed, and that one member of the associa-
tion in each city would have charge of ticket sales for
the affair.
Sergeant Manuel Trinta asked that a report be obtained
as to whether the insurance of the members will remain
in effect if members join the United States Service. Sec-
retary was instructed to take this matter up with the
company handling the Association's insurance for a ruling.
A letter was written to Captain Barney Hilton, former
president, who is recuperating at Boyes Springs, in which
the members expressed hopes for his speedy recovery.
The meeting was concluded by the exhibiting of moving
pictures taken by Captain Theuer and Officer Pence, of
the Junior Traffic Parade. These pictures were excellent
and thoroughly enjoyed by all present.
The next meeting will be announced later by the presi-
dent and secretary.
Deputy Chief John J. Hartnett, Secre //try.
CHIEF HUNTSMAN
(Continued from page 9 )
The fire department, city engineering department, board
of health, city attorney and other municipal departments
as well as civic, fraternal and leading unorganized citi-
zens have been organized into a formidable body to meet
any national emergency. The city has been divided into
districts, with leaders assigned to each district and men
and women assigned to each leader and trained to protect
public utilities, care for thousands who might swarm into
the city if other points were attacked ; furnish aid to their
own residents and meet all the demands that a major dis-
aster might create.
Chief Huntsman is a member of the International As-
sociation of Chiefs of Police, the State Peace Officers'
Association and the Tri-County Peace Officers' Associa-
tion which includes enforcement officials of Santa Cruz,
Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties.
He is married and has one son, who is attending college
in Sacramento. Before he took over the chiefship of the
Police Department, he was an official with the Santa Cruz
Cement Company.
The Police Department is housed in the fine Spanish
type city hall of Santa Cruz, as ornate a building as one
would care to see.
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DRIVING A NEW CAR WEST
With all the rumors of a tilt in the price of automo-
biles, and with the old heap getting along in years and
mileage, your editor and his missus last month, getting
jittery like a lot of other car owners, decided to get a new
car. We persuaded the J. E. French Company to take the
old jalopy in as a down payment on a new fluid drive
Dodge, to be taken over at Detroit. It was explained that
this would save us $166 on the price of a car, and so we
decided that would be a nice way to get a short vacation
with traveling expenses taken care of.
Making the trip east by train, we found our new car
ready for delivery, on arrival at Detroit. Welcomed by the
greeters of the Chrysler company, we were taken through
the huge plant where 1,000 cars a day were being run off
the assembly line, and saw how Dodges are put together.
Then we had lunch in the company's large dining room,
after which we took over the new car and prepared to
see the rest of America.
We saw a lot of America, about 3,600 miles of it, and
when the writer got home he prepared a quit-claim deed to
all his right, title and interests in all that part of the
United States east of the California-Nevada state line,
that anyone can have for the asking.
We saw some fine country, some beautiful scenery, and
we saw a lot of desolate country, torn up roads, rain storms
and had a spell of that nice hot, sticky weather that infests
the states on the other side of the Rockies, heat that has
one perspiring at 3 o'clock in the morning.
From Detroit, which is a rambling city, much different
from the trim metropolis we had been led to believe, we
crossed the bridge into Canada. Getting in and out of the
Dominion entails no difficulties whatsoever. On entering
a few simple questions are asked, and you are courteously
given a few rules they would like you to follow. When
we returned to the XJ. S. A., the immigration boys for the
United States were just as courteous, and caused no delay.
It is necessary to have identification papers to get out and
the best papers one can have is to go to your county clerk
or registrar of voters and get a certificate setting forth
that you are a registered voter and a resident of your city.
The 250-mile drive from Detroit to Niagara through
Canada was a most attractive one, and the tourist finds but
little traffic on the well-kept and posted highways. There
is not much evidence of the war, except that flags of Eng-
land are flown from nearly every home, and there is a
noticeable absence of young men in the fields and at other
work, their places taken by old men and many women.
There was a drive on for war funds during our trip, and
each city and hamlet we passed through was exceeding its
quota and the entire Dominion went over with millions
more than was asked.
It was noticeable that the farms of Canada are being
devoted to raising necessary food stuffs. Potatoes, beans,
grains and tomatoes in large acreages were observed along
the way. There are few acres not under cultivation.
One finds no fine auto camps as we enjoy on this coast.
A few here and there, little ones, with just room enough
to hold a bed and chair, and no other conveniences. The
traveler finds lodgings in what are called "tourist homes"
which are old residences fitted up to take care of tourists.
I hese homes are under government license and regula-
tions, and are very reasonable and well conducted.
The storekeepers readily and without request, give the
10 per cent difference in exchange when tendered United
States money, in making purchases. (Continued next page)
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From Niagara our route took us to Buffalo, and it is
a fine drive along the river that brings the water from
Lake Erie to create Niagara Falls. Through New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and to Burlington,
Iowa, where a stop of several days was made, we saw how
the European war was putting everything on full schedule.
Factories were humming and everyone was working. You
found but few automobiles on the highways, with local
licenses. Nine out of ten cars you met, coming or going,
were from California.
In Burlington the government is building the largest
ordnance manufacturing plant in the world, and when we
were there 17,000 men were employed to get it ready
for ammunition making.
Burlington also offered this writer a new wrinkle in
traffic law designations. In addition to reckless driving
they have on their books one that cites or calls for the
arrest of a driver for imprudent driving, with a $10 maxi-
mum fine.
Like Canada, you find but few auto camps until you
reach Omaha, Nebraska, the tourist homes being the haven
for the roving motorist.
On the entire trip from Detroit, through Canada, to the
western Nevada state line, we saw but a single automobile
accident, and on the entire trip observed but one traffic
officer on the highways and few in the cities.
One is impressed by the many women seen on the trans-
continental tour who are driving alone, most of them
westward bound in new cars.
The day we took our car in Detroit over 200 people
from the west were on hand to take delivery of new
Dodges, and in this number there was a score of women
who were starting west alone.
One of the delightful stops we made and an educational
one as well, was during our stay in Omaha. We took the
drive out to Boys Town, about 15 miles from the city, on
a Sunday afternoon. Every foot of parking space was taken
that day by visitors from all parts of the country. The
visitors were taken in groups of 25 to 40, by boys of the
town and conducted on a tour of the entire place. The
guides, intelligent little fellows interestingly describe the
points visited.
There are 375 boys there under the direction of Father
Flanagan, who now has a fine corps of assistants. Four
large dormitories, modernly equipped, house these boys,
and the quarters are better than many of the boys ever en-
joyed before they came to Boys Town.
A new church, as fine a building as can be found in any
city, has just been completed. This church was donated
by a kindly New York woman.
Our return through Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah and
Nevada was somewhat slowed up through Wyoming and
Nevada by construction of new roads, but on the whole,
the highways are in good shape.
The J. E. French Company overlooked nothing that
would make our tour enjoyable. At points along the way
where we desired to stay overnight at a hotel, they had
accommodations reserved, and their charting of our itiner-
ary covered even the smallest detail.
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Motorcycle Officer Myron L. Andrus spotted an auto-
mobile that had been reported stolen the other day. Two
youths were in the car. Officer Andrus went after the car
and as he gained on the fleeing pair they whipped up their
automobile and doing 80 miles an hour kept ahead of the
officer. While making a turn at Post and Presidio, the car
skidded out of control and crashed. Andrus arrived in time
to see the driver of the car running away from the scene
and the other occupant, a 15-year-old lad, trying to do the
same. A shot in the air stopped the latter, who was taken
to headquarters where it was found he was a probationer,
having been given a chance, when he stole another car.
# * *
The folks around the 1700 block on 10th avenue believe
Officer Ralph Colbert should be given some recognition
for his marksmanship. The neighborhood had been both-
ered by a skunk, but no one could locate the animal when
he had filled the air with unpleasant odors. But the other
night Mr. Skunk was spotted working over a garbage can.
Hurry up calls were made to the Park station. Officer Col-
bert was assigned to the case. Arriving at the scene he was
shown his quarry and with unerring aim ended the reign
of the animal. A miss would have made things mighty un-
pleasant around that section of the city.
The following members of the department, who for
many, many years have worked the night watches are
now on the day shift, effective as of July 1 :
Officers Roy A. Clifford and Joseph Pinnick, Co. A ;
Officers Thomas Stack, James M. O'Connor and James
Mahoney, Co. E ; Officers Edward T. Moriarty and
Oliver Lundborg, Co. B ; Officer John F. O'Connor, Co.
F ; Officer Edward T. Manning, Co. G ; Officer Alvin C.
Wilmot, Co. H.
* * *
Officer Daniel A. Marble, of Headquarters Co., Bureau
of Communications, has been promoted to the Bureau of
Inspectors.
The Pacific States championship pistol matches, which
will attract marksmen from every state on the coast will
be held at the Ft. Funston pistol range, August 16 and 17,
under the auspices of the San Francisco Police Traffic
Revolver Club.
Deputy Chief Michael Riordan and Mrs. Riordan have
returned from their vacation in Southern California, the
major portion of which they spent in Santa Monica.
Captain and Mrs. John Engler, and family spent their
vacation at Camp Mather, where many San Franciscans
go for their summer outing.
* * *
Inspector Thomas Daly, assigned to Mayor Angelo J.
Rossi's office, was passing out the cigars the other day. The
reason: His 18-year-old son, Jack, who had been nomi-
nated to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis
by Congressman Richard Welch, was notified he had suc-
cessfully passed his entrance examination. The youngest
son of Mr. and Mrs. Daly, Jack was graduated recently
from St. Ignatius High School.
-* * *
In lost and stolen property reports we have seen listed:
"Marooned" neckties, "Poker Dotte" shirts, "Felled" hats,
"Bill McCann" overcoats, "George Eight" dresses,
"Kraip de Shame" waists, and were readily able to visual-
ize the missing articles, but when we read of a "Polish
Cat Fur Jacket" we admit we could not recognize it if
the pilferer wore it right in the Hall of Justice.
# * *
Lady's voice: "Is this the complaint department?"
Officer: "We take complaints. What is the nature of
your complaint?"
Lady: "The contractors who just finished my sidewalk
placed a fence around it and a boy jumped over the fence
and ruined the work."
Officer: "Do you know the boy?"
Lady: "No, but he will be back here at my address,
street, any minute now and I want him arrested."
Officer: "A radio car crew will call upon you presently."
Lady: "Please do not send a radio car, because if you
do he will not come near my house. Just send a plain
clothes man to remain in my garage to await the return
of the young rascal."
Officer: "That would not be quite reasonable, lady.
You have no guarantee that the young man will return."
Lady: "Oh yes, I have; one of his shoes is stuck in the
concrete."
(They say, chickens come home to roost; but do neigh-
bors' children return for lost shoes f Our guess is the shoe
was not a sufficient lure.)
Telephones: ORdway 1272. ORdway 1273, ORdway 1274
GILBOY CO.
666 ELLIS STREET
SAN FRANC1SCC
Telephone HEmlock 0105
SQUARE D COMPANY
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
130 POTRERO AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
July, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 21
THE "MUG GALLERY"
Officer Hugo Dietel, chief of the police photographing
gallery has held that position now for 23 years come Aug-
ust 19. At the time he was detailed to the bureau there
were but a few more than 25,000 "mugs" of felony
Officer Hugo Dietei.
criminals. Today he can dig you up nearly 70,000 if you
have a vacant afternoon some time.
The misdemeanors he has taken would fill many a
family picture album, and he has taken hundreds and
hundreds of pictures at the scene of crimes and of evidence
needed in presenting cases in court and before coroner
juries.
He has seen the equipment of the photographic bureau
improve each year, and with the installation by Inspector
Francis X. Latulipe, his chief, of a photostatic machine
capable of printing without film pictures up to 18-24 in
15 minutes, photo printing that formerly took hours. He
also helped change from wet plates to films and has seen
a great improvement in pictures.
This new machine creates a greater financial saving as
by using no film it can copy fingerprints at a cost of about
a fourth of the old method of photographing prints.
Other members of this end of the Bureau of Identifica-
tion who have contributed to making it one of the best in
the state, and which has been praised by many outside
departments, are Officers Gerald C. Fennell, John V.
Kennedy and George Coultis.
Telephone EXbrook 0450
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Telephones: EXbrook 3504-3505 NORMAN J. B1SS
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PRINTERS
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Telephone SKyline 5468 Irene Marie Weed
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Class and private lessons for children and adults
53 16 FULTON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone EXbrook 3819
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925 HOWARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Chicago
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THE BOYE NEEDLE COMPANY
Manufacturers and Importers
149 NEW MONTGOMERY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
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311 CALIFORNIA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone MArkjt 1130 ... A Particular Laundry for Particular People
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E. CLEMENS HORST CO.
World's Largest Hop Growers
Branch Office: 39 Cortlandt Street. New York City
Main Office: 235 PINE STREET, SAN FRANCISCO
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3 99 CRESCENT AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
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DINWIDDIE
CONSTRUCTION CO.
Address All Communications to the Company
CROCKER BUILDING
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HEmlock 2690
Nite: RAndolph 8254
Day: DEIaware 7278
AIRCO HEATING CO.
AIR CONDITIONING - WARM AIR HEATING
Water Heaters - Sheet Metal
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T~\ C C T /~\ IJ C CCD\/T^C Packers of the Famous Aunt Mary's Fancy Elberta Peaches
UtDlUKb SbKVi^fc Fancy Kadola Figs - Fancy Whole Peeled Apricots
1095 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO p °- BOX 3<" STOCKTON. CALIF.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
July, 1941
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
POLICE COMMUNICATION OFFICERS
ASSOCIATION
Report of July Meeting by Russell J. Woollum
The regular monthly meeting of NCPCOA was held in
Alameda on July 10th. Thirty-five members and guests
were present at the dinner and business meeting in the
Hotel Alameda. Routine business was light and the ma-
jority of the meeting was dedicated to a general discussion
on the coming annual conference of APCO and on gen-
eral preparations to be made by police communications for
national defense purposes.
A few words on APCO will not be amiss — especially
for those readers who are not fully aware of this organiza-
tion but who are nevertheless affected by its actions. The
Associated Police Communications Officers, Inc., was or-
ganized in St. Louis in 1934 by a few far-sighted police
radio officers who realized the need for national organiza-
tion and co-ordination of police radio facilities. Few peo-
ple realize the rapid growth of this particular part of the
radio field during the past ten years. An even smaller
number know that there are more police radio licensees
than any other service except amateur. This rapid growth
of police radio services has brought about many special
problems which must be solved by co-ordinated effort.
1 he APCO and its local chapters serve the purpose of
bringing about this co-ordination of effort in the same
way that the International Association of Chiefs of Police
is raising the standard of police work all over the country.
I he standard of police communications is constantly be-
ing brought to a higher state of perfection through each
annual conference of APCO because it affords an oppor-
tunity for your local representative to meet with the ma-
jority of the other communications officers from all over
the country.
APCO is recognized by the Federal Communications
Commission as the official spokesman of police radio
throughout the United States and is therefore a very pow-
erful organization in its field. Many far-reaching decisions
affect each and every law enforcement agency using radio
facilities. Your interest is therefore absolutely necessary to
insure your rights and benefits. It is to your own advan-
tage that you have a representative from your communi-
cations department a member of APCO, Inc.
For the past eight years the annual conferences have
been held in the east or middle west and the Pacific coast
has always been ably represented by a few hardworking
men who realized that the benefits were well worth the
long and tiresome trip across the country. Now, through
the efforts of these delegates, it is the privilege of the Paci-
fic coast to act as host to the eighth annual conference of
APCO. This conference is scheduled for September 10 to
13 inclusive, with headquarters in the Leamington Hotel
in Oakland. Your co-operation in making this conference
a success is respectfully requested. Have a representative
from your radio department present and rest assured that
you are doing your part.
The NCPCOA will present a petition at this conference
for local chapter membership and there is every reason to
believe it will be accepted. Our local organization has been
doing some fine work in this area during the past four
years. With your help it will continue to do even better
in the future.
A very interesting discussion on some of the technical
aspects of our preparations for national defense work was
carried on during this meeting. It is our purpose to co-
operate with the State Defense Council in supplying all
the desired information on their communications question-
naire. However, this questionnaire covers points on organ-
ization as a whole and leaves out many of the technical
questions of vital importance to the technician in charge of
the various stations. It was therefore decided to go even
farther in the matter and prepare an additional question-
naire to cover technical points. The plan is to compile a
complete report on the technical facilities of each and
every police radio station in this area and to make this re-
port available to an authorized member in each depart-
ment. The following committee was appointed to collect
the data in the areas specified :
H. L. Newnan, Sacramento Valley Stations on 1722
kilocycles.
George Burton, Contra Costa, Napa and Solano coun-
ties, 1658 and 2422 kilocycles. (Continued on next page)
Phone DOuglas 0710
RUSS BUILDING GARAGE
DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE
RUSS BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone UNderhill 1026
DON GILMORE Inc.
San Francisco's Oldest Chevrolet Dealer
Van Ness at Golden Gate Avenue
850 Van Ness Avenue
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
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Page 23
C. B. McMurphy, bay area, 1610, 1658 and ultra-high
stations.
Ray Gada, San Joaquin Valley stations on 2414 kilo-
cycles.
Henry Kirby, Peninsula stations on 1074 kilocycles.
Edward Borbeck, San Francisco police, 2400 kilocycles.
Lieutenant Allison, officer in charge of communications
of the Los Angeles county sheriff's office, was a guest at
the meeting and gave a brief outline of the disaster relief
plan which has been organized in that area. He commented
only on the highlights of the Plan but these comments
were sufficient to indicate that Los Angeles county is very
well organized already. During the past few years the Los
Angeles area has had the misfortune of a number of dis-
asters of various degree which have taxed the efforts of
disaster relief organizers. However, these misfortunes have
also served a most fortunate purpose. They indicate the
need of a working plan before disaster strikes a community
as well as bringing out the weak links in the organiza-
tions already set up to handle this work. From these ex-
periences it has been proved that communications are the
top need in the successful operation of any well organized
plan. Los Angeles county has not only duplicated their
own communications system, but has organized civilian
communication systems among amateur and commercial
ranks. Emergency radio equipment is the keynote in all the
organization work now being done.
Chief C. L. Collins, of Redwood City, who is just
putting his new two-way radio system into operation, will
be host to the association at its next meeting in August.
The following members and guests were present at the
July meeting:
George V. Tudhope, City of Oakland Electrical De-
partment; Edward Maeshner, Berkeley Police Depart-
ment; Don Caples, Piedmont police; Ted Bindner, Ray
Burton, Alameda police; M. Trinta, San Mateo police;
Dale D. Atwood, Palo Alto police; P. T. Nesbit, Lodi
police; Mott J. Brunton, San Francisco, Fred Link Co.;
Edward Borbeck, San Francisco police; C. L. Collins,
Chief, Redwood City police ; Edward Bertola, California
Highway Patrol, San Jose; Bob Mason, radio specialties,
San Jose.
Henri Kirby, Herman J. Schwandt, San Jose police;
H. L. Newnan, Sacramento police; H. A. Holcomb, Sac-
ramento, California Highway Patrol ; R. B. Lohry, Oak-
land police; W. J. Wisnom, Chief, Hillsborough police;
C. B. McMurphy, R. J. Woollum, Sheriff's Department,
Alameda county; George K. Burton, Frank S. Manov,
Sheriff's Department, Contra Costa county; R. Stubbe,
Sheriff's Department, San Mateo county; M. J. Barlich,
Sheriff's Department, Monterey county.
Elvin Feige, Mario Shirone, E. C. Wenger Co., Oak-
land ; Irvin B. Wyman, C. R. M., U. S. N. (retired),
Vallejo; Ralph Moore, ensign, U. S. N., San Francisco;
W. H. Harrington, Redwood City; E. A. Whitehead,
General Electric Co., San Francisco; Herb Watson, Rich-
mond police; Ray Meyers, Vallejo police; Ralph Dillon,
Vallejo; C. S. Jackson, Chief, Lodi police.
R. J. Woollum, Secretary-Treasurer, NCPCOA.
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GOLAN HEATING & SHEET METAL
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INTERIOR DECORATOR
1550 PACIFIC STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
STOCKTON FIRE BRICK COMPANY
RUSS BUILDING
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone GArfield 7398
UNITED STATES STAMP CO.
Postage Stamp Dealers
33 1 BUSH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Price Pump
DIVISION
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Telephone RAndolph 525 1
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
F. B. I. FINGERPRINTS
July, 1941
The recent convention of the California Identification
Association was noted for many interesting things. It was
a most successful convention in spite of the fact that San
Francisco was pinch hitting for the boys because another
city was unable to handle the meet. Criminologist Francis
X. Latulipe, past president, deserves great credit for the
success of the affair and was highly praised by Mayor
Rossi, Chief Dullea, Nat Peiper, Dr. T. W. B. Leland
and others. Mrs. Latulipe also came in for a deserved share
of praise. She was on the job early and late at every
session to see that the women folks were taken care of and
to assist her husband in many details.
All speakers dwelt on the necessity of peace officers tak-
ing seriously the necessity to perfect plans for civilian
defense.
Probably one of the most important speeches on this
subject was that of Nat J. L. Peiper, chief of the special
agents in this area, of the FBI. He told the delegates
that the fingerprints in the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion today totalled 17,000,000, of men and women with
police records, and that during a recent month the number
received averaged 23,685 sets a day, a far cry from the
few hundred thousands that were on hand in 1924 when
the bureau really got going.
But most interesting was his announcement that there
were in the bureau files today over 2,500,000 prints from
men and women who gave them voluntarily and as a mat-
ter of public duty and self protection. As an example of
how valuable are these prints in normal times, he said that
in a recent three-month period, 1414 applications had
been made to the bureau to identify people who had met
death from drowning, accidents or suicide, and who left
no clew as to their identity. Out of this number, through
the voluntary files, mostly, 549 of them were identified.
If there had been universal fingerprinting he said, all
of the more than 1400 would have been named.
Continuing, he said in the war raging across the Atlantic
thousands of people are killed and a lot of them injured,
many of these having no means on them for identification.
We must be prepared for the worst here, Chief Peiper
said, and every man, woman and child in the country
should have fingerprints made. If worst comes to worse, it
may save a lot of people from being buried in an unmarked
grave, may restore lost ones to families and bring relatives
to injured persons, unable to give their name.
The speaker gave other valuable instruction on what
to do in case of a national emergency, relative to handl-
ing traffic, crowds, and caring for those made homeless.
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240 SECOND STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
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643 FRONT STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
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230 BANKERS INVESTMENT BLDG.
SAN FRANCISCO
VAN LAAK MANUFACTURING CO.
Quality Brooms
3281 HARRISON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
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420 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone WAlnut 9732
"Slim" Romaine — Charles Kastelic
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223 1 CHESTNUT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone UNderhill 3934
P. J. KELLOGG
Sales Representative, Behr-Manning Corp.
230 EIGHTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone ELkridge 0490
HAMBURGER SCHWARZBROT BAKERY
Fred Wedemeyer
130 SADOWA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
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Compliments
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SAN FRANCISCO
GILMORE STEEL SC SUPPLY CO.
825 FOLSOM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
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SAN FRANCISCO
July, 1941
POLICI WD PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 25
ANOTHER POLICE HERO
When the chips arc down, even though the task maj call
for facing death, you will find the members of tin- San
Francisco Police Department doing their part to tin- full-
est, never shirking ami never shrinking from any danger,
even though injured.
Another of rhe many instances in the historj of the
Police Department proving the truth of this statement
occurred during the final week of June.
A service station bandit was on the loose. He held up
two stations before word could he gotten to police head-
quarters. Good descriptions were given of the suspect by
his victims. Among the officers on duty at the time, to
receive the message telling of the robberies and the descrip-
tion of the man responsible was Officer Jack Cruickshank.
This valiant young officer was cruising about in a prow 1
car in the vicinity of 9th avenue and Irving street, unaware
that about the time he was receiving the radio broadcast
of two robberies, another one was taking place at 10th
avenue and Judah.
He noticed a man boarding a municipal street car. He
drove up to the car and told the man to halt. The suspect
pulled a gun and fired on the officer, hitting him in the
chest and sending the bullet through his lung. Though so
seriously and painfully injured, Cruickshank pulled his
gun and sent two slugs into the robber, hitting him in the
ankle and in the shoulder.
Cruickshank handcuffed his prisoner, who turned out
to be Roy Crain, ex-convict, and held him until officers
arrived, having been sent to the scene by radio, to take
charge of both men and send them to the hospital.
Both are recovering, though Officer Cruickshank will
be laid up for a little while longer.
As a reward for his courage and the fine display of
police action, Chief Charles W. Dullea instructed Captain
of Inspectors Bernard McDonald to go to the hospital and
inform the wounded officer that he was being transferred
to the Bureau of Inspectors, when he has recovered from
his wound. As Captain McDonald told him "we need
men of your caliber in the bureau."
Crain, facing three charges of robbery and one of mur-
derous assault, is waiting a hearing in the municipal court,
being held under $150,000 bail.
S. F. SCREEN PRODUCTS CO.
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562 BRYANT STREET
SAN FRANC!SCO
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SAN FRANCISCO
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844 FOLSOM STRI-.I-. I
SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
Phone MArket 7880
COMI'LIMENTS
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Telephone SUtter 1081
HERMAN LAWSON CO.
PLUMBING . . . HEATING
Automatic Sprinkler Contractor
465 TEHAMA STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
ORTEGA & EMIGH, INC.
COFFEE
3 10 CALIFORNIA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
PANTALEONI BROS.
7046 MISSION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
HARDWARE INDEMNITY INS. CO.
417 MONTGOMERY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
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3 785 SEVENTEENTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
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Telephone OVerland 3 b 3 2
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CONTRACTORS
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SAN FRANCISCO
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POLICE AND PEACE OFEICERS' JOURNAL
July ,1941
SHERIFF MILLER
(Continual from page 10)
be given work, with no guards holding a gun over them
and with no fences around the property. Though as many
as 50 men a month are working there, there have been but
three escapes since the honor farm started operation, and
these were quickly brought back with the assistance of
the prisoners who remained.
Sheriff Miller was practically born in the saddle, and
is a horseman of note. He has kept up his riding through
the years, and today heads a mounted posse, made up of
prominent riders of his county, who are asked to take part
in many major parades throughout the state. They attract
plenty of favorable attention for their appearance, equip-
ment and riding ability.
Following is the personnel of Sheriff .Miller's office:
Al Aljets, George Burton, Barden Carlson, Larry
Counts, Edward Christ, P. K. Donaldson, Ralph Harri-
son, Sam Herrod, Sal P. Jimno, Al Jackson, Hercules
Logan, Frank Manov, Frank Marcollo, John A. Miller,
Edna Moitoza, Bob Munroe, Kathryn Radcliffe, O. J.
Ripley, Frank Rizzio, Ernest Roberts, Ed. B. Seller,
Louis Sirard, Thomas Smith, Ray Stoffels, Frank Wilson
and Norman Wilson.
CHIEF WYMAN
(Continued from page 11)
regular side arms. The members buy the powder and caps,
and gather their own lead which they melt into bullets.
On the main floor are the office of the chief, storeroom
for supplies, officers rooms with showers and police court.
One of the innovations the Tracy department and the
police court have introduced, and which is discouraging
repeaters, is the municipal work crew. Here offenders are
sentenced to cut weeds, dig ditches or other common labor.
I hose who do this work seldom come back for seconds.
Chief Wyman is a native of Wisconsin. He is married
to his home town sweetheart and they are very popular
among the people of Tracy.
SUtter 8688
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MITCHELL STEVEDORING CO.
Telephone SUtter 5328
MOORE AND MADSEN
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
Building Superintendence - Fine Residences - Modernizing
55 7 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF
CHAS. J. SCHMITT CO.
FOLDING PAPER BOXES
513523 FOLSOM STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF
DAN S. HEWITT
Department Inspector
UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERAN'S
Thanking the Police Department for the many favors
shown our members.
EXbrook 2536
ALPHA DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, INC.
WINES AND LIQUORS
336 BATTERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
SKyline 0126 - Day and Night J. P. Miranda
GEARY BOULEVARD GARAGE
Cars Called for and Delivered - Expert Auto Repairing - Painting
6135 GEARY BLVD. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
Telephone WEst 0826
John S. Currie. Gen. Mgr.
Pierce- Rodolph Storage Co., Ltd
Operating . . . YELLOW VAN AND STORAGE CO.
Coast Wide Organization
Lift Van Service - Experienced Men
1450 EDDY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
AMERICAN CHAIN CO.
630 THIRD STREET
SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
PACIFIC FINANCE CORPORATION
928 VAN NESS AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
HOUSE OF WINDSOR
C. S. Vella
101 POST STREET
SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
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290 DIVISION STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
383 BRANNAN STREET
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Telephone SUtter 8940
CECO STEEL CO.
1280 INDIANA STREET SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF
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RAFORD HOTEL
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Phone ORdway 1317
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July. 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 27
BRING EM IN ALIVE
By Neil 1 1 hi
As the sergeant laments in "Pirates of Penzance":
"When constabulary duty's to be done,
The policeman's lot is not a happj one."
And that is as true today as it was two generations ago.
The woman who screams through the plume that her
husband is beating her is as likelj as not to accuse the re-
sponding officer of "brutality" if he is compelled to konk
her sparring partner to bring him to terms.
A policeman can shoot an innocent bystander In mis-
take and the public will put it down as "just one of those
things," but let him clout an obstreperous drunk and he
is lucky to get off with a tongue lashing from the passing
Mrs. Grundy.
Perhaps unreasonably, the public expects the policeman
to meet foul play with fair play. This places him at a
considerable disadvantage, but as the public is the ultimate
boss it behooves him to accept the handicap and fortify
himself in other ways to offset it. For in no other field of
work, it seems, is the public so ready to judge all by the
actions of one.
In the majority of cases, the incidents that tend to
reflect discredit upon the police department arise out of
hand-to-hand conflicts in petty arrests. It is when an
officer is unsure of himself, and is suddenly seized with the
fear of being made ridiculous, that he most often commits
the rash act that leads to the Commission chambers. The
officer who feels he is in command of the situation, may
lose his patience but he seldom loses his temper.
A man who has done a good deal to make police officers
reasonably sure of themselves in emergencies is Professor
Frank A. Matsuyama, who began teaching the ancient art
of yawara to police departments about the bay region
more than a decade ago. He has since become noted
throughout the country for his work and for his fidelity to
the cause of law and order. Most are familiar with his
more spectacular demonstrations of yawara, in which he
is able to show it far superior to jiu-jitsu or judo, but at
present he is concentrating on courses in "How to Bring
'Em in Alive" — the gentle art of securing and delivering
a prisoner without injury to him or the arresting officer.
And, quite as important, without an exhibition of fighting
or wrestling likely to make it appear to onlookers that the
officer is using unnecessary force and violence.
For this purpose Professor Matsuyama has a new bag
of tricks founded on age-old principles handed down
secretly from father to son in his warrior clan for centuries.
"The right pressure in the right place,'' says the pro-
fessor, "and you will have no further trouble. Your man
will come with you peaceably."
Compliments of
A FRIEND
( orr> pi in i • I
HOTEL RAMON A
Reasonable Ratei
SIXTH AND J STREETS SA< KAMENTO. CALIF.
Phone HUmboldt 6077
R. B. Pr
R. B. PRICE EQUIPMENT
310! ADELINE STREET
OAKLAND. CALIF
Phone 3-0193
OSCAR H. VETTER
Plumbing and Heating - Air Conditioning
237 S. HUNTER STREET STOCKTON, CALII
Phone Hlgate 0874
Compliments of
WESTERN FORGE & TOOL WORKS
209 JEFFERSON STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone 2186
NEW SHANGHAI CAFE
Chop Suey and Noodles
WALNUT GROVE
CALIFORNIA
J. K. FUJIMORI CO.
Dry Goods — 40 S. El Dorado Street — Phone 77338
Groceries — Cor. Center and Washington Sts. Phone 20393
Stockton, California
Phone 3461
P. O. Box 326
TEDDY G. MAH
Yuen Tong Co. — General Merchandise
WALNUT CROVE CALIFORNIA
Phone Walnut Grove 3411
LOCKE
YUEN CHONG & CO.
General Merchandise
Meats, Poultry and Groceries
P. O. Box 46
CALIFORNIA
Frank Wopinski
A. O. Kurt
TRACY AUTO WRECKING
New and Used Auto Parts
508 E. ELEVENTH STREET
TRACY. CALIF.
Phone Pescadero I 7
PESCADERO BAKERY & GROCERY
Arcangeli and Ballard
PESCADERO
CALIFORNIA
Stop At
Vance's New Sandwich and Coffee Shop
Service — Quality
701 EL CAM1NO REAL REDWOOD CITY. CALIF.
Compliments of
LOUIS SLOSS
N. L. VONNE
Secretary, Airport Department,
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
Telephone SUtter 4 148
Residence: Redwood City 1481
A. S. DUTRA
Dredging. Ditching and Contracting
2ii CALIFORNIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
BASQUE HOTEL
STOCKTON CALIFORNIA
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July, 1941
SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS DIRECTORY
GArfield 9663
LINDEBERG 8c CO.
182 ELLIS STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone ORdway 3912
MILO R. BRASKAMP
35 MASON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone CHina 12 15
RED'S PLACE
672 JACKSON ST. SAN FRANCISCO
HEmlock 45 10
Pomona Tile Manufacturing Co.
135 TENTH STREET
DOuglas 385 7
E. J. FEISEL CO.
334 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Fillmore 5244
J. Y. SANO, Printer
1082 Golden Gate Ave.
San F
rancisco
GRaystone 8464
Day 8C Nite Valet Cleaners
5 39 GEARY ST. SAN FRANCISCO
Phone Fillmore 4892
GRAND CAFE
1801 POST STREET SAN FRANCISCO
RAndolph 6362
South Basin Auto Repair
6206 THIRD ST.
SAN FRANCISCO
VAlencia 943 7
SUNSET SUPPLY COMPANY
KUTLER BROTHERS
CLOTHING
544 MISSION ST. SAN FRANCISCO
EVergreen 9685
HAIGHT ST. LIQUOR STORE
SAN FRANCISCO Alemany Blvd. bet. Mission and Bayshore
Phone GArfield 8536
The Personal Service Shop
3 70 BUSH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
1895 HAIGHT ST.
SAN FRANCISCO
SUtter 9898
THE MAGIC CUPBOARD
127 GRANT AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
M. LEVIN 8C SONS
2225 THIRD STREET SAN FRANCISCO
R. LEVIN & CO.
436 ELEVENTH ST. SAN FRANCISCO
RAndolph 9706
NEW ITALY RESTAURANT
1910 OCEAN AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
WEst 9984
OTT ICE CREAM
2018 CHESTNUT ST. SAN FRANCISCO
Mission Title 8C Land Co.
3 169 - 21st STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephones SUtter 85838584
MONROE D. GREEN
149 CALIFORNIA ST. SAN FRANCISCO
GArfield 3350-1-2
NYE AND NISSEN, INC.
324 TOWNSEND ST. SAN FRANCISCO
FRASER 3i JOHNSTONE
725 POTRERO AVE. SAN FRANCISCO
Phone TUxedo 9850
Rainbow Grill and Fountain
Open Daily 6 A.M. to 3 A.M. Sat. All Night
OVerland 5 72 7
BILL'S DELICATESSEN
I 18 WEST PORTAL AVE.. SAN FRANCISCO
GRaystone 3020
White Palace French Laundry
156? CALIFORNIA ST. SAN FRANCISCO
SKyline 8218
C. A. Corbit's Taxidermy Studio
2347 CLEMENT ST.
CRaystone 9948
J di D GROCERIES
1042 POLK STREET SAN FRANCISCO
HEmlock 8561
SCHNEIDER BROTHERS
393 NINTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
EXbrook 6773
JOHN'S BEAUTY SALON
942 MARKET ST. SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone 36
PLAZA GROCERY
3 5 PACIFIC AVE. SANTA CRUZ
Phone 399
THE CATHAY CAFE
227 PACIFIC AVE. SANTA CRUZ
Phone 44 I
SANTA FEED 8i FUEL CO.
SAN FRANCISCO Cor. Soquel «c Ocean Sts. Santa Cruz
Phone GArfield 1035
HOTEL ST. MICHEL
12 35 POWELL ST. SAN FRANCISCO
Assured Refrigeration Co.
1010 D1V1SADERO ST. SAN FRANCISCO
PRospect 8014
B. P. DEOVLET &C SONS
1660 PINE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
TUxedo 4946
APPAREL CLEANERS
353 EDDY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
SUtter 2 140
Western Neckwear Company
88 FIRST STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone VAlencia 2 782
Thomas Williams Grocery
701 GUERRERO ST. SAN FRANCISCO
Martinolich Repair Basin
PIER 52 SAN FRANCISCO
RAndolph 1002 1
Tourist Hotel 8i Coffee Shop
16 LELAND AVE.
VAlencia 9620
Nello and Louis
BLUE BIRD CAFE
3 149 - 22nd STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Mission 9150
JOE PELLEGRINI
I 9th & Cuerrero Sts. SAN FRANCISCO
JOHN S. OSHANNA
Murals . . . Design
UNderhill 2466 C. H. Bull
C. H. BULL CO.
1 15 TENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
HEmlock 5614 Ben Guglielmo
Guglielmo Lighting Fixture Co.
152 NINTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone CHina 15 10
YEE LEE 8i CO.
I 128 GRANT AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Fillmore 9220
M UN Y ' S
1724 GEARY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
VAlencia 9343 Night : EXbrook 9 I I 8
Tucker Equipment Service
SAN FRANCISCO 265 BAYSHORE BLVD. SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
A FRIEND
WAGNER HOTEL
2 791 - 16th STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments
PAK-KWAI-MAU
NEW PISA RESTAURANT
1268 GRANT AVE. SAN FRANCISCO
ORdway 4932
A-l Transfer, Van 8C Storage Co.
462 TURK STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone OVerland 2640
32nd and Taraval Market
2 149 TARAVAL ST. SAN FRANCISCO
ANNEX CAFE
193 FREMONT ST. SAN FRANCISCO
Mission 1200 Robt. E. Connell. Prop.
CONNELL'S MARKET
4288 24TH ST. SAN FRANCISCO
JOHN MORENCELLI
GROCERIES - LIQUORS
601 CORTLANDT ST. SAN FRANCISCO
July, 1041
POLICE AM) PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
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WAInut 1862 All Kinds of Chinese Dishes
HONG KONG CAFE
1215-19 FILLMORE ST. SAN FRANCISCO
VAlencia 5 766
NEW LEXINGTON GROCERY
3465 I9TH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
ROBERTS CAFE
2200 CREAT HICHWAY. SAN FRANCISCO
Market phone: DO. 6429; Mission: UN. 2932
CLINE PIANO COMPANY
687 MARKET 1 7TH & MISSION STS.
MArket 9303 75c to $1.50 per Day
HOTEL VALENCIA
504 VALENCIA ST. SAN FRANCISCO
For appointment telephone OVerland 7818
OLLY'S BEAUTY SALON
212 1 TARAVAL ST. SAN FRANCISCO
WINN CHEESE CO.
336 HARRIETT ST. SAN FRANCISCO
Atlas Stairbuilding 8C Woodwk. Co.
290 1 22ND ST. SAN FRANCISCO
Toulouse French Laundry
82 1 LINCOLN SAN FRANCISCO
J. FREGOSI
FLORIST
4834 MISSION ST. SAN FRANCISCO
STUTZ REPAIR SHOP
1349 LARKIN ST. SAN FRANCISCO
B & D AUTO WRECKERS
67 16 MISSION ST. SAN FRANCISCO
GRaystone 5363 Mud Baths. Mineral Baths
A. RESLEV
646 TAYLOR ST. SAN FRANCISCO
CRaystone 9694 A. Rampendahl
Majestic Garage & Super Service
1381-1393 POST ST. SAN FRANCISCO
POST ST. AUCTION STUDIO
1865 POST ST. SAN FRANCISCO
W. S. WETENHALL CO.
I7TH Sc WISCONSIN ST., SAN FRANCISCO
WAInut 985 0 Private Booths for Ladies
D & S FOOD SHOP
1349 HAYES ST. SAN FRANCISCO
GArfield 965 1 Santanella Wines
TOSCA CAFE
312 COLUMBUS AVE. SAN FRANCISCO
MArket 798 1
BIANCHI'S PLACE
632 20TH ST. SAN FRANCISCO
Ferdinand Terheyden 8C Bros.
Painting Contractors
940 DIVTSADERO ST. SAN FRANCISCO
ORdway 4058 Massage Salon for Women
ANNA L. CARLSON
1476 CALIFORNIA ST. SAN FRANCISCO
GRaystone 2688 Panama Hat Specialists
CALIFORNIA HAT WORKS
75 TURK ST. SAN FRANCISCO
GOLDEN GATE NURSERY
516 42ND AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
VICTORIA FARMS
617 MONTGOMERY ST. SAN FRANCISCO
PURITAN PRESERVE CO.
2 140 FOLSOM ST. SAN FRANCISCO
DR. C. M. CHOW
82 4 STOCKTON ST. SAN FRANCISCO
MUTUAL ENGINEERING CO.
Engineers and Machinists
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Compliments of
C. E. SCHMIDT
Phone SUtter 4 175
Fountain Service
San Francisco Billiard Parlor
949 MARKET at Mason St., San Francisco
WEst 9908 Free, Fast Delivery
Minnie's Cut Rate Wines 8C Liquors
14 13 FILLMORE ST. SAN FRANCISCO
HEmlock 45 78 We Call and Deliver
Save-way Cleaners and Dyers
783 HAIGHT ST. SAN FRANCISCO
RITE-WAY MFG. CO.
393 VALENCIA ST. SAN FRANCISCO
DOuglas 2255 Photostat Copying
Strecker Blue Print 8C Photo Copy.
142 SANSOME ST. SAN FRANCISCO
TWO-HUNDRED-CLUB
200 THIRD ST. SAN FRANCISCO
Mis
1265
Dealers in Wood and Coal
V. POLI 3C CO.
25 77 BRYANT ST. SAN FRANCISCO
CHina 0501 Jewelers
WUNG FAT CO.
749 JACKSON ST. SAN FRANCISCO
DOuglas 64 73 Growers, Shippers, Exporters
PACIFIC PRODUCE COMPANY
5 10 BATTERY ST. SAN FRANCISCO
PACIFIC SHOE CO.
45 1 WASHINGTON ST. SAN FRANCISCO
EXbrook 9638
Deliv
NEW UNION GROCERY
301 UNION ST. SAN FRANCISCO
SUtter 1611
George Stenger, Prop.
California Safe 8C Lock Co.
23 7 CALIFORNIA ST. SAN FRANCISCO
UNITED GROCERY
and MEAT MARKET
1600 LARKIN ST. SAN FRANCISCO
HEmlock 9107
Free Delivery
LA ALIANZA
1590 FOLSOM ST. SAN FRANCISCO
UNderhill 8976
ELITE MACHINE WORKS
SAN FRA1
22 7 SEVENTH ST.
BOEGERSHAUSEN BROS.
1801 DIVISADERO ST. SAN FRANi
TIP-TOP CREAMERY
832 CLEMENT ST. SAN FRANI ISCO
UNderhill 2295
Bennie Berman
California Scrap Iron Corporation
400 ELEVENTH ST. SAN FRANCISCO
EXbrook 9796 Gent's Furnishings
L'EMPORIO LUCCHESE
5 30 BROADWAY SAN FRANCISCO
MArket 9359
Rates Reasonable
HOTEL ODEON
40 SEVENTH ST. SAN FRANCISCO
RAndolph 7979 Easy Payments
Provident Furniture Co.
46 14 MISSION ST SAN FRANCISCO
AUTOCAR SALES &. SERVICE
ARMY & BAYSHORE SAN FRANCISCO
VAlencia 553 1
(Wholesale)
Golden Gate Sausage Factory
5030 THIRD STREET SAN FRANCISCO
MArket 6388 Also Hughes Texaco Sta.
Hughes Automotive Service
75 COLUMBIA SQUARE SAN FRANCISCO
Call Fillmore 0930
ALBANY CLEANERS
1767 McAllister st. san francisco
RAndolph 8288
Rock. Sand. Cement
Balboa Building Materials
183 1 JUNIPERO SERRA BLV.. DALY CITY
OVerland 5 44 1 Eva Beers
THE TWINS Fountain Lunch
1653 IRVING ST. SAN FRANCISCO
Fillmore 6960 - 6961 General Forwarders
SHIMA TRANSFER COMPANY
1530 GEARY ST. SAN FRANCISCO
KEarny 3694 Workshirts and Overalls
GEORGE BROS. 8C CO.
642-650 WASHINGTON SAN FRANCISCO
GREEN & WHITE STORE
Store of Personal Service
101 FILLMORE ST. SAN FRANCISCO
TUxedo 955 1 Camille Toumier. Prop.
Monte Carlo French Restaurant
157 MASON ST SAN FRANCISCO
BEE HIVE MILLINERY
2294 MISSION ST. SAN FRANCISCO
MISSION NEWS CO.
4 1 I BRANNAN ST.
SAN FRANCISCO
ALHAMBRA 5c - 10c - 15c STORE
2246 POLK ST. SAN FRAW [SCO
CHUTES TAVERN
800 CREAT HIGHWAY, SAN IRAN; -
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July, 1941
Give Eversharp and You Give the Finest
"EVERSHARP" PENS - PENCILS AND RED
TOP LEAD
Tune in . . . "Take It or Leave It" . . .
CBS Every Sunday Night
RICHARDSON 8C SON
3634 SEVENTEENTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF
Phone BAyview 3700
Day or Night
PEARSON BROS.
VAN AND STORAGE CO.
46 I Arguello Blvd. San Francisco. Calif.
Compliments
CHALLENGE BUTTER
(SWEET CREAM)
Phone GRaystone 5828
A. LaRocca and Sons
Producers and Wholesalers of Sea Foods
2350 Taylor Street San F rancisco
Mis
Emile Gravano
EMELIO NEW DEAL
BEER - WINES - LIQUORS
2400 Bryant Street
San Francisco
Phone EXbrook 9910
VIENI-VIENI CAFE
COCKTAIL LOUNGE
13 13 Stockton Street
San Francisco
ATwater 1323 High Grade Sausage
Evergood Pork and Delicatessen
Store
2449 Mission Street San Franr.isco
PACIFIC BUILDING
82 1 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
GLENSIDE MARKET
666 CHENERY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
NEW FILLMORE TAVERN
1299 FILLMORE STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
REGAL PHARMACY
John Kostourof
595 Potrero Street San Francisco
WILSON BROS.
536 MISSION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
DR. EARL T. LEANER
964A MARKET ST., Room 17, San Francisco
GArfield 9160 Electrical Contractors
SUPERIOR ELECTRIC CO.
Telephone MArket 4838
Finnila's Finnish Baths, Inc.
For Health and Reducing
2284 Market Street San Francisco
Railway Folder-Schedule
Distributing Company
Specializing in distribution of Railroad, Air,
Steamer, Stage. Hotel and Travel Folders.
LANSING COMPANY
F. W. Wild
348 Brannan Street San Francisco
TEN-SIXTY-BUSH-APTS.
UNderhill 0S00
Mission 7261 - Res.
PIONEER PIPE CO.
63 4 Townsend Street
San Francisco
Telephone Fillmore 303 I
TRANSFER GROCERY
861 Divisadero Street
San Francisco
VAlencia 9102 - 2«S4
Mission Carpet and Furniture Co.
2301 Mission Street
San Francisco
1060 Bush Street
San Francisco
PAGE HARDWARE CO.
600 Boswo.th Street
San F rancisco
MARRON'S CREAMERY
2042 Fillmore Street
San Francisco
THREE ELEVEN CAFE
ill Washington Street San Francisco
C. C. LANGEVIN CO.
1050 Howard Slre.-t
San Fram isro
Firestone Tire and Rubber
CHARLES MENDLER
852 PHELAN BLDG. SAN FRANCISCO
CENTRAL VAN 8C STORAGE
2006 UNION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone YUkon I 69 I
L. KOSLOFF
204 SHREVE BLDG. SAN FRANCISCO
Phone Mission 9539
CAR BARN TAVERN
2545 - 24th STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone Mission 85 15
VENTURI BROS.
242 1 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone UNderhill 8464
The Methodist Publishing House
es McAllister st. san francisco
870 Braiinan Street
San Francisco
VAle
4044
7 36 Folsom Street
San Francisco
Call HEmlock 5427
S. F. WRECKING CO.
WAlnut 3 182 Day and Night Storage
EVEREADY GARAGE
2140 BUSH ST. SAN FRANCISCO
HEmlock 9092 L. Cabrol - H. Dalquie
SHERMAN HOTEL
85 ELEVENTH ST. SAN FRANCISCO
GELBER-LILIENTHAL
336 SUTTER ST. SAN FRANCISCO
LINDERMAN GARAGE
222 SACRAMENTO ST. SAN FRANCISCO
DR. M. B. MOOSLIN
18 11 FILLMORE ST. SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments
HAZEL-ATLAS GLASS CO.
Atlantic, Gulf 8C Pacific Co.
of Manila.
Phone MArket 7284
MORCK BRUSH MFG. CO.
8TH & TEHAMA STS. SAN FRANCISCO
162 1 MISSION ST.
SAN FRANCISCO
SUtter 8654
ROME CARPENTER SHOP
1659 POWELL ST. SAN FRANCISCO
Mike
Casey
DIAMOND CLEANERS
4005
24th ST.
SAN FRANCISCO
M. A. DISERNIA
3 149 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
HEmlock 4280
P. E. O'HAIR &. CO.
945 BRYANT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
GEO. A. GRAY COMPANY
Manufacturers' Representatives
2720 - 17th STREET SAN FRANCISCO
ALASKA WATER FILTER CO.
136 FREELON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
HOTEL WHITCOMB
CIVIC CENTER SAN FRANCISCO
CENTRAL CAB CO.
101 SIXTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone WAlnut 0495-6
WALNUT CLEANERS
2266 CHESTNUT ST. SAN FRANCISCO
DOuglas 2255
STRECKER BLUEPRINTS
142 SANSOME STREET SAN FRANCISCO
GRANUCCI CO., INC.
3 10 DAVIS ST. SAN FRANCISCO
GArfield 1553
FORD AND COLES, INC.
4)0 POWELL ST. SAN FRANCISCO
Phone EVergreen 95 14
LADENHEIM'S
814 CLEMENT ST. SAN FRANCISCO
MERRY BEAN CO.
5 98 POTRERO ST. SAN FRANCISCO
July, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page >/
S. F. OFFICER SAVES TWO YOUTHS
Two boy swimmers, who gambled against the surf with
two inflated inner tubes at the foot of Judah Street were
rescued from drowning by a policeman who battled waves
afld a strong undertow for 45 minutes before he dragged
the t lightened youths ashore.
The boys are George Doyle, Jr., 14, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Doyle, 1335 43rd Avenue, anil Gordon Bel-
ton, 14, son of Air. and Mrs. W. G. Belton, 1259 41st
Avenue.
They were saved by Policeman H. M. Brandt, 38, of
14 1'-' 40th Ave., attached to the Richmond station, who
was on the beach in a bathing suit enjoying his day off
when he saw the boys struggling against the sea 300 yards
from shore.
Brandt has figured in numerous rescues at the beach.
He was cited for bravery in 1934 for the rescue of Miss
Lena S. Perich, then of 491 19th Avenue, off Fulton St.
The boys were helpless for half an hour before Brandt
brought them to safety. Brandt said his latest fight against
the sea was the hardest he has had in a long career of surf
swimming. The boys, chastened after their experience said:
"Never Again." — San Francisco Examiner
ANOTHER PERSON GRATEFUL
FOR EMPLOYEE'S FIRST AID
Another accident victim receives timely and correct
treatment from a P. G. and E. workman — and thanks his
stars that the company trains its employees in first aid!
This time it is Herman M. Strawn, 1432 Hemlock
Street, Chico, dealer in cement, sand and gravel. His
letter of thanks tells the story.
"While I was delivering a load of gravel a few days
ago to a P. G. and E. crew on Butte Creek, my foot was
seriously crushed, through no fault of yours. But your
foreman, J. W. Bisset, taped me up as skilfully as any
doctor or nurse could and then gave me additional treat-
ment. As a result, my injury healed quickly and now I'm
as fit as ever. I congratulate you on the excellent training
you give your employees."
INSPECTORS BUREAU PROMOTIONS
Filling vacancies caused by death and retirement, Chief
of Police Charles W. Dullea on recommendation of Cap-
tain Bernard McDonald has made the following promo-
tions in the Bureau of Inspectors:
Those promoted to inspectors were the following Assist-
ant Inspectors: Alvin Corassa, of the homicide detail;
Herman Woebke and Harold Jackson, of the burglary
detail ; Edward Maher and Clifford Dunleavy, of the
espionage and "Red" squad.
The following were promoted to Assistant Inspectors:
John Keohane, Harry Majors, John O'Keefe, James
Cooper and John Wisnom.
All these advancements were made on merit and senior-
it) and for the excellent service performed by each officer.
COTTRELL BROS.
Moving - Storage - Loans
2)58 MARKET STREET SAN ERA'.
Telephone CArfield 6418
M. MORELLO
Wire Works - Florists Designs Our Specialty
155 FIFTH STREET SAN FKA'
Telephone Mission 7 12 J Wholesale and Retail
HADERLEIN & EBERL
PORK PACKERS
All Kinds of Sausages, Ham, Bacon. Lard, Etc.
244 1 FOLSOM STREET
SAN FRANi ISCO
SEA CLIFF CLEANERS 3c DYERS
6350 GEARY BLVD SAN FRANCISCO
CIVIC CENTER AUTO PAINTING CO.
Bob Solis
155 CROVE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
WEST OREGON LUMBER CO.
1995 EVANS STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephones SUtter 5898-5899
TURNER AND TAUB
Manufacturers of Ladies' Coals and Suits
154 SUTTER STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Office: MArket 0964 Res. UNderhill 6618
OLSON BROS.
Piano Movers - Furniture Moving and Storage
3639 SEVENTEENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
PRospect 4877 Tony Rodin - Louis J. Rocca
ORIGINAL JOE'S
Fine Italian Foods - Cocktail Lounge
144 Taylor Street (1 block from Market St.) San Francisco
Telephone MArket 9461 We Serve Special Lunches Daily
M. ZEISS
Fine Chocolates A Specialty
Cor. 16th and Guerrero Streets San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO TERRAZZO CO.
3730 THIRD STREET SAN FRANCISCO
COREGIDOR CAFE
750 PACIFIC STREET SAN FRANCISCO
EXbrook 9861 D. Benedetti-J. PrideauxF. McEntee
THE HUNTERS
COCKTAIL LOUNGE
33 New Montgomery Street
San Francisco
KING EXTRACT CO.
1779 FOLSOM STREET SAN FRANCISCO
IMPERIAL PEARL SYNDICATE
210 POST STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone ATwater 6854 Rena C. Bianchi
MAYPOLE YARNS
Handknit and Weaving
2099 BRYANT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
NINA MITCHELL'S
COCKTAILS
679 SUTTER STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
ORIGINAL OLD GLORY CAFE
282 THIRD STREET SAN FRANCISCO
UNderhill 7046 "Let George Do It"
GEO. A. LONG EMBROIDERY CO.
Overall Lettering - Block Letters Script Writing - Monograms
1950 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
UNITED DRUG CO.
598 SEVENTH STREET SAN FRAN
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
July, 1941
INSPECTOR GEORGE PAGE
(Continued from page 6)
peared as thoroughly as it the ground had swallowed him.
People at that location crowding to the sidewalk on ac-
count of the shooting had seen no one running. In fact,
they indicated a man sitting alone in a coupe across the
street as being suspicious. Inspector Page lost some precious
seconds before being able to calm this terrified individual.
Here was a dilemma for one of San Francisco Police
Department's bravest men. A chase of many blocks of a
bandit killer who now, though wounded, had outdistanced
him. Suddenly a girl's voice from a nearby window said:
"A man with a gun in his hand went down into that
garage." In an instant the inspector was at the top of the
ramp looking into a poorly lighted garage, and peering
through the tiers of automobiles, with the caution of one
who realizes a false move means instant death. Suddenly
there is a flash of fire, accompanied with a thunderous roar
from a pillar in the rear of the garage — and the inspector's
hat was blown right off his head.
By this time Inspector Page's eyes had become accus-
tomed to the light of the garage. There were two shells in
his revolver — there were two reports and a prone man
frantically pulling on the trigger of a 38 on a 45 frame.
Just at this moment the inspector was grasped by the
shoulders and the first words the then Captain Charles W .
Dullea said were , "Come on George, let's search him — ■
we ma\ get a lead to where his pals are." Captain Charles
\V. Dullea had been at the city hall and on hearing shots
had, like all police officers who are imbued with the police
instinct, which makes them a police officer 24 hours of the
day every day of the year, had sped to the scene of trouble,
to leave routine business to another day.
There is always a clue. ( )n the dead bandit was found
an electric bill with an Eddy street address. Inspector
Descalso was left in charge of the body while Captain
Dullea and Inspector Page sped to the address. At that
address were three girl friends of the three bandits. The
dead man's two companions, with plenty of evidence of the
holdup, realized to their consternation that lady luck had
played them false.
One of the girls in the apartment almost evaded the
wary eyes of the brave members of the San Francisco Po-
lice Department in attempting to secure a revolver hidden
under a pillow. Defiantly she announced she intended to
kill the police who had killed her lover.
The bandits were convicted and sent to Folsom. The sad
feature connected with this story is that the mother of
the slain bandit later wrote to Inspector Page informing
him that the bandit he shot was the youngest of her seven
sons, all of whom had met violent deaths in one form or
other. She said she knew he would meet such a death, ami
asked the inspector to send her some little object that her
son possessed. In endeavoring to comply with her request,
Inspector Page had much trouble inducing the sweetheart
of the dead bandit, whom she evidently loved sincerely,
to part with anything that belonged to him. But he did
obtain a remembrance and sent it to the sorrowing mother.
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PAGE
Captain Duncan Matheson 3
The Challenge to Youth
By Direr/or John Edgar Hoover 5
A Night on the Shotgun Detail
By Captain Michael E. I. Mitchell 6
American Prison Association Convenes 7
Bay Counties Peace Officers' Association
July Meeting 8
Requirements for FBI Radio Operator 9
"I Do Solemnly Swear ..."
By Deputy Chief Michael Riordan 10
Palo Alto and Chief Zink 12
Two-Way Police Radio for San Francisco
By Ralph W. Wiley, Chief, Department of
Electricity 13
Northern California Police Communication
Officers' Association July Session
By Russell J. Woollum 14
Figures Show Crime Decrease in San Francisco
By Opie L. Jf'arner 15
Editorial Page 16
Law Enforcement Officials Portland Convention 17
Speaker Reviews Police Growth
Address by Judge Edward P. Murphy 18
Police Golfers Take Part in Championship
Matches 19
Covering All the Beats 20
Officers of Veteran Police Installed 22
Pacific Coast Pistol Matches 24
Richmond Now Has Two-Way Radio 25
S. F. Footprinters Meet 31
Redwood City's Two- Way Radio Works Fast. ... 33
Police Examinations Set for October 10 33
Excellent Showing by San Francisco Bank 33
Flashes 34
The Editor is always pleased to consider articles suitable for publication.
Contributions should preferably be typewritten, but where this is not pos-
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sender, which will be treated with the strictest confidence. The Editor
will also be pleased to consider photographs of officers and of interesting
events. Letters should be addressed to the Editor.
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SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Hall of Justice, Kearny and Washington Streets
Telephones SUtter 2020 - 2030
Radio Short Wave Call KGPD
Mayor, Hon. Angelo J. Rossi
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
Regular Meetings, Monday, 7.30 p.m Hall of Justice
Hon. Wm. P. Wobber, Sr., President. ..AM Jessie Street
Hon. Walter McGovern 625 Market Street
Hon. Ward G. Walkup 240 Second Street
Captain Chas. F. Skelly, Secretary
Room 104, Hall of Justice
CHIEF OF POLICE Charles W. Dullea
DEPUTY CHIEF OF POLICE Michael Riordan
Bur. of Inspectors.. Bernard J. McDonald Hall of Justice
Residence - 1341 31st Avenue
Traffic Bureau Albert S. Munn 635 Washington St.
Residence - 226 Jules Avenue
Dept. Sec't Capt. John A. Engler Hall of Justice
Residence - 1631 32nd Avenue
Director
Bur. of Personnel Lieut. Georce Healt Hall of Justice
Residence - 4028 18th Street
Supervising Capt Arthur L. Christiansen Hall of Justice
Residence - 1346 24th Avenue
Director - Bureau of Criminal
Information Lieut. Frank E. Winters Hall of Justice
Residence - 670 41st Avenue
Director - Bureau of
Special Services Lieut. Emmet Moore Hall of Justice
Residence - 2186 15th Avenue
Inspector of Schools Traffic Control — Byron J. Getchell
Residence - 533 Brussels Street
Property Clerk Capt. Peter M. McGee Hall of Justice
Residence - 225 Ashton Avenue
City Prison Lieut. John J. Casey Hall of Justice
Residence - 188 Liberty Street
Central Capt. M. E. Mitchell .. .635 Washington St.
Residence- 1471 29th Avenue
Southern Capt. John A. Reed 360 Fourth St.
Residence -438 21st Avenue
Harbor Capt. John M. Sullivan. Drumm & Comm'l Sts.
Residence - 4075 26th Street
Mission _.Capt. Joseph Walsh 3057 17th Street
Residence - 170 Beaumont Street
Northern Capt. Aloysius I. O'Brien 841 Ellis Street
Residence - 2610 Sacramento Street
G. G. Park Capt. John J. Casey... ..Golden Gate Park
Residence - 570 16th Avenue
Richmond Capt. Francis J. McGuire 451 Sixth Ave.
Residence - 758 Tenth Avenue
Ingleside Capt. Leo J. Tackney Balboa Park
Residence - 2533 18th Avenue
Taraval Capt. John J. Wade 2348 24th Avenue
Residence - 200 Juanita Way
Headquarters Capt. John A. Encler Hall of Justice
Bayview Sub-Station 1676 Newcombe Avenue
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Volume XIX
AUGUST, 1941
No. 8
Captain Duncan Matheson
Carved a Record in San Francisco Police Department Unparalleled In Its History
Perhaps the most unique and influential figure in the
history of the San Francisco Police Department was Cap-
tain Duncan Matheson, now city and county treasurer. He
was appointed from the first civil service list on Novem-
ber 30, 1900. He passed through all grades of the depart-
Captain Duncan Matheson
ment. He was appointed corporal January 3, 1906; detec-
tive sergeant, February 4, 1908; sergeant, March 31,
1908; lieutenant, July 6, 1911; captain, February 1,
1917, and captain of detectives the same date. He was the
first civil service appointee to reach the rank of captain.
When a tough job was in sight he was always selected.
He never sought political preferment. He asked no favors
and received none. He took the position that politics had
no place in promotions or assignments. When the first
examination for corporal was announced, all newly ap-
pointed officers were discouraged in every possible way
from taking the examination. Many were discouraged but
he stood on his rights and qualified for appointment. The
percentage allowed for seniority was so high that very
few of the new appointees qualified. In all succeeding ex-
aminations he was No. 1 on all the lists.
He was first assigned to patrol a beat on the Barbary
Coast. There never was a robbery or a burglary on his
beat during his tour of duty, which lasted more than
three years. This record was never equaled before. He
was then assigned to patrol Powell Street from Market
to California Street.
A vacancy occurred in the Detective Bureau and he
was assigned to duty as a detective. While there he was
promoted to the rank of corporal. He handled many im-
portant cases with marked success. He was the last man to
leave the old Hall of Justice during the fire of 1906.
After the earthquake and fire, San Francisco had many
difficult problems to meet. A serious strike occurred in
1906 on the waterfront. All waterfront unions went on
strike, resulting in a complete tieup. Political differences
developed between the Mayor of the city and the secre-
tary of the Sailors Union and the editor of the Coast Sea-
men's Journal. It became a political fight as well as a
general strike.
One morning Corporal Matheson was called into the
office of the chief and assigned to duty on the waterfront
to handle the strike. He was ordered to select 50 or 60
men, or as many as might be needed for strike duty. He
was given complete authority to police the waterfront
without any interference from the captain or members of
the Harbor Police District.
This was a very unusual order because it placed a low-
est ranking officer in the department in authority over a
captain. However, it came from the Mayor's office and
had to be obeyed. On arrival with his detail. Andrew
Furuseth, Secretary of the Seamen's Union, came to him
and said : "What are your orders and who gave them to
you?." He replied: "I received no orders. I am not taking
orders but I am giving orders and expect them to be
obeyed." The strike was long and bitter, but at the end
Furuseth came to him and said: "We are satisfied. It was
a hard fight but honest and we have no ill will against
you or the police on strike detail." Furuseth complained
to the detail that a certain saloon was robbing sailors of
their earnings. If one of them went into the saloon with
money, he left without any. If he complained, he was
thrown out on his head. The saloon keeper was caught at
this and he was compelled to put a padlock on his door.
Another similar strike occurred in 1916 when he was
in charge of the Harbor District. Efforts were made to
force the police to take sides in the controversy without
success. At the termination of this strike both sides came
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August, 1941
to Lieutenant Matheson and said: "We were fairly
treated and we have no complaints to make."
Sometime after this strike Furuseth came to him and
asked for help to correct an influence that was not for the
best interest of the union or waterfront shipping. He was
advised what to do and how to do it and he obtained the
desired result without any friction.
Matheson served under Jesse B. Cook as patrolman in
Chinatown for four months in 1901. Squads were changed
then every three or four months by the Chief of Police.
Later he served on two occasions as sergeant in charge,
totaling in all two years and nine months of service, which
up to that time was a record.
Later he was assigned to patrol duty as sergeant in the
Harbor and O'Farrell Street Stations, and then again as-
signed to duty in the Detective Bureau with jurisdiction
over all pawn shops, second hand dealers, and junk shops.
He was later promoted to lieutenant and assigned to
duty at the Western Addition Station. Demands were
made in 1912 for traffic regulations and all the captains
were asked by the Chief of Police if they would accept the
detail. They all refused and he was drafted for the job.
The traffic squad was organized and started to perform
its duties. A controversy immediately arose between the
Draymens Association supported by the Teamsters Union
and the automobile clubs. They both claimed that the
other was attempting through the Police Department to
drive them off the streets. It required a lot of diplomacy to
keep all the traffic moving without conflict.
It was a very difficult job because there was no traffic
ordinance or motor vehicle law in existence. I raffic was
handled for six months without any authority of law and
with little or no friction with the general public. Captain
Matheson wrote the first traffic ordinance, No. 1857 New
Series, and it was whipped into legal form without much
change by the late Municipal Judge Daniel O'Brien, then
Assistant City Attorney. Supervisor Andrew J. Gallagher
handled it in the Board of Supervisors.
Matheson had a flair for engineering and suggested
many plans for traffic improvements. I he subway on the
Embarcadero in front of the Ferry Building was first sug-
gested by George Rentier, manager of the Draymens As-
sociation, Michael Casey, president of the Teamsters
Union, and Captain Matheson. The lowering of the grade
on Beale Street originated with him and was carried
through by him to final completion.
The Broadway, Lombard and Divisadero Street tunnels
were part of the suggested program. Howard street was
suggested as a six-lane boulevard with a tunnel under
Bernal Heights as a route from the Embarcadero to the
southern part of the city. The continuation of Bush Street
as a boulevard through Laurel Hill Cemetery was urged,
but met with strong opposition. The construction of a
garage under Union Square was first suggested by Mathe-
son and Albert A. Rhine in 1912. Plans were prepared for
subways under Third and Fourth Streets and Market
Street. All these suggested improvements will eventually
be made. A lot of credit was claimed by others for their
suggestions but they were Matheson's dreams.
Later he was assigned to duty as Acting Captain of the
Bush Street District with instructions to prevent any com-
plaints by citizens about local conditions. After serving
about one year he was assigned to the Harbor Station. His
instructions were to give proper care and protection to
visitors coming to or leaving after the 1915 International
Exposition. These duties were carried out to the letter
without the loss of a piece of baggage, or a missing person.
At the close of the Exposition and the strike on the
waterfront he was sent for by the Police Commission and
was instructed to take charge of the detective bureau and
that he would be held personally responsible for its person-
nel and the performance of its duties. The Commission
stated that there would be no interference by the Com-
mission or the Chief of Police. That promise was reli-
giously kept. He informed the commission and chief he
did not want the job because he served in the bureau on
three occasions and that he walked out gracefully on pro-
motion to the uniformed ranks. At that time detective ser-
geants were usually appointed through political influence.
The commission said: "You have your orders. Now go to
work, select your men, and we expect results."
It was a long, hard, tedious job to completely reorgan-
ize the bureau. Men had to be selected with natural apti-
tude for the various details that were established to effi-
ciently perform the duties of the bureau. A lieutenant, ser-
geant or detective sergeant was selected to head a detail,
and he was held personally responsible for its success and
the conduct of the men under him. These details were not
established all at one time but gradually as occasions re-
quired. Efficiency report cards were kept showing the
work performed by every member of the bureau. Quarterly
reports were also made by the detectives giving a history
of all cases handled with final disposition.
A card system was installed to keep a permanent record
of property reported lost or stolen, and all recoveries were
noted thereon. The results obtained by the reorganization
were very encouraging. The bureau established records
that were unequaled anywhere. Two definite policies were
established for the bureau. One was never to exploit a
family case involving the future of children. The other
was to never break a promise even if it lost a case.
The charter was amended two or three times to take
care of the personnel so that if any political change occur-
red, their positions would be secure. Salary adjustments
were taken care of by charter amendment. The proposed
amendments were first approved by the commission and
sponsored only by the bureau.
Almost 20 years ago Captain Matheson prepared a very
comprehensive plan of disaster preparedness for the city
based upon what happened on April 18, 1906. The plan
was based on the provisions of the old charter. With a
few changes it could be brought up to date under the new
charter. If the city was attacked from the air, in case of
war, conflagrations would occur with enormous property
losses on account of wood construction. Insurance com-
panies would have a serious financial problem on their
hands.
(Continued on page 26)
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THE CHALLENGE TO YOUTH
J. Edgar Hoover, Director, i'.li.l ., at the Co
mint nceme
nt Exercises of Boys Town, June 1, l'<41
(Continued from Inst issue)
Today, as you know, nearly 20 per cent of our crime is
the work of persons who have not yet even reached the
voting age. This means that nearly one fifth of all murders,
of arson, thievery, robbery and other outrages against our
laws are committed by persons of immature bodies and
John Edgar Hoover
immature minds, persons who should be reaching the
threshold of useful life. Certainly, this condition falls tra-
gically short of the ideal of American citizenship. It is not
a pleasant picture. It is not a healthy outlook. It is not a
normal condition when a nation such as America must bow
under the disgrace of a set of circumstances in which one
fifth of our most deadly outlaws, our murderers, our ma-
chine gunning desperadoes, have not yet reached voting
age. It becomes incumbent upon all of us, therefore, to
recognize and admit the causes for such scandalous con-
ditions, and, reaching beyond, to seek the means by which
they may be remedied.
I believe that a prime factor in the disregard by youth
for law lies in an equal or greater disrespect for law and
order on the part of the adults of our generation. I insist
that no youth ever developed an heroic ideal that was not
first centered about some adult. When the youngster be-
gins to show disrespect for law and order, you can be sure
he learned something of that attitude at home, or he was
not taught to recognize right from wrong so that he
could make his own decisions.
We of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are con-
stantly working toward not only the suppression of the
enemies of society, but toward the building of a new view-
point which we hope will result in fewer violators of the
law. We have no desire to be known solely as hunters of
men ; we would much rather be looked upon as preventers
of crime.
Behind the spectacular efforts of the Bureau in |
sary campaigns against the more desperate oi our outlaws
lies the never failing desire to further an understanding
of the law and its observance. We have no happier days in
the Federal Bureau of Investigation than when \ ast
throngs of boys under the guidance of friendly Special
Agents are shown how we operate. We hope our ya
visitors will take pride in honest] rather than in "out-
smarting" the law. We hope to see the da) when every
law enforcement officer in America will realize that the
best weapon against crime is a feeling of confidence and
friendship toward law enforcement upon the part of every
boy and girl in his neighborhood.
We are gratified that our files contain numerous letters
from boys throughout America who want to be Special
Agents of the FBI when they have completed their educa-
tion. I earnestly hope that the time will come when every
local law enforcement agency in America can arouse the
same ambition in the boys of its community.
In recent years, law enforcement has become cur newest
profession. Never before in the history of our land has
the peace officer been more enlightened and desirous of be-
ing a true public servant. There was a time when groups of
boys had an inborn fear when a police officer approached
them. Fortunately, this is no longer the case.
In the law enforcement officers of America you citizens
of Boys Town have real friends. When you leave here,
should the need arise, call upon the Chief of Police in your
city for advice and assistance, or if you are in a city where
one of our FBI offices is located, the Special Agents as-
signed to that office will be glad to help you. Above all.
remember that we of law enforcement are the friends of
youth and we want you to be our friends.
Every citizen of Boys Town must of course have a
goal. Regardless of your ambitions in the business, social
or economic world, you should all aspire to instruct others
in the art of citizenship. The time will soon come when
you will take your place in the conduct of the affairs of
your community, state and nation. By living in the future
your lessons at Boys Town, you can and will be the future
mainstay of your country.
All of us, whether we like it or not, pay levy in some
form or another to the vicious influence of corrupt practices
in politics which sooner or later will stifle America unless
courageous, righting young men and women enlist them-
selves heart and soul in a do or die battle for their elimi-
nation. There is your challenge!
Corrupt politicians are real public enemies. They rob
the good citizen of his vote on election day. They seize
control of police departments and other law enforcement
agencies. And they even reach high into the governmental
bodies of our states, into the legislatures and into the
courts, with their slim) hands ever outstretched to claw at
the public purse. , n . , „
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
A Night on the Shotgun Detail
August, 1941
By Captain Michael E. I. Mitchell
When a young man joins the police department he per-
haps never gives a thought to the chances he may be com-
pelled to take many times before he is entitled to take a
pension and live the life of an ordinary citizen. In some
cases gun play or life-and-death struggles with demented
persons become the lot of the young officer hardily out of
his probationary period.
For the hist eight or nine years of my life as a police
Captain Michael E. I. Mitchell
officer, mostly on mounted detail, my police duty was more
or less strictly of a routine nature.
About 1918 I was assigned, under the late Inspector
Arthur McQuaide, to what was then known as the shot-
gun squad. The other members of the squad at that time
were the present Chief of Police, Charles W. Dullea,
Inspector Philip Lindecker, and Inspector Peter Hughes
(now retired) .
Our duties were to tour the city constantly in the eve-
ning and night hours, keeping closely in touch with the
office of Duncan Matheson, our present City Treasurer,
who was then Captain of Inspectors. As there were no
radio equipped cars at that time this contact was made
by telephone.
I was only a few hours on this assignment and naturally
was on edge, realizing that at any moment I might be
called upon to use the sawed-off shotgun which I held
while my partner Phil Lindecker drove the cruising car.
The big moment arrived — and I shall never forget a sin-
gle detail of the whole affair.
About 9:00 P. M., on making one of our telephone calls
to the Bureau of Inspectors, we were informed that a few
minutes previously there had been a holdup in a small
grocery store at Seventeenth and Sharon Streets. We re-
ceived a pretty good description of the armed bandit and
the automobile he used. Curiously enough the description
of the automobile corresponded with that of an automobile
reported stolen earlier that particular evening from the
Standard Oil Company.
Inspector Lindecker had been on the detail for some
time, as partner of our present Chief, and the information
we had just received over the telephone appeared more
or less casual to him. With me, the feeling was perhaps
that of one with only seconds at his disposal in the making
of a most important decision.
Without success we cruised block after block in the
vicinity of the store. We did this for the reason that such
holdups are generally carried out by bandits who steal an
automobile and cruise until they locate what seems to them
an establishment that will have cash on hand and not many
store employees or customers.
At that particular time several holdups of stores were
occurring, and the automobiles used by the bandits were
generally recovered within a few blocks of the Post Office
on Seventh Street. For this reason, about 12.30 A. M., we
had left the Mission district and were cruising in the
neighborhood in which various automobiles used in holdups
had been dropped by the bandits.
Cruising around we finally decided to go south on
Ninth Street to Howard and out Howard to Tenth, then
north on Tenth towards Mission Street.
We had just arrived at a point about 100 feet south
of Mission Street when we noticed our missing Standard
Oil Company car pass north on Mission Street. That was
my first great thrill of a long series on the shotgun detail.
Right in front of us in our cruising car was the number
and description of the stolen automobile — and, from the
details received a couple of hours previously the stolen
Standard Oil Company automobile contained the armed
bandit, who, earlier that night had held up the grocery
store at Seventeenth and Sharon Streets. It surely was a
startling coincidence. Being certain as to the license plates
and description we trailed in behind the car to Ninth
Street. There was a possibility of pedestrians or automo-
biles on Ninth Street, so we took no action further than
trailing until we had passed Ninth Street.
As soon as we had passed Ninth Street crossing I shot
the rear tire and we kept right behind the stolen car. There
is not very much power in a sawed-off shotgun and the
slugs failed to cause a tire blow-out. By the time we
reached Seventh Street the shotgun was empty. Just then
the automobile we were following suddenly slowed and
stopped at the curb.
With our service revolvers in hand, Inspector Lindecker
ran to the left and I to the right side of the automobile.
I opened the right front door and will never forget the
maniacal look and scream of a young girl who faced me!
Her partner had been struck on the head and shoulder by
slugs from the shotgun, and, at the Central Emergency
Hospital, to which we rushed both him and his girl com-
panion, in an emergency ambulance, he refused to make
a dying statement to the representative of the District
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August. 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Pap 7
American Prison Association Convenes
As the Police and Peace Officers' Journal goes to
press the American Prison Association is holding its 1941
convention at the Fairmont Hotel, convening on August
18 and continuing through to August 22, 1941.
Nowhere else in America during the year is there a simi-
lar gathering. It will probably be the largest meeting at
Warden James Johnston
Warden Alcatraz Prison
any point in the country this year, with persons who are
organized for the purpose of studying delinquency in an
effort to control crime and correct offenders.
The American Prison Association was founded in 1870
and has continued active during all of its 70 years and has
made constant progress in carrying out the objects of its
founders, which are:
1. For the improvement of laws in relation to public
offenses and offenders, and modes of procedure by which
such laws are enforced.
2. The study of the causes of crime and the nature of
offenders and their social surroundings, and the best
methods of dealing with them in an effort to minimize and
prevent crime.
3. The improvement of the penal, correctional and re-
formatory institutions of the country and of the govern-
ment and management of such institutions, including the
appointment of boards of managers and other officers.
4. The development and training of personnel in the
hope that persons of right attitude and interest and
suitably trained would adopt correctional work as a career.
5. The care of, and providing suitable and remunerative
employment for paroled and discharged prisoners and pro-
bationers, especially those who may have given evidence
of reformation.
The membership of the Association includes wardens of
prisons, superintendents of reformatories, heads of juvenile
agencies, judges of courts dealing with juvenile delin-
quency and domestic relations, physicians, psychiatrists,
psychologists, probation and parole officers, chaplains, edu-
cators, staffs of organizations rendering aid to prise
and social workers who labor in or bordering on the fields
relating to delinquency.
At this year's congress in San Francisco men and women
from various states will come together to register and ex-
press their opinions and exchange views in this great forum
which will concern itself with all phases of the problems
relating to crime, delinquency and abnormal behavior.
James A. Johnston, warden of the United States peni-
tentiary at Alcatraz Island, is the president and he has
extended a cordial invitation to members of many organ-
izations to attend any of the general sessions which will be
held morning, afternoon and evening from Monday, the
18th, through Friday, the 22nd of August.
Among the prominent speakers scheduled for the general
sessions and group meetings of the congress are :
Honorable Justin Miller, associate justice. United
States Court of Appeals.
William J. Ellis, commissioner, Department of Correc-
tion, New Jersey.
James V. Bennett, director of Federal Bureau of
Prisons.
Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth, Volunteer Prison
League, New York.
Dr. M. L. Brittain, president, Georgia School of 1 ech-
nology.
Sidney H. Souter, Jr., Superintendent of New Jersey
Reformatory.
John C. Burke, warden, Wisconsin State Prison.
Sanford Bates, New York State Parole Commissioner.
Reverend Francis J. Lane, Catholic Chaplain, Elmira
Reformatory.
G. Howland Shaw, assistant secretary, United States
Department of State.
James H. Phillips, president, Prison Association of Cali-
fornia.
Roy Best, warden, Colorado State Prison.
E. B. Swope, warden, U. S. Penitentiary, Terre Haute,
Indiana.
Benjamin Frank, supervisor, correctional education.
Federal prisons.
Dr. Aaron J. Rosanoff, director of California State In-
stitutions.
Miss Gisele Shaw, representative of the Argentine Min-
istry of Justice.
Dr. John W. Cronin, chief medical officer. United
States penitentiary at Leavenworth.
Norman Fenton, professor of education, Stanford Uni-
versity.
Ray L. Huff, superintendent. District of Columbia
penal institutions.
(Continued on page 35
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
August, 1941
BAY COUNTIES'
Peace Officers' Association
MEETINGS EVERY MONTH
Chief Thomas F. Burke, President
Captain Bernard McDonald, Secretary-Treasurer
The regular monthly meeting of the Bay Counties Peace
Officers' Association was held at Albany on Thursday,
July 24, 1^41, with Chief of Police L. G. Jester as host.
The following members and their guests were present:
Chief of Police L. G. Jester, Albany; President T. F.
Burke ; Warden James A. Johnston, Alcatraz ; Dudley
^^
Chief Thomas F. Burke
Field Malone, San Francisco; Chief of Police Charles W.
Dullea ; Bernard McDonald, Secretary.
B. W. Mowday, police commissioner; Mayor Frank V.
Hays, Inspector of Police Kenneth Nickirson, Sergeant S.
C. Williams, Police Department; Kennett D. Erb, Cali-
fornia Highway Patrol, City Auditor Ed Ryker, Fire
Chief J. T. Riley, Joseph J. V. Young, city attorney,
Henry Vella, public relations director; William E. West,
Max Etingoff and L. D. MacCiregor, of Albany.
J. R. Franck, California Highway Patrol, Bay Bridge;
Inspector R. V. Armstrong, state narcotics; Walter J.
Vervais, California State Auto Association ; Jack
Lawrence, Lloyd's; R. Sullivan, Assistant District Attor-
ney John J. McMahon, Sheriff Dan Murphy, Thomas B.
Foster, United States Secret Service ; Lieutenant-Com-
mander A. J. Rich, U. S. N.; W. V. A. Schmidt, Ernest
Ingold, Inc.; A. B. Camp, American Hawaiian Steamship
Co.; Lieutenant of Police P. J. Murray, Al Helgoe,
American Hawaiian Steamship Co. ; A. A. Trast, U. S.
Coast Guards ; Department Secretary John A. Engler,
Sergeant William D. Russell, United States Border Pa-
trol; George D. Roberts, F. H. Tharp, "Burns," Fred
Murphy, Grover C. Mull, Bethlehem Steel; M. L. Britt,
National Auto Theft Bureau; Opie Warner, editor, San
Francisco Police Journal ; W. E. Schoppe, Superintendent
National Auto Theft Bureau ; A. J. Kane, "Kane's ;" I. H.
McCarty and Charles Moore, P. T. & T. Co., of San
Francisco.
Captain T. H. Fairchild, Lieutenant-Colonel Thornton
Chase, Enrico Dell'Osso, Lieutenant; Major Leo Ankeny
and Lieutenant B. A. Falzgraf, of the Presidio.
Major Edward F. Penaat, and George S. Badger, Fort
Mason.
James T. Drew, retired chief of police; F. G. Stahl-
berg, Civil Service Commission ; George J. Helms, Dis-
trict Attorney's Office, and Chief of Police B. A. Wall-
man, of Oakland.
Mayor John Stewart, E. G. Casper, M. D., and Chief
of Police Earl Dierking, of Vallejo.
Captain of Police Walter J. Johnson, F. L. Waterbury,
Inspector; Captain W. J. Lee, University of California,
and Jimmy Cake, of Berkeley.
City Treasurer C. A. Ginnever, J. P. Britt and City
Manager W. D. Soule, of San Mateo.
William L. Maher, chief of police; Judge George W.
Edwards and City Treasurer Joseph Cunningham, of San
Bruno.
Chief of Police J. F. Peralta, Police Captain A. J.
Lamoureux, and Police Lieutenant A. N. Poulsen, of San
Leandro.
Constable E. O. Woods and L. L. Feathers, Chief of
Police, of Los Gatos.
District Attorney Toland C. McGettigan and Assistant
District Attorney Charles J. McGoldrick, of Santa Rosa.
Assistant District Attorney Leonard R. Avilla and Dis-
trict Attorney John P. Fitzgerald, of San Jose.
Chief of Police Steve Neilson and Constable B. B.
Rogers, of Martinez.
E. L. Smith, police department, and Joe Villa, of El
Cerrito.
John Mitchell, city councilman, and Chief of Police H.
C. Grove, of Dixon.
Captain L. A. Eike, California Highway Patrol, and
Sergeant Edward Doyle, California Highway Patrol, of
Hayward.
Chief of Police Louis Mann, and Assistant Chief of
Police Frank Farina, of Emeryville.
Captain Dan W. James, Police Department and Chief
of Police W. V. Pflaum, of Piedmont.
Fred Perry, and Henry Meyer, of Sausalito. Mayor
August, \')4l
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Page 9
George W. Linch, and Chief of Police Donald T. Wood,
of San Anselmo.
Chief of Police L. E. Jones, Richmond ; Sergeant W.
E. Parsons, Hamilton Field ; C. L. Collins, Chief of Po-
lice, Redwood City; W. J. Wisnom, Chief of Police,
Hillshorough ; Chief of Police John J. Harper, Burlin-
game; Chief of Police Vern Smith, Alameda, and Con-
stable C. E. Taylor, of Saratoga.
The reading of the minutes of the meeting held at Coy-
ote Point, San Mateo county, on June 26- was dispensed
with.
Chief of Police Lloyd G. Jester, host of the day, intro-
duced various members of the Association, including the
President, T. F. Burke; Chief Charles \Y. Dullea, Dis-
trict Attorney Ralph Hoyt of Alameda county, as well as
Mayor Frank Hays, Police Commissioner B. W. Mowday
and members of the Albany police department.
Dudley Field Malone, who is now making his home in
San Francisco, was also introduced, and stated he hoped
to be present at meetings of the Association in the future.
Warden James A. Johnston of Alcatraz prison was
speaker of the day. He gave an interesting and instructive
talk, choosing as his subject "The Federal Prison System."
Warden Johnston spoke of the development of the
Federal prison system and said it was the direct result of
"organized crime," and traceable to the spread of organ-
ized lawbreaking throughout the country.
Warden Johnston stated he cannot favor long sentences
that cannot possibly be outlived — such as those of 199
years. He believes first offenders should be given short
terms, "for reformation" rather than as punishment. He
does not believe that a full-grown man should be "pun-
ished" as a law-breaker, as a first offense, and further
stated that there are many men in prisons today serving
time who, if allowed freedom, would be normal and law-
abiding citizens.
Speaking further. Warden Johnston declared that he
believes in long stretches in prison for habitual violators
and incorrigibles, but still is against terms that cannot
under any circumstances be served out.
Much misinformation and misunderstanding has been
woven around Alcatraz prison, Warden Johnston stated,
but it is all right with him "if it will make people want
to keep out of there." He said, "I only wish that all law-
abiding people could get the medical service we give pris-
oners, and that all persons on relief could have as good and
such a variety of food."
Warden Johnston has always maintained that first
offenders are in need of reformation and their sentence:,
should be set accordingly. He said there is a vast difference
between them and the two- and three-time losers and in-
corrigibles.
With a wealth of information at his fingertips, gained
by first-hand contact with lawbreakers of all classes and
degrees. Warden Johnston again proved to his listeners
that he is an interesting and informative speaker.
(District Attorney Ralph Hoyt summarized the prog-
ress made to date by the Civilian Defense Committee.
The committee has met on several occasions, he said, and
very satisfactory progress is being made.
Chief Jester also provided five acts of entertainment for
the members and their guests, which were verj well re-
ceived by those prsent.
REQUIREMENTS FOR POSITION OF
RADIO OPERATOR, F. B. I.
Applications for the position of radio operator in the
technical laboratory of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion at Washington, D. C, are being received from male
applicants by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation for consideration as to possible future appoint-
ments. The position is not under civil service regulations.
The general requirements of applicants are that they be
citizens of the United States between the ages of 23 and
35 years, in good physical condition with eye deficiencies no
greater than 20/40 uncorrected in one eye and at least
20/50 uncorrected in the weaker eye and corrected to the
recognized normal vision of 20/20 in both eyes, with nor-
mal color vision. Applicants must have attained at least
a high school education and must be able to receive and
transmit 25 words per minute international code and must
be able to receive and transpose directly on the typewriter.
Applicants must also be able to operate a teletypewriter
and must be capable of doing ordinary repair and mainte-
nance work on a radio station under the direction of a
radio engineer. Appointments are strictly probationary for
the first ninety days and appointees who are not found
capable of carrying out their assignments will at the ex-
piration of their probationary period be separated from
the service.
In addition to the above general qualifications, prefer-
ential consideration will be given to applicants having one
or more of the following qualifications or experience: A
college degree in one of the sciences or in engineering, com-
mercial experience in electrical design, construction, opera-
tion or repair; or educational and commercial qualifica-
tions in radio or communications engineering.
The radio operator must be willing to accept assign-
ments in any part of the United States or its insular pos-
sessions. He must be willing to work on a day, evening or
midnight shift as might be required. At times it may be
necessary for the radio operator to accept temporary or
permanent assignment in some other part of the L nited
States or its insular possessions than the one originally
assigned. In addition to the above general assignments out-
lined, it is necessary from time to time to assign other spe-
cial duties.
Application forms may be obtained from the Director of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D. C
or from any one of the Bureau's field division offices.
Applicants may be required to proceed at their own ex-
pense to the nearest field division office of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation for interview.
The entrance salary for this position is 52000 per year.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
August, 1941
I Do Solemnly Swear. . .
By Deputy Chief of Police Michael Riordan, San Francisco Police Department
Note: All sections mentioned in this article are penal code sections.
In a previous article (Police and Peace Officers'
Journal, March, 1941) we dealt with the authority of
a police officer to take a person into custody while acting
under a warrant of arrest, and we now come to the field
wherein arrests may be made without a warrant.
This field calls for the exercise of a high degree of in-
telligence. Here the law-enforcement officer has no order
of court to guide him ; he is, as it were, the captain of his
Deputy Chief Michael Riordan
own destiny. Generally speaking, he has no time to check
law books or to seek a lawyer's advice.
The conditions presenting themselves must be measured
and gauged without delay. Some act has been committed
which the officer has not foreseen ; an emergency has pre-
sented itself and he must make a decision to act or not to
act then and there.
There are scores of penal statutes and penal ordinances
affecting society, and some time or other during the career
of the officer he may be called upon to enforce them. There
are, however, a limited number of sections of the penal
code which, if thoroughly analyzed and understood, will
be of great value to the law-enforcement officer. In other
words, they constitute the norm or yardstick by which he
may function intelligently and in accordance with legal
requirements.
They are as follows :
Section 836 sets forth the conditions under which a
peace officer may make an arrest without a warrant.
Section 837 deals with arrests by private persons.
Section 847 instructs the private person in the procedure
to be followed after he has taken a person into custody.
Section 142 indicates to the peace officer his duty as to
receiving into his custody any person charged with a crim-
inal offense, and, while I have mentioned sections 15, 16
and 17 in previous articles I refer to them once more
because of the important part they play in the law of
arrest.
It will be noted that I have referred to sections 837 and
847 as being parts of the policeman's rule of guidance.
While it is true that the said sections deal with arrests by
private persons, nevertheless they dovetail so effectively
with the other sections that they must be considered.
Furthermore, in the field of practical police work we find
that crimes are more often committed in the absence of a
peace officer than in his presence. This is particularly so
in the case of the uniformed man. Indeed, his very presence
constitutes a genuine crime deterrent.
We have all witnessed the salutary effect of the uni-
formed motorcycle officer in the prevention of speeding,
reckless driving, etc., and, generally speaking, what water
is to fire the presence of a uniformed officer is to law
violators. The presence of one means the absence of the
other.
The Held that materially concerns the peace officer is
that one in which crimes are committed not in his pres-
ence, but in the presence of private persons who are author-
ized to act under the provisions of section 837. This is the
field where the policeman is called to take action on mat-
ters which transpire in his absence, and, in cases where
the law permits he is called upon to take persons into
custody without warrants for transgressions committed
only in the presence of private persons, (section 142).
An examination of sections 836 and 837 will show the
limitations placed upon the right of a private person to
make an arrest as compared with the authority given
peace officer. I will set both sections side by side so that
the language of three subdivisions of each may be noted.
SECTION 836
Arrests by peace officers:
A peace officer may make an
arrest, without a warrant:
1. For a public offense com-
mitted or attempted in his
presence.
2. When a person arrested
has committed a felony,
although not in his pres-
ence.
3. When a felony has in fact
been committed, and he
has reasonable cause for
believing that the person
arrested committed it.
4. On a charge made, upon
reasonable cause, of the
commission of a felony by
the party arrested.
5. At night, when there is
SECTION 837
Arrests by private persons:
A private person may arrest
another:
1. For a public offense com-
mitted or attempted in his
presence.
2. When the person arrested
has committed a felony,
although not in his pres-
ence.
3. When a felony has been
in fact committed, and he
has reasonable cause for
believing that the person
arrested committed it.
reasonable cause to be-
lieve that he has commit-
ted a felony.
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Page II
It will be -.ecu rh.it subdivisions 4 and 5 found in sec-
tion 836 ;i if missing From section 837. It is these two sub-
divisions which enlarge the authority ol the peace officer
;iik1 justify him in arresting persons in certain cases even
though it may eventually nun out that no crime was com
mitted or that the person arrested was innocent of any
wrong doing.
Subdivision 1 of Section 836 and subdivision I ot sec-
tion 837 contemplate the commission of a felonj or a mis-
demeanor in the presence of the peace officer or the private
person because the term "public offense" includes ( 1 )
felonies and (2) misdemeanors, (section 16).
Subdivision 2 of each section contemplates the actual
commission of a felony and the apprehension of the person
responsible therefor. Subdivision 3 contemplates the actual
commission of a felony, but enlarges the authority of the
peace officer and the private person to take a person into
custody when they have reasonable cause to believe that
he has committed said felony.
An understanding of the phrase "reasonable cause" is
essential. It does not mean that the arresting officer must
be absolutely certain. It merely means that the informa-
tion conveyed to him must present such a state of facts as
would lead a man of ordinary care and prudence to be-
lieve, or entertain an honest and strong suspicion, that the
person to be arrested on the felony charge is guilty.
"Reasonable cause" and "probable cause" are synony-
mous, (Harlcrader v. Moore, 44 Cal. 152). A mere sus-
picion, however, is not a sufficient basis for reasonable
cause, (People v. Stein, 265 Mich. 610) ; and mere rumor
is insufficient, (People v. Guertins, 224 Mich. 8). As
stated in People v. Agnews, 101 Cal. App. Dec. 390:
"It is not every idle and unreasonable charge which
will justify the arrest. An arrest without a warrant is
illegal when it is made upon mere suspicion or belief un-
supported by facts, circumstances or credible information
calculated to produce such suspicion or belief."
Subdivisions 4 and 5 of section 836 are highly important
to the peace officer for the reason that they justify arrests
by him in felony cases provided the information in his
possession satisfies the "reasonable cause" rule I have re-
ferred to.
Let us examine once more subdivision 4 of section 836.
It states that a peace officer may make an arrest without
a warrant "on a charge made upon a reasonable cause of
the commission of a felony by the party arrested." Three
essential conditions are involved there: (1) charge; (2)
reasonable cause and (3) commission of a felony. The
value of this subdivision to a peace officer was well illus-
trated by the authoritative case of People v. Kilvington,
104 Cal. 86.
In that case the defendant, George Kilvington, was a
police officer of the city of San Jose. He was assigned to
duty in the Chinatown of that city and on the night of
May 3, 1892, about 9 p. m., he heard someone cry "stop
thief!" two or three times, and upon looking around he
observed two men running across a vacant lot. one man
pursuing the other and crying out "stop thief!"
The police officer ordered the man who wag being
pursued to Stop and repeated the ordei two or three times.
The order was not obeyed with ih'' result that the police
officer drew his pistol, fired and killed tin- man who w;is
about thirty feet distant from him.
A subsequent investigation developed that the de-
ceased, Henry Schmidt, had no weapons upon his person
and that in fact no crime of anv kind was committed bv
him. It was also developed that the pursuing party, one
William H. Howard, saw Schmidt running out of a back
yard, and Howard, thinking Schmidt was a criminal,
pursued him, crying "stop!" or "stop thief!" for soiiK- dis
tance- attracting the attention of Officer Kilvington.
Jhe officer was arrested and charged with the crime ot
murder and was convicted by the trial jury of man-
slaughter.
At the trial the officer testified as follows:
"My object in ordering him to stop was to see why he
was running away, what he had done. I thought he was
some criminal, some thief, some sneak thief, or something
of that kind. I intended to find out, to investigate, and
see what it was. I had every cause to believe by the call-
ing of 'stop thief!' that he was a criminal, and my object
was to arrest him. I fired to intimidate him, and 1 en-
deavored to shoot over his head. ... I heard a man call
'stop thief!' and I couldn't tell whether this man had
stolen a loaf of bread or robbed a bank." And in another
part of his testimony he said: "For all I know, this man
might have committed a murder or robbed some one. I
don't what what he was guilty of. I could not judge.
All I know, the man was running after another, hollering
. . . 'stop thief!' 'stop thief!'"
An appeal from the judgment against the officer was
taken to the supreme court and the judgment of conviction
was reversed because of erroneous instructions on the law
of "reasonable cause."
Mr. Justice De Haven wrote the opinion which was
concurred in by his fellow Justices and he stated in part
as follows:
"There is a substantial agreement in the decisions of
the courts as to what constitutes probable cause or reason-
able cause such as will justify one in arresting or prose-
cuting another upon a criminal charge; and perhaps as
clear and comprehensive a statement of the rule as can
be found is that of Shaw, C. J., in Bacon v. Towne, 4
Cush. 217: 'There must be such a state of facts,' said he,
'as would lead a man of ordinary care and prudence to
believe, or entertain an honest and strong suspicion, that
the person is guilty.' Applying this rule to the facts of
this case, we think it must be held that the defendant had
reasonable cause to believe that the deceased may have
committed a felony. It is true the deceased was not
charged in terms with the commission of a felony, but
this was not necessary in order to justify the defendant
in entertaining a reasonable suspicion that he was guilty
of a felony. It was night; the deceased was fleeing, pur-
sued bv a person who was shouting 'stop thief!" This was
in effect a charge that the deceased had committed a theft
of some kind, and the defendant had just as much reason
to suspect or believe that the deceased may have com-
mitted robbery, or burglary, or grand larceny, as to sup-
pose that his pursuer only meant by the cry of 'slop
thief!' to charge him with petit larceny. The defendant
was called upon to act promptly, and, as the language
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August. 1941
Palo Alto and Chief Zink
For years Palo Alto has been one of the fastest grow-
ing communities on the coast. In its compact area of a little
less than four square miles are the homes of some 20,000
people. A number of these are students of Stanford Uni-
versity with their families, but the bulk of the population
is permanent, made up of a fine class of people who find
in the climate, the location, the well conducted business
district and the well-regulated municipality, the ideal place
for a home.
You will find some pretentious mansions in Palo Alto,
and you will find many beautiful homes and bungalows.
tion in all communities, is a major activity of the Palo
Alto police department.
Crime is not a common thing in Palo Alto. A robbery
is a front page story as is a hundred-dollar burglary. Mur-
ders in the college town there are none to fill the pages
of the daily press. Palo Alto is a busy, thrifty and well-
managed city, with a highly trained police department to
keep order and regulate its traffic.
Chief Howard A. Zink has headed the Palo Alto police
department since June, 1924. During a change of adminis-
tration there was a vacancy as Chief of Police. The newly
PALO ALTO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Chief H. A. Zink, fourth from left end. Other members are: Edward Butler, Stanley Hackett, Sergeant John Gilkey, George Vogel,
Sergeant Dale Atvvood, Matron R. M. Wykoff, Clarence Layne, Lieutenant Elmer Dakin, Grady Fritz, Inspector L. S. Lawrence,
Robert Fletcher and Ben Hickey.
Palo Alto has but little of the "other side of the track"
homes.
The city's smartest shops and stores are stocked to meet
the requirements of all; a splendid daily newspaper, the
Palo Alto Times, one of a chain that serves other Penin-
sula cities, keeps the populace informed of local and world
news.
The city owns its own water and electrical works, and
they each return a surplus at the end of each fiscal year.
A municipal swimming pool is another well-patronized
feature.
There has just been completed a new approach to the
city from El Camino Real and the building of a new
depot with the re-location of the mainline Southern Pacific
tracks through the western side of the town. An under-
pass is used to carry the traffic from the main highway to
the busy streets of Palo Alto.
Traffic, which is something that attracts plenty of atten-
elected mayor and councilmen decided it was time to have
a modern, up-to-date police department. They asked three
members, eligible for the position to submit their ideas and
plans on reorganization ; the cost of the plan, number of
men and equipment needed. Other things were asked. The
three men submitted their respective ideas. Officer Zink
who had joined the force as a patrolman two years earlier
came up with the best plan, or at least the city fathers
thought so, for they appointed him the new head of the
department, and he has been there ever since.
He now has 18 members on his force, including Mrs.
Peggy McClennahan, who as Edna Armstrong came from
high school as department clerk, fell in love with a police-
man and married him. Besides being clerk she holds a third
class license as a radio operator. Then there is Ruth
Mayer, the matron, who doubles as juvenile probation
officer, welfare worker, placement bureau manager and
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Two -Way Radio for San Francisco
By Ralph W. Wiley. Chief. Department of Electricity
(The San Francisco Police Department will have its
fWO-tvay radio system in operation around the first of the
coming month. That it is one of the best possible to have
and one that will give coverage under all circumstances
is assured by Chief Wiley of the Department of Electricity
in the following article. Chief Wiley made it possible to
have one-way radio alien many thought that means of
communication was not practical and money was not
forthcoming in many instances. But Chief II iley. one of
the foremost experts on electricity and radio, built the
system at a low cost thought impossible at the time, and
ever since he has done much to improve the service and
has worked to bring two-way into the equipment of the
Police Department. — The Editor.)
The city and county of San Francisco was one of the
first cities to make use of short wave radio communication
between police headquarters and police cars. In 1930 the
present transmitter, located at the Central fire alarm sta-
tion, Jefferson square, was installed and put in service in
connection with receiving sets in 40 police cars. This sys-
tem has proved very satisfactory.
In recent years many cities have installed two-way radio
systems, which have proved a marked advantage over
the one-way system. San Francisco has contemplated such
an installation and several tests were made over a period
of five or six years with equipment available at the time,
which did not prove satisfactory due to the numerous hills
and topography of the city. The police department for
several years had been very anxious to install a two-way
radio system but held back on the advice of the writer until
the radio equipment had reached a higher standard of effi-
ciency and it is now proved that in delaying the installa-
tion of what is known as amplitude modulation equip-
ment, the city has not only saved a considerable amount
of money but is now in possession of the latest type two-
way radio equipment, known as frequency modulation.
The receiving system consists of five receiving antennas
(39380 kc.) located as follows:
1. Vallejo street between Taylor and Jones (top of
Russian hill.)
2. Atop one of the 125-foot steel towers of KGPD
transmitter. Central fire alarm station, Jefferson square.
3. 70-foot mast on top of Twin Peaks, adjacent to the
high pressure reservoir.
4. 70-foot mast, Fourteenth and Quintara st. (Golden
Gate Heights.)
5. 70-foot mast on top of Bernal Heights.
The audio output from these five receivers is carried
through Department of Electricity underground cable to
the Bureau of Communications at the Hall of Justice.
Washington and Kearny streets, terminating on a cutoff
key with a volume indicator on each circuit. The circuits
arc then carried into a mixing panel, the output of which
in ted into a speaker located on the radio desk. The pur-
pose of the volume indicator and cutoff key on each line
is in case interference should develop on any one of the
five circuits, its presence would be immediately noted on
the volume meter and that circuit temporarily discon-
nected from the mixer panel until the interference or noise
had been eliminated when the circuit would be again re-
stored to its position in the mixer.
In making the tests to locate the most advantageous
location for the pickup receivers, two police cars were used
and signal strength read by means of meters and noted
in log book. After these tests were completed the results
were plotted on five separate maps and a careful study
of the results showed that verv satisfactory coverage of
the entire city could be obtained from the one receiver on
top of Twin Peaks. This fact will be a material advantage
in case of emergency, such as disasters or national defense,
as any or all of the other four receivers could be put out
of commission without seriously affecting the operation of
the two-way radio system.
At each of the pick-up points the antenna is installed
at the top of the mast and connected to the receiver which
is located in an iron box at the base of the mast by means
of a ;s-inch copper co-axial feed line, which is hermetically
sealed and equipped with a high pressure gauge to give a
visual indication of the amount of nitrogen gas which is
forced into the tubing to insure elimination of dampness
and assuring a reading of infinity when tested by megger.
A new LT-shape desk, large enough for two operators,
was especially built and installed in the Bureau of Com-
munications, Hall of Justice. The desk is equipped with
several vertical panels, two of which are in duplicate and
directly in front of each operator contain the control
equipment and microphones to transmitter KGPD ( 24bb
kc. ) . Another panel located in the center of the desk is
equipped with keys and red and green lights and engraved
with the designation of each of the district stations so that
in and out service can be seen at a glance for each one of
the one hundred and some odd cars as well as the 60 motor-
cycles equipped with radio receivers. Another speaker is
located on the desk, which is connected to some four or
fixe receivers operating on various frequencies, which per-
mits radio communication with the State and adjacent
counties.
With money available in the 1940-41 budget approxi-
mately 20 transmitters with a capacity of 25 watts were
installed, also one in the police boat D. A. White. An
appropriation in the police department's 1941-42 budget,
when made available to this department, will make it
possible to equip the cars of the entire department with
two-way radio equipment, giving the department one of
the finest, most up-to-date two-way radio systems of any
city in the United States.
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August. 1041
Northern California Police Communication
Officers1 Association
Meeting in Redwood City August 14, 1941 — By R. J. Woollum, Secretary-Treasurer.
Forty members and guests were present at the regular
monthly meeting held in Redwood City. Chief C. L.
Collins was host to the meeting. After inspecting the new-
two-way radio system of the Redwood City Police (and a
very fine system it is, too) the men gathered at the Cafe de
Chief C. L. Collins
Paris for an excellent dinner.
The guest speaker — H. C. Van Pelt from the F. B. I.
office in San Francisco — gave an enlightening talk on
present conditions under the national emergency. He
touched on numerous topics which are of vital importance
to every peace officer throughout the country and men-
tioned some of the precautions which the F. B. I. takes to
insure the various national defense industries against sabo-
tage. The country is slowly becoming conscious of the
necessity of keeping the wheels of industry rolling to sup-
ply the necessities of national defense agencies.
At the same time the defense effort is ahead of this in-
dustry and supplies are being "rationed" on a priority
basis to the army, navy, signal corps, etc. This naturally
leads up to a question that is becoming more important to
the communication officer every day. I his question, in
simple words, is "What about supplies for police radio?"
It is recognized that civilian defense is one of the most
important branches of our defense effort. Police radio is
one of the most important tools of the civilian defense
boards in every community. Now when the communica-
tion officer attempts to purchase the parts and supplies to
keep his radio system running, he is told that he must get
a priority number before he can expect to get delivery in
any reasonable length of time. The supplies can't be ob-
tained now. What will it be like in a few more months?
Some means by which these needed supplies and re-
placement parts can be obtained must be worked out with-
out delay. Toward this end this Association has passed a
resolution to be presented before the Association of Chiefs
of Police at their meeting in Buffalo, N. Y., this month.
It is sincerely hoped that some immediate action can be
taken on this matter before it is too late.
The Pittsburg police are planning to change frequency
on their mobile units in order to clear up some of the inter-
ference on the 35,220 kc. channel. George Burton re-
quested clearance for Pittsburg on the use of 35,100 kc.
instead of 35,220 kc. and this request was granted.
Chief Harper of Burlingame was elected to honorary
membership and Ed. Benham, Jr., of Yuba City, was
elected to regular membership.
During the past few years since the organization of this
Association the officers have consisted of a president, secre-
tary and board of directors. There have been a number of
instances where an additional office of vice-president was
needed. This matter was cleared up by the membership
voting to create the office of vice-president. It was also
voted that the president will name the party to fill the
balance of the present term of office.
In order that the constitution and by-laws may be drawn
up in revised form, a committee was appointed to meet at
once and complete this work before the coming APCO
conference September 10.
The questionnaire on technical facilities of stations in
the Northern California area was presented at this meet-
ing. After discussion it was accepted by the Association
and approved. All departments are requested to fill out the
forms and mail to the secretary as soon as possible in orde;
that the information may be compiled for immediate usi
It will be of great value to each and every department
using radio.
There will be no regular meeting during September
the date conflicts with the APCO conference. Howeve
all members are urged to attend the Eighth APCO co
ference during the four days September 10 to 13, incl
sive. Headquarters will be at the Hotel Leamington
Oakland. Let's all get behind this meet and show the resi
of the United States some real California hospitality. N
only that, but also show them that we have an up an
coming Association in this area.
The following members and guests were present :
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Figures Show Crime Decrease in San Francisco
By Opie L. Warner
Some very interesting figures and tacts are revealed by
a reference to the annual report of the San Francisco
Police Department. More interesting are the facts re-
pealed b\ a comparison of the figures for the fiscal year
just past — the first complete under Chief Dullea — with
those for a period of ten years ago.
In the fiscal year 1930-193] the report shows more than
Chief of Police Charles W. Dullea
five thousand automobiles reported stolen in San Fran-
cisco. Reference to the figures for 1940-1941 fiscal year
shows a decrease of 52.2 per cent in the number of stolen
cars in San Francisco.
Our police department system of unrelenting search for
auto thieves, and the fact that they have been brought
back to San Francisco from every state in the Union, tried
and convicted, and sent to San Quentin or Folsom, has its
effect on those who would be apt to take the other fellow's
auto. Word of the efficiency of our Auto Theft Detail
has doubtless been passed along, and no organized gangs
have ever gotten a foothold in this bay city.
Robberies, burglaries, and grand thefts have decreased
to an extent that, when reduced to percentages, show
further evidence of efficient and effective police work.
Robberies — there were 1,218 in 1930-1931 — decreased
51.1 per cent below that figure for the year 1940-1941,
when there were 596 cases of actual robbery. Burglaries
decreased 49.1 per cent, or, from 4,774 to 2,430, in the
two years, respectively. Grand theft decreased from 638
cases in 1930-1931 to 485 in the year 1940-1941, or a
24 per cent decrease.
Taking robberies, burglaries and grand thefts collec-
tively and comparing them for the two periods, there is
a decrease of 41.4 per cent. Figures for these felonies,
shown by large cities throughout the country, disclose in
general a slight decrease, hut San Francisco proudly points
to a decrease that is much more than the national average.
Figures for property lost by crime — the difference be-
tween the losses and the recoveries — show that the losses in
the fiscal year 1940-1941 are 63.3 per cent of those of
1930-1931. Effectiveness of the San Francisco Police De-
partment methods of dealing with crime worked to a de-
crease of 36.7 per cent in losses.
While the department points to these figures with pride,
and is justified in so doing, the men on the details who
are in personal touch with crime, and who think "crime"
twenty-fours hours out of the day are not satisfied with
percentages of decrease. They are working day in and
day out to keep crime down to a minimum ; they are mak-
ing the business of crime prevention their business and
will not let up in their efforts to make San Francisco a
city where crime is less prevalent than any other city.
Further comparisons of these two fiscal years bring you
to figures on numerical strength and budgets.
Numerically, the department is 37 below the ten-year-
ago figure. In percentage, that is a decrease of 2.7 per cent
in the number of men in the department. Comparison of
the budgets of the two years shows further decrease. Tak-
ing $31,000 from the 1940-41 budget, put in there for the
Fxposition on Treasure Island, and comparing the budgets
for the two fiscal year periods, leaves a difference of $164,-
653,000. Ten years ago it cost the city that much more to
run the department — to protect the property and life of
its citizens — than it did in the year just past.
The year 1930-31 was one of the so-called "depression"
years when expenses were cut as low as possible in order
to meet the increases in other departments of the city.
Crime did not increase in the depression years. Arrests in
San Francisco show a marked decrease in those years as
compared to the so-called ''twenties," when there were
two chickens in every pot. We say this to show we did
not select an "odd" or "high-crime" year for our compari-
son, and actual figures of any police department for these
years will bear us out.
June 30, 1941, marked the end of Chief Dullea's first
fiscal year as head of the San Francisco Police Depart-
ment and from the figures quoted above and the figures
appearing throughout the 1940-41 annual report. Chief
Dullea is certainly making good in the matter of keeping
crimes against persons and property in the City of San
Francisco at a minimum — and accomplishing this most
desirable result with less men and a much smaller budget
than the department had ten years ago.
^Ye think too much credit cannot be given the San
Francisco Police Department for the results they have
attained, and too much praise cannot be given every mem-
ber of the department for the everyday work being done
to make our city a safe and happ] place in which to live.
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Officer Luther Burton, during the three years he has
been a member of the San Francisco Police Department,
has never had occasion to draw his pistol except for inspec-
tion and for target practice. But in the early hours of
August 1 he had occasion to pull the gun when it meant
the safety of himself and two brother officers.
Officer Burton, Sergeant Al Nicolini and Officer James
Shepherd were standing at a patrol box waiting the arrival
of the "wagon," to load an obstreperous "drunk" when a
man came dashing past, brandishing a pistol, pointing it
toward the group. Burton, who saw the man first, drew
his gun, and seeing he had to act quick if he was to prevent
anyone from being shot by the intruder, shot from the hip,
the bullet from his gun striking the gun-waver in the
mouth. He was taken to the hospital, but was dead on
arrival.
Then it developed that the dead man was Richard L.
Church, a 22-year-old railroad brakeman who ran amuck
a short time before and engaged in a brief era of thievery.
He stole a gun from a parked car of a visiting minister ;
then he broke into another car, it was claimed, and stole
a robe belonging to Eddie Dunne, together with other
items of more or less value. Dunne spotted the man with
his robe and asked him to give it up. The man pulled a
gun and forced Dunne to drive off. A special officer took
up the chase of Church and fired a shot at the latter as
he fled.
Though the dead man had a record in Los Angeles, he
had been steadily employed here, was married and had a
son and a new-born daughter. What possessed him to en-
gage on this bizzare crime wave that ended in his death,
the police could not fathom, and they had nothing but the
sincerest sympathy for the family. Especially did Officer
Burton feel keenly the necessity that caused him to have
to shoot down the unfortunate man, though none can
rightfully blame him in any wise for his prompt act.
BURGLAR'S CAREER ENDED
BY OFFICER WIGGINGTON
Officer John Wiggington, veteran of the force, went
home the other noon for his lunch. When he entered his
home he heard a noise, made by someone moving about,
and knowing that his family was away, he started cau-
tiously to investigate. He soon discovered a man ransack-
ing a bedroom dresser. Drawing his gun, Officer Wig-
gington ordered the man to throw up his hands. Instead,
the prowler made a break for the open door, which he
reached before the officer could shoot.
Getting on his trail the officer ordered the man twice
more to "put 'em up," but his calls were ignored, where-
upon the policeman's gun spoke twice and the fleeing
burglar fell to the ground. The wounded thief was taken
to the Park Emergency hospital by Officer Wiggington,
where he died a short time later.
Inspector Dan O'Neill of the Bureau of Identification
revealed the dead man was Joseph Brown, 25, recently
released from San Quentin. He had, when his person was
searched, several small articles he had taken from the
Wiggington home.
It was also revealed that the dead man had built up a
very unenviable record dating back some eight years,
which led Acting Chief Michael Riordan to remark: "The
officer has rid the city of a most undesirable character."
A DESERVED TRIBUTE
The following tribute to a member of the San Francisco
Police Department was printed in the Henry F. Budde
Publications, in a recent issue:
Admittedly not pleasing to "open towners," the activi-
ties of Captain "Mike" Mitchell of the S. F. Police
Department are nevertheless entirely satisfactory to the
vast majority of San Franciscans. Invulnerable to "persua-
sion" and thoroughly impatient at vileness that too often
pervades the Central district, Captain Mitchell is handling
a tough job with finesse and in a manner appreciated by
all who admire honesty and fearlessness. Chief Dullea de
tailed a "cop's cop" to the job, is backing him up to the
limit and proving that when the right combination func-
tions even the lawless element crawls. Neither is a pro-
fessional reformer, neither is the type that pussyfoots. Vio-
lators of decency are given ample warning, a chance to
clean up. When that is not heeded — bang !
August, 1'>4I
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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS OF
WEST MET IN PORTLAND IN JULY
One of the outstanding conventions on the coast this
year was the meeting of the Pacific Coast International
Association of Law Enforcement Officials which met in
Portland, Oregon, Julj 14, 15 and 16.
Delegates from large and small cities of Canada, the
police hand of the capital of the Mexican republic, as well
as the dare-devil motorcycle squad from the southern
republic, contributed much to the gaierj of the convention.
Sheriff Arthur A. Kina of Kohala, Hawaii, was discus-
sion chairman of the meeting.
Representing San Francisco Police Department was
Chief John A. Greening of Berkeley
President William P. Wobber of the Police Commission.
William Schoppe of the National Auto 1 heft Bureau, also
Commissioner Wm. P. Wobber attended from this city.
western states, Hawaii and Mexico made this year's con- Chief Bodie Wallman of Oakland, past president of
vention the largest attended of the organization. the Association, was among those taking an active part in
The famous Police Piper Band of Vancouver, the Mex- the program,
ico City Police Department "Mariach's", a troupe of Chief John A. Greening of Berkeley was elected first
musicians specializing in Latin music, and the famed vice-president of the Association.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
August, 1941
Speaker Reviews Police Growth
Address at Annual Meeting of I eteran Police Officers Association
By Judge Edward P. Murphy
Life each day grows more complex for each of us here
tonight. We grow older and with age comes more toler-
ance for the other fellow's point of view. In our lives we
work, each in his own way, to support ourselves and those
who are loved by us. We try to forge ahead, each in his
own sphere, and I like to think that each of us, in the
spirit of this organization, tries in his own way to help
someone else along the road that he treads.
That is the spirit that has motivated Califomians, and
particularly San Franciscans, since the early pioneering
days which are so celebrated in the songs and stories of
the great, golden West. If I were to trace for you this
evening the gradual but ceaseless progress of this State
and of this city, 1 could unfold a picture of progress that
has been accomplished through this spirit of pioneering
since the day that Junipero Serra first landed at Monterey
bearing in his hand the first spark of civilization to cast its
light upon these western shores.
In 1849 and 1850 a new race of men came pouring into
California, through the Golden Gate, streaming along the
prairies, clambering over the steppes of the Rocky Moun-
tains and the summits of the Sierra, bringing with them
dreams of a new home within the wilderness that once was
California.
Here in California, here in San Francisco, where once
the Indian had roamed our valleys, untouched by the
beauty and unconscious of the wealth that surrounded him,
a new race of men, with industry and with orderly govern-
ment, came out of the chaos that came with the discovery
of gold. This new race of men, our pioneer forebears, ac-
complished the highest aspirations of American civilization.
In this great State and as a part of the government of
this great city, you men of the YTeteran Police Officer-, As-
sociation have lived and worked the greater part of your
lives. Many of you have seen the growth and development
of this great city from the time that it was a sprawling
community spread from the rough-and-ready waterfront to
the great sand dunes that margin the Pacific Ocean. You
have seen the great ships of commerce streaming into the
port of San Francisco, whose wharves stretch like long
fingers into the Bay of San Francisco. Many of you
served during the troublesome days of the earthquake and
fire, when the very soul of the city seemed threatened
with destruction. And you have seen it rise, Phoenix-like,
above the pell-mell of disorder into the kindly city that it
is today, celebrated throughout the world for its beauty,
for its color, for its industry and for the wholesome peo-
ple who are its very lifeblood.
You have seen through the years many of your fellow
officers serving with you who sacrificed their lives that this
city might be free of the ravages of crime which so un-
fortunately has made such great inroads into the hearts of
many of the great cosmopolitan cities of these United
States; and yet, with a spirit of undying devotion to the
duty of your office, you have patrolled, long before the
days of the automobile, the fog-swept hills and the misty
streets on winter nights, oblivious to the cold, oblivious of
lurking danger, and with but one purpose foremost in your
minds and hearts, and that the preservation of the peace
and quiet which is today the heritage of all San Francisco.
You men here tonight represent, along with the Donner
party whose struggles in the Sierra are legend, and along
with the Sutros, the Fairs and the Mackeys and the
O'Briens who delved into the bowels of the earth, return-
ing to San Francisco with prodigal fortune, the work of
the pioneers of California. For you have been through the
years of your service an integral part and parcel of the
development of this great city. You have been privileged
to serve your city and your city would be reft, indeed, were
it not for your sacrifices, your valor and your high-minded
courage.
I am proud and happy to have had the opportunity to
address you here tonight. I trust that the objects of your
organization will reach that stage of fulfillment which I
know is in the heart of everyone of you present here to-
night, and that no longer will any interests thwart your
growth and success.
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Page 19
S. F. POLICE GOLFERS TAKE PART IN
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
The first part of the month Mayor Fletcher Bowron
of Los Angeles wired Mayor Angelo J. Rossi to have
Officers James Molinari and Erne Carli delegated to rep-
resent San Francisco at the California Amateur Open
Golf Championship held at Altadena. Mayor Rossi re-
sponded and the two swell golf players of the Police De-
partment participated, acquitting themselves creditably.
Following is from the Los Angeles Examiner column
of David J. Walsh, noted sports writer:
"1 he amateur-open not only provided its full share of
fine golf through the week-end but also the rich, salty
flavor that goes with honest hearts and willing hands and
the urge toward sterling endeavor.
"None was honester, it seemed to this baffled witness on
Saturday, than that which beat beneath the pea green,
slightly moist street of Jim Molinari, the cop off the beat
in San Francisco.
"Ellsworth Vines, one of his playing partners, gazed
upon him ever and anon with a slightly startled air. Mario
Gonzales, champion of Brazil, was frankly puzzled. Jim
Clark of Long Beach, one of the longest hitters in South-
ern California, didn't hit up to his standard, though Clark
is the type who just doesn't give an outstanding dam what
you do.
"And this, roughly, is what Jim did: He placed his
hands in his lap at address. He addressed practically all
shots with the toe of his club from one to two inches inside
the line of flight ; then with the final waggle, he reached
out to full address and quickly let fly, as though impressed
with the fact that there's no use in being right too long.
Morover, he putts, arms akimbo, like Diegel, with im-
provements; that is, he turns in both toes and addresses
the ball off the left.
"They say he's one of the hardest men in the state to
lick, and his record proves it.
"They also say you're to place no faith in his apparent
guilelessness on the links ; that he's without the quality
of mercy, when under fire, and has the golf to go with it.
I noticed he outdrove his foursome from practically every
tee, chatting amiably between shots. He talked to the other
players, saying the whole danged foursome would have to
do better. He talked to the spectators and often enough, I
suspected, to himself.
"On the edge of a bank at the 15th, with his ball lodged
in a reluctant, almost aggressive weed, he first played a
fine recovery and next yanked the thing out by the roots.
' 'It might be there tomorrow,' he confided to the
world at large, smiling as though certain he'd achieved
great humor. By this time, I retreated to the club house.
I thought I'd seen everything."
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Manufacturers of
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Distributors of Sloane-Blabon Linoleums, Oriental Rug Cushions
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From the bay area the following went to Buffalo for
the annual convention of the International Chiefs of
Police this month: Chief and Airs. Charles W. Dullea
and Captain and Mrs Bernard McDonald of this city
who were in a party that left via the Cascade Limited and
the northern route. They were accompanied by former
Chief William Stanford, of Vallejo, and William Nasser,
of Nasser Brothers, moving picture theater operators.
From Oakland, Chief Wallman, a vice-president, accom-
panied by Mrs. Wallman, left by train while Chief John
Greening, because of so much business as secretary of the
Civilian Defense program, waited until the last minute
and made the trip by plane.
* * *
Lieutenant Harry Reilly, who for years has had charge
of the Big Brothers Bureau of the Police Department, and
whose work in guiding exuberant youths into the right
path has won much favorable comment for himself and
the officers working with him, has been given deserved
recognition by the Youth Council Organization. This
month this association awarded Lieutenant Reilly the
plaque of the month for outstanding work among the
youth of the city.
* * »
Over in Oakland Lieutenant Frederick R. Barbeau was
top man on the list of eligibles for Captain in the recent
examinations held to select a successor for Captain John
Lynch, pensioned. The new Captain was for years an
important assistant to Captain of Inspectors R. P. Tracy.
Ora E. Rhodes was promoted to lieutenant.
* * *
Following a short illness Officer Timothy J. Cashin
passed away this month at St. Joseph's Hospital. Officer
Cashin had been an honored member of the department for
28 years and was one of those rare types that made friends
among all classes of people. He was a good police officer
and popular with men in and out of the service. The
deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs. Hannah Cashin
and two daughters Kathryn and Marie.
* * *
Deputy Chief of Police Michael Riordan and Captain
of Inspectors Bernard McDonald were invited by the
Civil Service Commission of Oakland, last month, to con-
duct oral examinations being held for the rank of Police
Captains and Lieutenants. So well did they perform their
duties that T. G. Stahlberg, Secretary of the Civil Service
Commission dictated the following to Commissioners Wil-
liam Wobber, Walter McGovern and Ward Walkup:
"Deputy Chief Riordan and Captain McDonald did
an outstanding job and the members of our Department
were thoroughly satisfied with the manner in which they
held the oral examinations.
"In our opinion the San Francisco Police Commission
should feel proud to have men of the capabilities shown by
these men as officials of your Department."
* * *
Lieutenant and Mrs. Robert V. Williams are back
from a trip East which was made by train to Detroit where
they took over a new car and then spent their vacation
touring most of the United States.
* *- *
Officer William C. Byrne, of Co. D, and Officer
Michael O'Rourke, of Co. E, have been granted pensions
for disability. The former retired on August 1, while
O'Rourke goes out September 1.
* * *
At the request of Mayor Angelo J. Rossi, all members
of the Department who are members of the American
Legion were excused to attend the annual convention at
Sacramento August 10 to 13. The Police Band under
Sergeant Carlisle Field and the Drum Corps under In-
spector Pete Keneally were detailed for the parades. The
following officers were detailed as color guards and
bearers: J. Cloney, A. Hutchinson, James Mahoney and
Paul Zgraggen.
GRATEFUL TO BROTHER OFFICERS
The following communication has been received by
Chief of Police Charles W. Dullea:
"At last I am home from the hospital and well on the
road to recovery, for which I have to thank my brother
officers, Milton O'Brien, Thomas Brodmerkel, Otto
Dietschy, Co. K; Raymond Husted, Co. C; Oscar Cloux,
Co. A; Inspector William Hansen, bureau inspectors; also
between 30 and 40 others who appeared at St. Luke's Hos-
pital when the teletype went out asking for blood donors.
Words cannot express my gratitude but my heart says
'Thanks' and 'God bless them.' I can only say I hope 1
am never called upon for a similar service to any of
my brothers, but if such should happen, I will try and
be the first one there. Dr. Wesley E. Scott also wishes to
thank the large crowd of officers that came to St. Luke's
Hospital, for their splendid co-operation as he stated that
never in his practice had he worked with a finer bunch
of men or gotten blood to a patient quicker and with such
little fuss and delay. Again my wife and I thank you
and 'God bless you,' is our prayer.
Sincerely,
Police Officer Lorraine E. Eckhardt, Co. E,
Mrs. Bertha V. Eckhardt."
August, 1'i-H
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 21
PALO ALTO AND CHIEF ZINK
(Continual from pagi 12 I
anything that helps keep people out of mischief. She is
considered a most valuable aide to the Department.
Chief Zink has kept abreast of progress. There is little
of merit that you won't rind in his department. He has for
four years had two-way radio, and today gi\e^ service to
the rire department, the Atherton, Menlo Park, Moun-
tain View, Woodside and Stanford University Police
Departments. He has four cars used for patrol equipped
with dual sets, and four motorcycles with one-waj sets.
He is a strong believer in academic courses for police
officers and has given hearty support to the colleges of this
state providing police courses in their curriculum. He
gives practical aid to those attending the San Jose State
College. Each summer he needs relief officers to rill in for
those of the regular force who go on vacation. He selects
from the San Jose school members of the senior class for
this work, thus giving them some practical field training.
Some of them have become members of the department
after completing their college course.
He says he hopes to see the time when every man intend-
ing to take up police work as his life's calling, shall be
forced to take the same schooling as men must take in
other professions. He is an advocate of the non-residential
qualifications; that an officer once appointed should, how-
ever, reside in the city employing him. That is the rule
he follows.
The chief has paid a lot of attention to traffic regulation.
As a result of his study and application of ideas adopted
and with the hearty co-operation of his officers, Palo Alto
has won high praise throughout the nation for keeping
down fatalities resulting from accidents. However, as the
chief says, you cannot stop such fatalities entirely because
there are so many accidents that are beyond regulation or
prevention — lack of brains or consideration on the part
of the drivers, we should guess he means.
The most deaths in one year credited to Palo Alto is
eight, though one year the city went the 12 months with
only one such death.
There are a lot of miles of beautiful trees lining the
drives in Palo Alto, and you will find the traffic officers
covering them 24 hours a day.
Many citations are issued and arrests made for traffic
law violations. There is no tag squaring in Palo Alto, and
there has been none for many years. When you get hooked
with a tag in that city it does you no good to know the
brother of the wife of the mayor or any other city official,
you just simply pay the penalty. In the cases of most men
offenders this penalty is doing a jolt on the municipal
woodpile.
Certainty of punishment seems to be a factor that makes
the motorists a little more careful in passing over the
streets of Palo Alto.
Chief Zink is a charter member of the Bay Counties
Peace Officers' Association, a member of the State Peace
Officers' Association and the International Association of
Chiefs of Police and of several civic and fraternal organ-
izations of his home town.
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SAN FRANCISCO
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Telephone CHina 05 71
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He is married and has two sons, Robert is in the \J. S.
\a\\ and Roddy is with the Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
Palo Alto's mayor is Lorenz Costello and the city has
15 councilmen.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
August. 1941
Officers of Veteran Police Installed
The annual installation of officers of the San Francisco
Veteran Police Officers Association took place on the eve-
ning of August 12, in the headquarters at 2269 Market
Street. Every available hit of space was filled by retired
and active police officers and prominent invited guests.
Captain John J. Casey
Never has a meeting of the Association been marked by
such a large attendance.
James J. Farrell, who for the past two years has been
president, called the meeting to order and announced that
Captain John J. Casey of the Park Station would be the
installing officer and act as master of ceremonies through-
out the evening. Captain Casey proceeded to properly in-
duct the following newly elevated officers into their respec-
tive positions:
President, Arthur \V. Hextrum.
First Vice-President, John E. Dolan.
Second Vice-President, Joe McCarte.
Third Vice-President, William Isaacs.
Recording Secretary, Fred Kirchner.
Treasurer, Harry Cills.
Sergeant-at-Arms, Joseph McTernan.
Board of Directors: John A. Reed, Peter Hinrichs,
William Cullen, Joseph Foye, Joseph Hayden, Ralph
Grantley, James McEachern.
Financial Secretary, Owen Fogarty, was away on vaca-
tion and will be installed later.
With these ceremonies concluded, Captain Casey went
into the program of the evening.
Superior Judge Edward P. Murphy was the principal
speaker of the evening and the first. In a splendid bit of
oratory he sketched the history of the Police Department
and pointed out the part its members had paid throughout
the years in making San Francisco the great metropolis it
is today. He complimented the Association for organizing
as it has, to bring about better conditions for those who
have to do with law enforcement in our city.
Judge Murphy was followed by Sheriff" Dan Murphy,
who in his usual fine manner reviewed more history and
recalled instances of well remembered bygone days when
he and many of those present found their greatest enjoy-
ments, without automobiles, radios and other modern
means of transportation and entertainment.
Captain Duncan Matheson in his address pointed out
the importance of such an organization as the Veteran Po-
licemen and said it could perform a great service if and
when San Mateo county is up to be made a part of San
Francisco. Such an organization, he stated, could work out
a plan that would give assurance to the peace officers of
the various communities of San Mateo county that their
status would remain the same; that their rights and senior-
ity would be preserved if the two counties were merged.
Lieutenant Larry Cassidy, president of the Veteran
Firemen's Association, pledged every assistance of his or-
ganization to the Police Association in obtaining better
pensions for members of the Police Department.
t vptain John A. Reed
Supervisor James McSheehy took pride in the fact he
knew nearly every officer, past and present, in the meeting
hall. He said he was glad that at last the police officers
had been permitted to have an organization. "For" said
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Page 23
he, "it is only through organizations t liar serious considera-
tion by legislative bodies can he obtained." During his long
service as a supervisor he stated the San Francisco Police
Department members had never made any unreasonable or
selfish requests.
Supervisor Adolph Schmidt echoed the sentiments of his
fellow supervisor and added that in these days every busi-
ness and profession is organized. The medical profession
has a Medical Society in each and every city and count] ;
the legal profession, Bar Associations, the I' ire Depart-
ment has its Scannel Club, the Municipal Employes, its or-
ganization and so on, and he said it was about time the
Police Officers had theirs, so that they might present
through their association, needed changes in present regu-
lations and those that may arise in the future.
Battalion Chief Fred J. Bowlen, historian of the fire
department ; Bob Laing and Opie L. Warner, were others
called upon to make a few remarks.
Attorney Harold Brown, presented retiring President
Farrell with a pair of fine travelling bags, as a token of
appreciation from the membership for the splendid work
Farrell has done in putting the Association on a solid
foundation.
Farrell responded to the praise of Attorney Brown and
said he hoped to see every member of the San Francisco
Police Department a member of the organization.
The closing address was made by the new president,
Arthur Hextrum, who is recovering from a serious auto-
mobile accident but who said he would be on the job
September 1.
After the speechmaking, retired Sergeant Peter Hin-
richs entertained with several reels of moving pictures of a
two-months' swordfishing trip he took in Mexican waters
in the Gulf of California.
A buffet supper concluded the festivities, excepting that
most of the old timers and a lot of the newcomers remained
until the late morning hours, talking over old times and
renewing friendships that would get farther away were it
not for a body like the Veteran Association.
Secretary Kirchner read a list of 37 new members who
were voted into the association.
Among the special guests were:
William Minter retired battalion chief of the Fire De-
partment; J. McLaughlin and H. Allen, retired firemen;
Dave Barry, clerk of the Board of Supervisors; Charles
Bennett, retired Chicago police officer.
Sergeant James McDermott, of the Accident Preven-
tion Bureau, sang several solos, as did John O'Keefe, of
NBC. Joe Savorue accompanied on the accordion.
One of the treats of the evening was the swinging of the
bones by Joe Foye, Jr., son of Officer Joe Foye. No end
man in the heyday of black-face minstrels could have
beaten young Foye in manipulating the two pairs of
"bones."
Captain Jack Casey did an excellent job at the master
of ceremonies job, and added to his success by reciting
"Casey at the Bat," in which he displayed a histrionic tal-
ent little suspected by many of those present.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
August, 1941
PACIFIC COAST PISTOL MATCHES
The 1941 Pacific States Championship Pistol Matches,
sponsored by the San Francisco Traffic Police Revolver
Club, held August 16 and 17, was one of the most suc-
cessful matches conducted on the Funston range.
Teams from many police departments, the Army, Navy,
Marine Corps and educational institutions on the Coast
participated in the two-day shoot.
In the 38 cal. National Course Team Match, a civilian
team from the Traffic Police Club, composed of P. Worm-
ser, A. T. Buck, E. Wharton and A. J. Flocchini, walked
off with top honors, with 1115 points.
The Traffic Bureau team of Officers Ray Harrison,
K. Shaugaard, Al Brune and Jack Ahem, with 1095
points, placed third.
This latter team, shooting the Camp Perry Course, was
fifth in that event.
High scores for the aggregate matches were:
MASTER
G. W. Curo 2021
W. A. Hancock 2010
W. H. Young 2005
Officer J. Ahern 1989
A. J. Flocchini 1987
Officer Ray Harrison .1986
W. Dowling 1985
Gloria Jacobs 1977
Esther Sichler 1973
Paul Wormser 1959
A. D. Hunter 1953
Ring Mattino 1939
EXPERT
Officer Shaugaard 1967
G. Wharton 1944
J. W. Wilson 1925
J. Hubbard 1923
Officer Brune 1920
H. McKown 1919
T. Freasier 1913
Harry Sime 1887
SHARPSHOOTER
W. Goggin - 1970
C. Spiken 1929
C. Cooper 1913
Leo Snell 1904
E. D. Bliss 1897
Richard Dean 1892
H. Mchaffey 1890
Wm. Macklin 1867
R. Silvera 1844
R. Eddy 1842
Ralph Richardson 1821
MARKSMAN
D. E. Murphy 1866
Stewart Hinklev 1854
Ed. DeMello 1807
A. Weaver 1800
A. D. Neubert 1800
The 17 matches were conducted according to the Na-
tional Association's rules.
Tournament officials were Chief Dullea, Lieut. Edw.
Pootel, president of the Traffic Officers' Club, and Officer
Emil Dutil, secretary, as the executive officers. Walter C.
Lundin was chief range officer; Jack Kilkenny, chief sta-
tistical officer; Dr. A. G. Folte, chief signal officer; Otto
Dietschy, chief pit officer; Henry Sass, chief scorer; Henry
Schwab, range officer; Allen Wiel, range officer; M. J.
Reilly, chairman entertainment, and R. S. Peters and
H. A. C. Mitchell, publicity.
In addition to trophies and gold medals to the most
successful of the contestants, there was a fine array of
merchandise prizes.
The Traffic Police Club, as usual received high praise
from participants for the splendid manner the matches
were conducted.
"We wish to express our appreciation and gratitude to
Officers Henry H. Sass and Raymond P. Seyden of the
Accident Prevention Detail from the Mission Police Sta-
tion for their commendable alertness in apprehending the
thieves and the recovery of our car, before any appreciable
damage had been done.
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Sisich,
2165 Larkin Street.
AIN'T IT THE TRUTH!
Mrs. Johnson, wife of one of the police officers in
Wichita, Kansas, says this about a policeman :
If he's neat — he's conceited. If he's careless — he's a
bum. If he's pleasant — he's a flirt. If he's brief — he's a
grouch. If he hurries — he overlooks things. If he takes his
time — he's lazy. If you get pinched — he's had it in for you.
If he's energetic — he's trying to make a record. If he's
deliberate — he's too slow to catch cold. If you strike him
— he's a coward. If he strikes you back — he's a bully. If
he outwits you — he's a sneak. If you see him first — he's a
bonehead. If he makes a good catch — he's lucky. If he
misses it — he's a simp. If he gets promoted — he's got a
pull. If he doesn't — Ah what's the use! I
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Page 25
RICHMOND NOW HAS 2-WAY RADIO
Chief of Police L. E. Jones of Richmond is another
police executive who has gone in for two-way radio for
his department. Determined to continue giving the great
Bay industrial city the best in protection ami meet the de-
mands being made on his force of officers — demands that
will increase as the big shipbuilding program goes into
Bgh and puts some 30,000 people to work on government
projects — the Chief will shortly after the first of the
coming month have his new system in working order.
Work is about completed for the installation of a 250-
watt frequency modulation transmitter set, the first two-
way system of this type to be installed in this area. Mott
Brunton of the Fred M. Link Co., got the contract for
the equipment and installation, and expects to have it in
full working ope.ation by the time the national convention
of I'olice Rad o Communication Officers meeting in Oak-
land convenes next month.
The broadcasting station and towers are located a short
distance from the Richmond police station, atop a 400-foot
hill which gives wonderful power to the sets.
Chief Jones is having 12 patrol cars equipped with dual
sets.
The city of Richmond covers a large area and Chief
Jones has kept his city free from crime since he has been
head of the police department, and with two-way radio he
fcill be able to meet any emergency that may develop dur-
ing the present grave emergency.
It is expected that the delegates to the APCO conven-
tion September 10 to 13 will find much to interest them
when they are taken on a visit to Richmond's new power-
ful station, with its latest in mobile equipment and trans-
mitters.
Herbert Watson is technician for the Richmond Police
Department.
UNIFORM TRAFFIC REPORTS
Director of Criminal Information Frank Winters and
Officer Richard Neibolt were delegated by Chief Dullea
to attend a meeting in Los Angeles called for the purpose
of working out uniform traffic law and accident reports.
Representatives from various police and sheriff depart-
ments, automobile clubs, traffic safety organizations, the
State Motor Vehicle Department and others interested in
traffic were scheduled to be present. It is hoped that a plan
can be agreed on which would provide standardized re-
ports to be used by even town, city and county in the
State.
FREQUENCY MODULATION
FOR STATE HIGHWAY
The Motorola Company has been awarded the contract
for equipping 70 patrol cars of the State Highway Patrol
with frequency modulation mobile units. Forty of these
cars will be used in the Bay area from Santa Rosa to San
Jose, including the bridge patrols. The old transmitters of
the highway patrol will be retained.
COMPLIMENTS
OF
R. W. JAMISON
COMPLIMENTS OF
RENON BAKING CO.
SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA
Goodyear Glove and Rubber Co.
300 SECOND STREET SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
Phone DOuglas 6549
ERIK G. ERNSTAM
CABINETMAKER
629 COMMERCIAL STREET SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
WESTERN TERMINAL CO.
PIER 5
SAN FRANCISCO
CALIFORNIA
Telephone EXbrook 6 110
MACDONALD TRUCK CO.
739 BRYANT STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone GArfield 6874
W. B. Eaton. Manager
MILNER HOTEL
Rotes: $1.00, 1.50 per day; 4.00 week
Gents' laundry free
117-119 FOURTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone VAlencia 6933
CHIPLEY'S GROCERY STORE
399 CRESCENT STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
HILLCONE S. S. CO.
311 CALIFORNIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone EXbrook 4760
ALBERT M. BENDER 8c CO.
Insurance — All Lines
311 CALIFORNIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
CRANE & CO.
30 1 BRANNAN STREET SAN FRANCISCO
C. I. T. CORP.
525 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
BAKER
Business phone Fillmore 6612; Residence. MOntrose 6677
HENRY A. FRICKE
Successor to G. Fricke
CONTRACTOR
Painting, Paper-hanging. Interior Decorating
664 FULTON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Page 26
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
August, 1941
CAPTAIN MATHESON
(Continued from page 4)
The Peace Officers' Association of the State of Califor-
nia was also a brain child of Captain Matheson. He went
to the Legislature as Captain of Detectives to oppose a
bill without success. It was self evident that an organiza-
tion was necessary to handle legislative matters. The first
meeting was held in Chief Daniel O'Brien's office, at
which were present Sheriff Tom Finn, Chief O'Brien and
Matheson. It was agreed that a chief and sheriff" should be
selected alternately to serve as president, and the yearly
conventions be held in northern and southern California
in turn. The organization as suggested was to include all
law enforcement officers, district attorneys, and law en-
forcement agencies. It now has a membership of over 600
and is the most powerful organization in the state. It is
non-political, although some of its members hold elective
offices. No bills against law abiding citizens have ever
been passed over the opposition of the association.
It is the parent association that applied to the Federal
Government to enact new criminal laws now on the stat-
ute books of the Federal Government. They include kid-
napping, bank robbery, bringing stolen property from one
state to another, auto thefts, fugitives and witnesses fleeing
from one jurisdiction to another, and many others. The
association has done much for its members including pen-
sions, salary adjustments and civil service.
The state wide police teletype system was brought into
existence by Captain Matheson's personal efforts. He
fought it through the Legislature, and funds were appro-
priated by the state for its installation and upkeep. Califor-
nia now has the best teletype communication system in the
United States. His plan is to have all states west of the
Rocky Mountains connected by police teletype, and a
central station with a direct line therefrom to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation at Washington, D. C. If this
country is actively at war within the next six months, this
installation will probably be made within a year or two.
The captain is still an active member of the Interna-
tional Association of Chiefs of Police. He was for many
years the chairman of its resolutions committee. I he Fed-
eral Bureau of Identification was brought into existence by
the combined efforts of Chief Ouigley of Rochester, New
York, Chief Daniel J. O'Brien of San Francisco, both de-
ceased, and Captain Matheson. He wrote the original reso-
lution that finally resulted in its organization. While cap-
tain of detectives he knew intimately what was going on
in all the large cities of the United States. When a large
diamond robbery was committed here, he instantly put his
finger on the city responsible therefor and cleared up the
job accordingly.
He was selected by the late Mayor Rolph to fill a va-
cancy in the office of Treasurer of the City and County
about 12 years ago. The Mayor said: "There are no
strings on you. I want you to go ahead and do a good job
and you are under no obligation to me." He has been
elected to the office three times with increasing majorities.
The office is a marvel of efficiency and the overhead, in-
cluding salaries, is slightly less than one quarter of one per
HAVISIDE CO.
Ship Chandlers
56 STEUART STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone TUxedo 9977
Joe Toschi
BLUE LAMP LOUNGE
561 GEARY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
PACIFIC RADIO SCHOOL
The largest and best-equipped Radio School in the West
735 LARKIN STREET SAN FRANC1SCC
PACIFIC WHOLESALE CO.
1 16 NINTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCC
WILLIG TRUCK TRANSPORTATION C(
565 BERRY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
VAlencia 4949
COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND
3040 TWENTY-SECOND STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone RAndolph 8301; if no answer, call MArket 2100
CRANE GARDENIER, M. D.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office Hours: 1-2:30 and 7-9 P. M. and by Appointment
4446 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SUtter 6185 F. Del Grande
COMMISSION BOX FACTORY
New and Second-hand Boxes and Crates
Shippers of Carload Lots
610 FRONT ST. - 117 CLARK STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Machine Shop
Brake Department
H. W. Hansen
Motorcycle Delivery
MOTOR PARTS SALES CO.
ORdway 0461-0462
468 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
CLARK TRUCTRACTOR CO.
383 BRANNAN STREET SAN FRANCISCO
COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND
MARK TWAIN HOTEL
345 TAYLOR STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
WASHINGTON HOTEL
GRANT AVENUE AND BUSH STREET
SAN FRANCISCC
Telephone UNderhill 4417
GENERAL ENTERPRISE CO.
I960 FOLSOM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
August, 1'Ul
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 27
cent. Another national record. He is past president of the
County Treasurers Association of the State of California,
and chairman of its law and legislative committee.
Chief Dullea, Captains McDonald and Mitchell, Lieu-
tenants Winters, Maher, Malloy, Miller, and heads of the
various details, are from his school. Captains Goff and
Layne, deceased, were also graduates.
While a member of the department he built for the fu-
ture without any consideration for personal advantage. He
never received an order from any person in authority that
was contrary to law or the rules and regulations of the
department. He never found it necessary to ask a favor
from the Mayor, the commissioners, chief of police, or any
ranking officer.
He is a member of many civic organizations, fraternal
orders, and public service groups.
JOHN EDGAR HOOVER
(Continued from page 5)
The symbol of America, "The Stars and Stripes," repre-
sents liberty and justice. "Old Glory" still waves triumph-
antly over the land of the free and the home of the brave.
It stands for everything that is good. Americans should be
prouder than ever of America today, and should fight to
defend her ideals from the traitors in our midst who stand
for lawlessness and subversive isms. We must turn upon
the scoundrels who would destroy Americanism.
Your achievements will be heartened by a never-ending
alliance with the things that are good and noble. As we
survey the future, we face a changing world punctuated by
the traditional virtues that never change. The greatest of
these is strong character. In your conquest of life, if you
would be victorious, you must dedicate your thoughts and
your energies only to those activities which strengthen
character. You will be a better man if you love your home
and your church.
Keep yourselves physically strong, mentally pure, and
morally straight. Be loyal to the confidence of Father
Flanagan and Boys Town — they stand for the loftiest
ideals and the purest things in life. Let nothing cause you
to forget the forces which have made citizenship here a
privilege and which have given you your opportunities.
It is your job to get recruits ; every boy you teach to
hate crime is a victory for your side ; every person you can
interest in a desire for clean politics, good government,
honest administration of justice, is indeed worthy of a
citation for bravery and fidelity in action. You can win
this struggle for the right by the building of a great fort-
ress— a national mental attitude which will instinctively
hate crime and every element which fosters it. Remember
this, what you think today will guide our nation tomor-
row! There can be no greater achievement than to build
for the happiness and moral safety of the future.
Nite: RAndolph 8254
Day: DElaware 7278
AIRCO HEATING CO.
AIR CONDITIONING - WARM AIR HEATING
Water Heaters - Sheet Metal
5240 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
DRAKE-WILTSHIRE HOTEL
340 STOCKTON STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
FRANK SCHMIDT
Superintendent. Franklin Hospital
SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA
Compliments of the
United Cigar-Whelan Stores Corporation
TWO HUNDRED CLUB
A. Sorini
200 THIRD STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
JAMES W. McALISTER, Inc.
1200 VAN NESS AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
DUNN PAPER CO.
613 HOWARD STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
TEXACO SERVICE STATION
M. J. Dickson
POST AND FRANKLIN STREETS
SAN FRANCISCO
CALIFORNIA INK CO.
545 SANSOME STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
CHANCELLOR HOTEL
San Francisco's most popular Hotel
Finest accommodations at rates that are sensible
POWELL STREET near POST
SAN FRANCISCO
NORMANDIE TEA ROOM
CITY OF PARIS
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
WALGREEN DRUG STORES
985 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone MArket 5 63 3
SAN FRANCISCO SHOW CASE CO.
ceneral contractors
682 McAllister street san francisco
Compliments of
The Home Insurance Co. of New York
34 1 MONTGOMERY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
W. N. MOORE DRY GOODS. INC.
FREMONT AND MISSION STREETS
SAN FRANCISCO
Page 28 POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL August, 1941
SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Compliments j. A. LLOYD Golden Gate Glass & Mirror Co.
Peter H. Becht 8C Wm. Koepf
San Francisco, California 163 9 Market Street San Francisco
REDMAN SCIENTIFIC CO. EXbrook 5 720 Millinery Mfrs. HEmlock 8231 Oils. Chemicals. Colors
585 Howard Street San Francisco FRANK M. BOREL CO. A. J. Lynch 8C Company
— ; -TTT rr~Z d"; ~, Z ', 251 Pos' Street, Fifth Floor San Francisco ' 70 Division Street San Francisco
DOuglas 1529 Coffee Blenders, Roasters
~^,a *-.«*-.,«>*-■<« r c VAlencia 0693 Wine, Beer, Liquors
Golden Eagle Coffee Co., Inc. Conveyor Equipment
770 Harrison Street San Francisco FULLER COMPANY MAX AND JOHN
CArfield 8273 Police Clubs 56;( Market Street San Francisco 354 1 Eighteenth Street San Francisco
Haas Wood &. Ivory Works DEL RAY HOTEL G°'d ^ Silversmilhs
62 64 Clementina Street San Francisco Goodby Manufacturing Co.
352 Taylor Street San Francisco 77 O'Farrell Street San Francisco
Liberty Gold Fruit Co. Decorator
DOuglas 1468 Consolidated-Olympic Line
3 10 California Street San Francisco . „ CTDITTIVIATTCR WOCKER
13 70 Sutter Street San Francisco
Armory Auto Repair Shop
112 Market Street San Francisco
17 74 Mission Street San Francisco EXbrook 0622 MARTIN BOSIN
DOuglas 8648 Supper Club Blue GoOSe Sandwich Shop 1600 Castro Street San Francisco
rnnDinncM /^itv 322 Mission Street San Francisco "TT-! 777" Tl ^ ~T~
rORBIDUbN CI 1 I ORdway 7776 House Furnishings
365 Sutter Street San Francisco WEst 2 171 J. Cazenave - C. Mirassou B R O W N I E ' S
^^,r r^i-M ^a-t-i- nATHTnv /-v-» Yerba Bliena French Laundry 1538 1540 1544 Polk St. San Francisco
GOLDEN GATE POULTRY CO. ,.., . . . _. . . „ '.
2 157 Lombard Street San Francisco CHjna 0780 ReaI Good Chinese Food
22 54 Third Street San Francisco ~ . mtam , /-,w; r* A r?E?
P H GEARY &. SON CANTON LOW CAFE
L. D. Allen. Prop. Fountain Service 708 Grant Avenue San Francisco
The Little Coffee Shop 900 Twenty-second Street San Francisco
41 California Street San Francisco Golden Eagle Wine 8C Liquor Co.
YORK ICE MACHINERY e„, _. . „ «. c
5 122 Third Street San Francisco
UNION HARDWARE CO.
1275 Folsom Street San Francisco
2 162 Union Street San Francisco ,nfi7 Brown Furniture Co.
^_^_ LXbrook 509 7 G. Calmette, Prop.
VARIETY PORK STORE HOTEL DANTE 32 5 Noe Street San Francisco
3 1 0 Columbus Avenue San Francisco GAr field 4 5 78 Mechanical Engineer
JONES STEVEDORING CO. .,. p «., A' MADSENSan Franc,sco
J 126 Perry Street San hrancisco
5 I 7 Castro Street San Francisco
Success Towage 8C Transp. Co.
95 1 Hudson Street San Francisco
31 I California Street San Francisco
HOTEL SENATOR
PRospect 5338 Socket Wrenches. Tools SILVER-DOLLAR
r> t 1 *-> -_■ San Francisco's Famous Show Place
Snap-on I ools Corporation
276 Colder, Gate Avenue San Francisco " Eddy St' SU"er 957' Sa" ^""sco THg BL(JE MQON CAFE
DOuglas 7395 Ceo. Harrison ^ Broadway San Francisco
I. MINI/: ST ELIZABETH GARAGE —
206 Third Street San Francisco 925 Powell Street San Francisco HAIGHT ST. WINE DEPOT
HEmlock 6284 Dry Cleaning MArket 92 76 Croceries 1895 Haight Street San Francisco
Blue Light Chinese Laundry KOSTUROS BROS. TOri/TDK'TN*; FOOH STORFS
15 72 Fifteenth Street San Francisco I5i2 Howard Street San Francisco
DOuglas 4488 3243 Balboa Street San Francisco
P' A- ABtfo^ER°T STONE TYPEWRITER CO. RITEWAY EXCHANGE
110 Sutter Street San Francisco 583 Market Street San Francisco
393 Valencia Street San Francisco
DEWE'S PLACE DElaware 2558 Associated Dealer
American Beauty Products Co. _ . „ . „ .
,,,,,,..„ ' <, c- 2736 Twentieth Street San Francisco Community Service Station
\l Mission Street San rrancisco '
1920 Ocean Avenue San Francisco
„ „„ _ „.„_,.„ _, , ^„ EVergreen 9762 Cocktail Lounge & Bar
GENERAL CASUALTY CO. ^a-t-o ,^,r^i„J MOntrose 7700 Albert Comstock
PAT 8c JOHNNY'S IANIAC dhadmapv
206 Sansome Street San Francisco 3 754 Ceary Boulevard San Francisco JUIMAb FMAKMALI
1901 Irving Street San Francisco
VAlencia 9810 Wines, Beers, Liquors CArfield 982 3
FRANKMAGEE IL TROVATORE GEORGE W. SCHOFIELD
3105 Twenty-Second St. San Francisco 1030 Kearnv Street San Francisco .„. .. , . Ci. c c- ..„:.,,.«
. ; 704 Market Street San Francisco
METZ DONUT CO. NEW CITY LAUNDRY FAIRBANKS MORSE CO.
2778 Twenty-fourth St. San Francisco 13 15 Eddy Street San Francisco o j u c- c c-^,«^;Cf-n
J _ Spear and Harrison Sts. San t rancisco
August, l'i4l
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURN M.
Page 29
National Malleable 6C Casting Co.
681 Market Street
Simons Saw 6C Steel Co.
AL FLASHMAN
Sun Francisco 228 Firs' Street
San Francisco
I ill ..it and Van Ness
San Francisco
Compliments of
KARL EBER
NEW BRIDGE TAVERN
201 Third Street
San Francisco
Fillmore 8047
COHEN'S— Film Clothes
12 72 Golden Gate Ave. San Francisco
Wilson's Luggage Factory
395 Ninth Street
Dr. M. B. MOOSLIN
Physician and Surgeon
1811 Fillmore Street San Francisco
WAGNER HOTEL
San Francisco 2791 ■ '6th Street
San Francisco
CArfield 5824
Universal Service
HUGH L. SHEA
DALLMAN SUPPLY CO.
967 Howard Street
San Francisco 382 Sixth Street
San Francisco
Beef. Veal, Pork J. Lombardi, Prop.
MISSION MARKET
CHARLEMAGNE APTS.
4501 Mission Street
San Francisco 1029 Geary Street
San Francisco
LINCOLN PARK GARAGE
Al Parks
6620 Geary Street San Francisco
WEst 5 122 Marina Movers
CENTRAL STORAGE CO.
DONNER REALTY CO.
3246 Mission Street
San Francisco
PAK-KWAI-MAU
E. H. Hanne
E. B. Keast
HILLTOP MARKET
1 67 Broderick Street
San Francisco
AMERICAN LOCKER CO. INC.
El Ranchito Mexican Cantina
Big International Floor Show - International
Orchestra - Music and Songs and Dances
HARRY A. POWELL
420 Market Street
San Francisco
935 Market Street
San Francisco
EXbrook 172 3 Certified Public Accts.
WITTMAN AND COMPANY
San Francisco
215 Market Street
Singer Sewing Machine Company
A. A. Fagerberg, General Agent
59 Grant Avenue San Francisco
LUOMA HAND PRINTS
Mrs. L. R. Jones
2 773 Folsom Street San Francisco
Fillmore 9902 Regular dinners 30c
MALICK'S LUNCH
SKyline 592 7
K. Shiroian. Prop.
FELL QUALITY MARKET
501 Fell Street San Francisco
PALACE CAFE
1567 Ellis Street
San F
rancisco
1535 Steiner Street
San Francisco
LEONIDE KOSLOFF
2 10 Post Street
San Francisco
W. R. CHAMBERLIN &C CO.
I Drumm Street
San Francisco
Mrs. Theresa A. Jackson
S. J. DI VECCHIO
Plumber
1654 Union Street GRaystone 2124
LAFAYETTE STUDIO
3470 - I9TH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
JOHN'S BEAUTY SALON
DALE HOTEL
«42 MARKET ST.
SAN FRANCISCO
REID HARDWARE CO.
Wm. Reid
53 1 DIVISADERO ST. SAN FRANCISCO
W. C. TAIT, INC.
883 MARKET ST. SAN FRANCISCO
STAR CAFE
700 POST STREET SAN FRANC LS< 0
SUtter 6950
A. M. BLUMER
433 CALIFORNIA ST. SAN FRANCISCO
A. C. ADAMS
1468 HYDE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
GEORGE E. SWETT 8c CO.
58 MAIN STREET SAN FRANCISCO
YORKSHIRE CLOTHES
2401 Mission St. - AT. 4613 - San Francisco
2607 Broadway - RED. 115 . Redwood City
SHING CHONG 6C CO.
800 GRANT AVE. SAN FRANCISCO
BRUSH SLOCUMB 8C CO.
INVESTMENTS
I I I SUTTER ST. SAN FRANCISCO
UNderhill 9140 J. Berthelsen «c Co.. Prop.
KEY GARAGE
2145 MARKET ST. SAN FRANCISCO
BEL-AIR CLUB
3653 BUCHANAN ST. SAN FRANCISCO
Phone China 0036
ROBERT S. LEE
85 7-9 GRANT AVE. SAN FRANCISCO
Phone CR. 97 10
HOLLYWOOD FLORIST
403 GEARY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
SUtter 83 41 Inventions Developed
HARRY TALBOT
425 BUSH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone DOuglas 402 7
THOMAS WILLIAMS
40 MONTGOMERY ST. SAN FRANCISCO
JOE DONATO
RESTAURANT
728 VALLEJO ST. SAN FRANCISCO
RAndolph 1684 DElaware 7670
FERRERA'S VARIETY STORE
4653 Mission St.
5750 Mission St.
649 Jones Street
San Francisco
CITY CARPET CLEANERS
9x12 Rugs Cleaned • $1.50
3699 Mission Street ATwater 0336
TEN-THIRTY GEARY HOTEL
1030 Ceary Street
San Francisco
WESTERN NECKWEAR CO.
88 First Street
San Francisco
Holloway's Vallejo Express Co.
Pier 5
San F
rancisco
Mission Hill French Laundry
3438 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Mission 9232
J. 6C S. SERVICE
Army and Valencia Sts. San Francisco
J. 8C D. GROCERY
1042 POLK ST. SAN FRANCISCO
CHESTER'S CAFE
3 138 FILLMORE ST. SAN FRANCISCO
WAlnut 5 42 5
Palace Chop Suey Cafe
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.
85 5 BRYANT ST.
SAN FRANCISCO
WAlnut 2000 S. Nakano. Prop.
HOTEL KASHU
1701 LACUNA ST. SAN FRANCISCO
HOTEL RITCH
73 1 HARRISON ST.
SAN FRANCISCO
1843 FILLMORE ST.
SAN FRANCISCO
L . S ALTZ
75 BATTERY ST. SAN FRANCISCO
MARRON'S CREAMERY
2042 Fillmore Street San Francisco
Graybar Electric Corp.
Ninth and Howard Streets San Francisco California and Steiner Sts. San Francisco
Fillmore 9881
C O W ART'S
S & K SALES CO.
450 BRYANT ST. SAN FRANCISCO
Phone China 0742
GEORGE WING 6C CO.
627 JACKSON ST. SAN FRANCISCO
HARRY L. BAKER
RUSS BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO
NEEL D. PARKER
Interior Decorator
Mil VAN NESS AVE. SAN FRANCISCO
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
August, 1941
Phone WAlnut 2976
S. F. Electric 8C Hardware Co.
1006 FILLMORE ST. SAN FRANCISCO
J. E. PEGGS, JR.
1 DRUMM ST. SAN FRANCISCO
LOUIS' PLACE
700 McAllister st. san francisco
DOuglas 378-4
J. B. CROWLEY, INC.
86 THIRD STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phones: EXbrook 1800 or EXbrook 9562
ARCADE BEAUTY SALON
Room 262. 760 Market St.. San Francisco
MArket 6118
ZERBATO BROS.
2164 MISSION ST. SAN FRANCISCO
THE ROXY CORNER
6 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone VAlencia 5 183
BAUER COOPERAGE CO.
2345 KEITH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
West Coast Mercantile Co.
1024 MISSION ST. SAN FRANCISCO
HEmlock 7864 Ed. Stahl, Prop
BOHEMIAN GARDEN
F. KERN 8c SONS
517 - 6TH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
JOHNSON 8C JOSEPH CO.
56 Sacramento Street
San Francisco
MILANO INN
1701 Powell Street
San Francisco
ADA'S LUNCH
Real Home Cooking
1807 Folsom Street E. E. Robert. Prop.
MONROE D. GREEN
Import - Export
149 California Street San Francisco
TOM M. SCOTT
1 Division Street
San F
rancisco
Becker's Prescription Pharmacy
Herbal Drug Co.
2369 Mission Street VAlencia 6939
MARY'S VENETIAN VILLA
Dine - Dance - Floor Show
840 Donahue Street ATwater 3437
Schuyler's Associated Service
Market and Franklin Sts.
San Francisco Bush and Divisadero Sts. San Francisco
EXbrook 2396 Eugene De Ellas
California Chandelier Makers
726 MISSION ST. SAN FRANCISCO
HUBER CATERING CO.
2379 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Crab Fishermen's Protective Asso.
SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA
CHUTES TAVERN
WESTLAKE MARKET
301 Miriam Street
San Francisco
SKyline 6542 Painter
OTTO BRIEMLE
595 - 22nd Avenue
San Francisco
800 Great Highway
San Francisco
CAR BARN TAVERN
2545 - 24TH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
TUXEDO CLUB
105 TURK STREET SAN FRANCISCO
CArfield 585 1
THOMAS A. DOUGHERTY
MILLS BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO
M. R. FLEISCHMAN CO.
Ladies' Wear Manufacturing Co.
62 First Street San Francisco
H. C. SCHMIDT
Groceries, Fruits and Vegetables
1649 Castro Street San Francisco
Phone VAlencia 7753
POPIN'S GROCERY STORE
898 Carolina Street
San Francisco
KORN'S MARKET
445 5 Eighteenth Street San Francisco
VAN ARSDALE-HARRIS CO.
598 Brannan Street
San Francisco
Phone VAlencia 2 796
M. BOSEN - Groceries
1600 Castro Street
San Francisco
FAY IMPROVEMENT CO.
PHELAN BUILD1NC SAN FRANCISCO
DR. HISS FOOT CLINIC
517 Sutter Street, at Powell
EXbrook 0523 San Francisco
COLMA & DALY CITY
DIRECTORY
H. H. SMITH
Lumber and Building Materials
2 Hillside Blvd. Daly City, Calif.
Golden West Auto Court
Reasonable Rates - All Night Service
6991 Mission Street Daly City. Calif.
BOUQUET FLORISTS
Corsages and Wedding Bouquets
State Highway Colma, Calif.
Daly City Auto Wrecker
Used Parts for all Makes of Cars
7201 Mission Street Daly City
PANTALEONI BROS.
Dodge and Plymouth Motor Cars
7046-54 Mission Street Daly City, Calif.
F. Bottini Poultry Co.
Live and Dressed Poultry
7339-41 Mission Street Colma, Calif
Colma Box Company
Boxes and Crates
40 Rainier Street Colma, Calif
Cottage Nursery and Florist
Cut Flowers - Potted Plants - Loam
Junipero Serra Blvd. Daly City, Calil
PAPPAS BROTHERS
Greenhouses and Nurseries
RAndolph 9169 Colma. Calif
V. FONTANA 8C CO.
Designers and Mfgs. of Monuments
7600 Mission Street Colma, Calif
Bay Meadows Nursery
Gardening - Landscaping - Ornaments
Hillside Blvd. Colma. Calif
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COMMUNICATION OFFICERS MEET
(Continued from page 14)
H. C. Van Pelt, F. B. I., San Francisco; Opie L. War-
ner, editor, S. F. Peace Officers' Journal; Frank E.
Winters, Ed. Borbeck, Henry Bogardus, H. Beren, Mott
Brunton and J. H. Landells, San Francisco Police; W. H.
Harrington, Karr Engineering, Palo Alto; Jo Emmett
Jennings, tube engineer, San Jose; Bob Mason, radio
specialties, San Jose; Henri Kirby and Herman J.
Schwandt, San Jose Police; Mark C. Nesbit and James
M. Sharp, Palo Alto ; Chief W. J. Wisnom, Hillsborough
Police; Ed. Bertola, C. H. P., San Jose; E. Stewart
Naschke and N. V. Bramley, C. H. P., Sacramento;
George K. Burton, sheriff's office, Martinez; R. Stubbe,
sheriff's office, San Mateo county; B. McMurphy, sheriff's
office, Alameda county; R. J. Woollum, sheriff's office
Alameda county; John K. Maybee, sheriff's office, Santa
Rosa ; Ray Gada, sheriff's office, Modesto ; C. S. Jackson
Chief, Lodi Police; Paul T. Nesbit, Lodi Police; Ray
Burton and Ted Bindner, Alameda Police ; Don Caples
Piedmont Police; Herb Watson, Richmond Police; M.
LeBoeuf, Marysville Police; Ed Benham, Jr., Colusa;
C. L. Collins, Chief, Redwood City Police ; Donald T.
Wood, Chief, San Anselmo Police; J. M. Lewis, San An-
selmo Police; Ray Meyers, Vallejo Police; Edw. Maesh-
ner, Berkeley Police; Chief Harper, Burlingame Police;
Lawrence H. Archibald, Santa Cruz county ; Fred Clapp,
Santa Cruz.
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August. 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 31
S. F. FOOTPRINTERS MEET
The August meeting of San Francisco Chapter No. 1,
International Footprint Association, held in Carlo's Cafe,
brought out a large attendance of members. A fine floor
show was presented by Lou Emmel and an excellent ban-
quet preceded the evening program.
Superior Judge Thomas Foley, recently placed in charge
of the juvenile court, was the speaker of the evening.
Judge Thomas M. Foley
Judge Foley interestingly reviewed his experiences on the
municipal bench and on the superior court bench. He
stressed the importance of properly handling the juvenile
problem if we would lessen work in the higher courts
when delinquent youth, ungoverned, took up crime in
a big way.
The judge quoted figures to show that San Francisco
was well advanced in this work and that many innova-
tions for properly guiding the wayward boys who get off
the straight path, had their start in this city and that
those charged with juvenile work were improving methods
of making good and useful citizens of those misguided
lads.
As a member of Chapter No. 1, Judge Foley was
particularly welcomed on this occasion.
President Paul Mackie introduced a number of visitors
from other chapters, notably Dudley Fortin, president of
Sacramento chapter, now serving his second term, and
Sergeant A. J. "Chuck" Taylor of the same chapter.
Fortin invited all Footprinters to attend the annual
Footprint day at the State fair at Sacramento. This year
the Footprinters will be entertained by Sacramento chap-
ter on September 6. Reno chapter will furnish a Miss
Reno, who will be queen of the day. Special features have
been arranged for all visiting members of the Association
and their families, and in the evening a special section has
been reserved at the horse show.
All Footprinters attending are asked to wear their cos-
tumes and to register at the special booth in front of the
Golden Bear at the fairgrounds.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
August, 1941
A NIGHT ON SHOTGUN DETAIL
(Continued from page 6)
Attorney's office, but rather, a stubborn denial of commit-
ting the crime. He persisted in his denial, even though
property taken in the holdup of the earlier portion of that
night — such as a watch and other personal effects were
found on his person. His gun, used in the grocer)' holdup,
was found at the curb on the street near where he stopped
his car, where he had dropped it when he decided he
could drive no further.
As a general thing a lawbreaker who is severely
wounded and expects to die will reveal not an item of
information concerning himself or the crime with which
he is charged, but, at a later date, when danger of death
has passed, will freely give information. That happened
in this young man's case.
He was transferred to the San Francisco Hospital where
he was under guard for some weeks. After his recovery he
was brought to the Automobile Detail which was then in
Room 114, on the first floor of the Hall of Justice. Here
he made a statement concerning the Sharon street robbery
and several others he had committed. He was very repent-
ent and received only a short sentence in San Quentin.
The young girl was nor held, it appearing that other
than being wayward and happening to ride with the
young bandit in the stolen car that night she knew nothing
of his career.
On leaving San Quentin this young man proved a law-
abiding citizen for some time. Later, we found he con-
sorted with a group which staged drug store holdups,
although we had no proof that he actually participated in
any of the particular crimes, for which his pals filially paid
the penalty.
But, like many young men of his type, the thrill of
the stolen car, the revolver, the frightened victims, the
easy money and the gay life with carefree associates got
him down. This time he was sent to Folsom where he soon
passed away — according to some of his pals there — the
victim of a broken heart.
REDWOOD CITY NOW
HAS TWO-WAY RADIO
Redwood City is now among the many California cities
with their police departments equipped with two-way
radio. Last month Chief of Police C. L. Collins had turned
over to him completed two-way transmitter and dual mo-
bile sets, the latter which had been installed in the patrol
cars of the department.
The receiving and sending equipment is the latest to be
had and already has proven perfect in operation.
In addition to the Redwood City Police Department
Chief Collins is furnishing service to the police depart-
ments of San Carlos and Belmont as well as the fire de-
partment of his own home city, and the Emerald Lake
patrol cars.
Redwood City's call letters are KRAZ.
Compliments of
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CALIFORNIA
Compliments of
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COLMA
CALIFORNIA
Telephone Mission 6336
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Telephone RAndolph 1634
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Near Italian and Masonic Cemeteries
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August, l'>4l
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
I'/lr/e .?.»
REDWOOD CITY'S TWO-WAY RADIO
WORKS FAST
Chief of Police C. L. Collins of Redwood City didn't
nave to wait long to get an idea of what a handy tiling
his new two-way police radio system was to have around.
A few days after the system had heen turned over to
him, Palo Alto police flashed in a message that three lads
in a stolen car, taken a few days previously in Orange,
Calif., had snatched a purse from an East Palo Alto
woman; had burglarized two houses in that community.
The license number of the car the lads were hut seen in
was given by the Palo Alto police, and was relayed over
Redwood City's station K.RAZ. Among the Redwood
patrolmen receiving this broadcast was Officer M. F.
Peterson, with not so many months' service with the
department.
He copied down the description of the lads and the num-
ber of the car, then as he looked up he saw a car flash past
him. It had the license number given by Palo Alto.
Immediately he reported back to headquarters, telling
them the way the car was headed from Bayshore and
Chestnut, as he took up the chase. Roads were covered
ahead in case, through traffic conditions, the suspects might
elude Peterson. But this young officer did not intend to be
eluded, for after a chase of a half mile he crowded the
pursued car to the curb.
Inside were the three lads with a loaded shotgun, which
they failed to use because, as one of them said, they thought
they were just going to get a speeding ticket. The three
boys of 'teen age were taken to the citv jail where it devel-
oped two were former lone reform school inmates and
the other was from Oklahoma.
EXAMINATION FOR POLICE
OFFICERS SET FOR OCT. 10
The municipal civil service commission has announced
an examination to select men eligible for employment as
policemen would start on October 10.
The qualifications require the candidate to have a high
school education and set high physical standards. Dead line
for filing of applications to participate in the competitive
tests is September 26 at 5 P. M.
The general qualifications are:
Age — Not less than 21 nor more than 35 at time of
appointment to force.
Education — High school diploma or completion of
equivalent course of study.
Height and weight — Five feet nine inches to six feet
four inches; 150 pounds to 225 pounds.
The medical standards require a minimum of 20-30 vi-
sion in each eye without correction. The athletic test in
conjunction with the medical examination will include the
following:
Minimum high jump of three feet, ten inches; minimum
vault of four feet, four inches; lifting 150-pound sack of
sand to shoulder and carrying up and down six steps ; four
consecutive lifts with each hand of fifty-pound dumb-hell :
220-yard dash in minimum of 3d seconds.
The examination scope adds:
"No applicant whose waist measurement exceeds that of
the chest will be accepted."
The written examination will coyer general knowledge
and intelligence and aptitude for police work.
EXCELLENT SHOWING BY
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The San Francisco Bank has enjoyed during the past
12 months the greatest period of its growth in its 73
years of operation. Very substantial tiains were shown in
deposits, resources and in earnings.
"I he exceptionally fine showing of the past year is
due to coordination of activities and the hard work of
employees," states Parker S. Maddux, president. "A bank
is no different from any mercantile or commercial firm.
Proper merchandising arid hard work get results. The
employees of the bank have accomplished these necessary
qualities that lead to new successes."
From a statistical standpoint the San Francisco Bank
reports total resources at a new peak of $194,660,310,
as against $186,286,227 a year ago. During the past year
deposits rose $8,013,042 to a total of $178,488,936.
Maintaining a leadership of home financing the bank
increased its real estate loans to $87,876,772, an all-time
high.
I he bank's funds are approximately evenly divided be-
tween real estate loans and investments in income bearing
securities, the total for the latter being $89,965,836. Since
a year ago the bank added $9,189,548 of U. S. Govern-
ment securities to its investment portfolio, the government
securities now totaling $74,478,339. Municipal bond hold-
ings were also increased, now totaling $11,286,116.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
FLASHES
August, 1941
In an aided case report we find this enlightening in-
formation: "Extent of injury — abrasion of ankle. Cause:
put foot through spooks of bicycle." (And we pay good
American coin to Madame this or that to tell us spooks
are just spirits, Moating in the air.)
* * *
In a robbery report under the heading "Description,"
we find: "Bandit had a deformed right eye." (He will
easily be found. Any first aid student could pick him out
of a million suspects.)
* * #
An officer, sticking closely to the vernacular writes this
in a robbery report: "Complainant stated the suspect
struck him a blow behind the ear, raising a large egg." (Up
in Petaluma they would be deeply interested in this
method of increasing the egg crop.)
* * *
An aided case report contains this useful information:
"Injured man stated that at 1:30 A. M., while dancing
the 'Beer Barrel Polka,' he missed his step and fractured
his spinal column." (What would have happened to him
had he been in a jitterbug contest!)
* * *
Police phone rings:
Officer: "Police Department."
Man: "Is this the Police Department?"
Officer: "This is the San Francisco Police Department."
Man: "They are holding me here."
Officer: "Where are you?"
Man: "Wait a second. I'll find out."
Voice in background: "Where am I?"
Another voice in background: "You're at St."
First voice in background: "Thanks."
Man: "Officer, I'm at Street."
Officer: "What is the trouble there?"
Man: "Trouble? Trouble? I don't know of any trou-
ble here. Wait a minute and I'll find out if there's any
trouble here."
Man's voice in background : "Is there any trouble here?"
Another voice in background: "No — there isn't."
Man: "Officer, there's no trouble here."
Officer: "Everything is all right?"
Man: "Sure, sure, sure officer, everything is all right
here. Thank you for calling, officer."
* » *
Excerpts from a recent report marked "Attempted
Robbery."
Complainant stated that at about 6:30 A. M. the pre-
vious date, a man about 5 feet 8 inches, 40 years old, and
wearing working clothes, blue denim shirt, black jeans and
dark gray coat walked into his place of business, threw a
paper bag on the counter and with drawn revolver ordered
complainant to put all his money in the bag, saying: "This
is my birthday." The holdup man also stated : "If you
think I'm fooling you are wrong," and fired two shots
across the bar, just missing complainant. One of the two
bullets was found flattened behind the back bar. The
holdup man then left. Complainant stated he had neglected
to report the occurrence sooner as the holdup man had
apparently been drinking and he treated the case lightly.
( Probably that tavern keeper might become the least lit-
tle bit excited if someone exploded a bomb behind him.
Some people seem to have been forgotten when nerves were
being distributed.)
The alphabetical card system of the Police Department
includes names of missing persons, names of persons ar-
rested, those robbed, those whose homes were burglarized,
or who lose automobiles or money, or various kinds of
property.
In Room 1 10, the Statistical Bureau, are compiled sum-
maries of every kind. The alphabetical cards in said room
reveal the fact that San Francisco is certainly a cosmopoli-
tan city, judging by the names of the whites, Mongolians
and what have you on the alphabetical cards listed there.
How is this for a dinner or luncheon suggestion: Elea-
nor Sweetwine, Penelope Drinkwater, Chew Duck, Ella
Whitebread, Abe Stringbean, Etta Garlic and Mrs. Flow-
erday ; and as visitors or guests, Robert Strongfellow, Cloe
Dragon, Hang Man, Don Lily and Still Bell.
* * #
Little tot to patrolman at school crossing: "Mister, do
you ever do any work ?"
Officer: "Certainly, sister, I'm working now."
Little tot: "In these nice clothes?"
Officer: "Well, baby, I never heard anyone give praise
to this police suit. But why do you think it is too good
to work in ?"
Little tot : "Well, when papa has nice clothes on, mama
says, 'what are you standing around all dressed up for?
The basement is a mess. There is wood to be chopped. The
vard is a disgrace. Get into vour overalls and start work-
ing.' "
Officer: "There is something in what you say, sister. I
wouldn't think of chopping wood in this outfit, much less
other jobs I am offered out at my home."
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August. 1<I41
POLICK AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
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AMERICAN PRISON ASSOCIATION
(Continued from page 7)
Austin H. MacCormick, executive director of the Os-
borne Association, New York City.
Dr. Virgil Dickson, superintendent of schools, Berkeley,
California.
Miss Nina Kinsella, Department of Justice, Washing-
ton, D. C.
C. C. Van Vechten, division of statistics. United States
Bureau of Census.
Dr. L. L. Stanley, chief medical officer, San Quentin.
Kenyon J. Scudder, warden, Chino Institution, Calif.
Brigadier H. E. Burtenshaw, Salvation Army, Chicago.
Frank Loveland, supervisor of classification. Federal
Prison System.
O. H. Close, superintendent, Preston School of Indus-
try.
Charles L. Chute, director, National Probation Asso.
Wayne L. Morse, University of Oregon School of Law.
Judge Robert L. Scott, Juvenile Court, Los Angeles.
Clark Schilder. warden. Federal Reformatory, El Reno,
Oklahoma.
Dr. L. M. Rogers, United States Hospital for Criminal
Insane, Springfield, Mo.
Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson, president, National Confer-
ence of Juvenile Agencies.
Dr. Ralph S. Banay, psychiatrist. Sing Sing Prison.
Lieutenant Colonel Converse R. Lewis, commandant,
United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth.
Joseph W. Sanford, warden, United States Penitentiary,
Atlanta, Georgia.
John Gee Clark, director, California Department of
Penology.
Humphrey Bogart, star of the motion pictures.
Clinton T. Duffy, warden, San Quentin.
In addition to general sessions and round-table confer-
ence groups, throughout the day, there will be special
luncheons Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and
the official banquet on the night of Tuesday, August 19,
1941, which will be addressed by Mayor Angelo J. Rossi,
Governor Culbert L. Olson, Governor Arthur B. Laiiglie.
of Washington, and Dr. Rufus von KleinSmid, president
of the University of Southern California.
PflLQCE
HOTEL
"COPPER" TRACED TO 1858
CHICAGO SLANG
Numerous sources are credited for the word "copper"
or "cop" as applied to a police officer. Here i-- a new one
that the United Press sent out under a Chicago date line,
and which was forwarded to us by W. A. (Doc) Mun-
dell, old-time newspaperman and detective.
The slang word, "copper." used to signify police officer,
had its origin, according to A. T. Andreas, historian, in
the Chicago of 1858, when John C. Haines, known as
"Copper-stock" Haines, was mayor.
Andreas, in his "History of Chicago," writes that "un-
der Mayor Haines, a uniform for the police was adopted.
It consisted of a short blue frock-coat which got its nick-
name of the "copper-stock coat." A plain brass star took
the place of the leather medal worn by officers, according
to Andreas.
The Chicago Tribune, on April 23, 1893. wrote:
"Three coppers constituted Chicago's police force until
1848."
Lloyd Lewis, drama and sports editor of the Chicago
Daily News, explains in his book, "Chicago, the History of
Its Reputation," that Haines got the nickname because of
his spectacular plunges in copper stock. The uniform was
first called the "copper-stock coat" and the officers were
later called "coppers."
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August. 1941
"I SOLEMNLY SWEAR ..."
(Continued from page 11 J
used by the witness Howard was broad enough in its
popular sense to import a charge of felony, the defendant
was justi.ied in attempting to arrest the deceased. An
officer who would refuse to arrest a person fleeing and
pursued under the circumstances disclosed in this case,
because the charge was not more direct and specific as
to the commission of a felony, would be justly censurable
for a neglect of official duty. In considering this question
of probable cause upon the part of the defendant to arrest
the deceased, we are to look only at the facts and circum-
stances presented to him at the time he was required to
act. The defendant did not recognize the deceased before
he fired, and the fact that the latter was an innocent and
respectable citizen, and who may have been fleeing from
an assailant, cannot be allowed to affect the question we
are now discussing."
While the opinion of the supreme court in the Kilving-
ton case makes no specific reference to section 836 of the
penal code, it is very evident that the holding was based
upon the provisions of subdivisions 4 and 5 of that sec-
tion. It will be noted that the court states that the shout-
ing "stop thief!" was in effect "a charge" that the de-
ceased had committed a theft of some kind and that inso-
far as the police officer was concerned it was reasonable
for him to suspect or believe that the deceased may have
committed a robbery, burglary or grand larceny and that
therefore he, the police officer, was justified in attempting
to arrest him.
Subdivision 5 of section 836 further enlarges the author-
ity of a police officer to make an arrest in felony cases.
Under subdivision 4 a "charge" must be made, but in
subdivision 5 no "charge" need be made during night
hours. It is sufficient that the officer himself with or with-
out a "charge" has reasonable cause to believe that the
person to be arrested has committed a felony.
From a consideration of the foregoing it is clearly evi-
dent that it is unnecessary in felony cases to show that the
person arrested actually committed the offense. Even
though he may be subsequently acquitted or may be inno-
cent of any wrong doing, the officer is nevertheless justi-
fied, if he had reasonable cause to believe him guilty.
From the nature of things, if the officer acts as a reason-
ably prudent man would act under the same circum-
stances, he will have no difficulty with felony arrests.
1 he law of arrest as applied to misdemeanor cases is
greatly restricted as compared with felony cases and in my
next article I will deal with such offenses.
This article suggests the following questions, the an-
swers to which can be found in the foregoing:
1. Name the seven sections of the penal code which act
as guide posts to the peace officer.
2. When an arrest has been made by a private person,
what must he do with his prisoner?
3. What is meant by the phrase "public offense"?
4. Is the authority of a peace officer greater than that
of a private person in making arrests without warrants?
5. What is meant by the phrase "reasonable cause"?
6. May a mere general suspicion constitute an efficient
basis for reasonable cause?
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Office telephone: South San Francisco 478-9
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School Patrol Training Camp —
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Combating Fifth Columnists — By F. B. I.
Special Agent H. C. Van Pelt 5
Northwestern University Traffic Institute —
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Daly City's Fine Traffic Record —
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Piedmont's Police — By The Editor 8
Police Academy Graduates 10
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New I. A. C. P. President Visits Coast 11
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SEPTEMBER, 1941
No. ')
School Patrol Training Camp
By Inspector Byron C. Getchell
One year ago, after considerable preparations during
the closing weeks of the school year, a group of ninety
School Traffic Patrol boys left San Francisco for the first
annual School Patrol Officers' Safety Training Camp,
(Camp C. C. Moore, Cazadero, Sonoma County.
Each boy who attended the camp was the one chosen as
students were enthusiastically apprised of the Cazadero
fairyland camp. Needless to say, the entire membership of
the 3,000 odd School Traffic Patrol began to earnestly
look forward to the second annual Cazadero camp
week.
Under date of May 17, 1941, with the permission of
William P. Wobber
Inspector Byron C. Getchell
Ward G. Walkup
They Helped to Make the Training Camp a Big Success.
captain of his school for the 1940-41 school year.
The camp was sponsored by the San Francisco Police
Commissioners, and during the week Commissioners Ward
G. Walkup and William Wobber visited the camp and ex-
pressed immense satisfaction with conditions, and assured
the boys they would gladly sponsor even a larger camp for
1940-41.
The organization of the camp was along the general
lines of a Boy Scout's camp and was held in Camp C. C.
Moore, a Boy Scout camp.
When the boys returned after an eventful last week in
July, 1940, their comrades, parents, teachers and fellow
Superintendent of Schools Joseph P. Nourse, I sent a
circular to the schools requesting the principals to select
four boys from each school, two of whom would be named
as alternates, and stipulating a year in the Patrol as a
requisite for one of the two boys to represent the school,
the second to be a member of the Patrol who would not
graduate before 1942.
Through this method we finally secured more than 200
boys from the private, parochial and public School Traffic
Patrol.
On June 19 we forwarded a Bulletin of Instructions
covering every detail in connection with Camp "Week.
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September, 1941
July 26 to August 2, including medical examination cer-
tificate, camp clothing, spending money, discipline and
detailed camp regulations.
The selected boys were forwarded acknowledgment
cards, information cards, Camp Bank cards, and Medi-
cal Examination Sheets, all of which were collected from
the boys at the Auditorium Health Center, San Francisco,
June 26, at 2:00 p. m., at which time I gave them final
instructions and assigned them to camp groups. I also dis-
cussed with them the daily camp routine which com-
menced with Reveille at 7:00 a. m., and terminated with
Taps at 9:30 p. m.
The first day in camp each boy was carefully weighed
and again on the day of leaving, and, strange to say that
additional boy from a unit that was unable to sponsor
their own boys.
In the absence of Mrs. George Beanston, president of
the Second District at the National Convention of Parents
and Teachers, Mrs. H. W. Thomas, first vice-president,
and Mrs. Edward Landers, public welfare chairman of
the Second District, aided greatly in securing donations
from the local units. Another group representing the
downtown clubs also solicited subscriptions from their
clubs and from business firms and other organizations.
Police Commissioner Ward G. Walkup was chairman
of the committee and also acted as treasurer. The camp
was sponsored by the San Francisco Police Commission,
who plan on having a baseball game between teams from
Officer Joseph P. Kane and one of five villages of boys attending litis year's encampment.
during the week of play, duty, and instruction the average
weight increase was five pounds. This increase is scarcely
to be wondered at when we consider that in addition to
the fruit, fish, ice cream and cold meats, the boys con-
sumed 1,260 gallons of milk, 45 dozen loaves of bread,
320 dozen eggs, 1,000 pounds of potatoes, 4 crates of let-
tuce, 500 cakes and pies, 1,200 hot cakes and 1,500 pounds
of meat.
The personnel included 211 Patrol Boys, divided into
five camps or villages, each supervised by one member of
the San Francisco Police Department, the officers assigned
by Chief of Police Charles W. Dullea to assist me being:
Joseph P. Kane, Edward L. Woods, William Burns, and
Daniel Mullins.
The cost of sponsoring the boys for the camp was borne
by the local parent-teacher units in a majority of the
schools. In some of the schools, in addition to sponsoring
two boys from their own school, they also sponsored an
the police and lire departments to raise funds for the fu-
ture camps.
A total of 211 boys from 112 schools, and ranging from
the elementary to high school age, reported at Francisco
Street and Van Ness Avenue on Saturday morning, July
2b, at <S:0() a. in., and were transported to camp in seven
large Market Street Railway buses, and at the close of the
camp on August 2, they were returned to San Francisco
by buses supplied by the same company.
Before leaving for camp thev received full instructions
as to medical examinations required, school history, etc.,
and a meeting was held at the Health Center Auditorium
on Thursday, June 26, with the parents present, and the
workings of the camp were explained to all. Before le.iv
ing for camp they were informed by post card to report to
the bus with the name of the village on it that they had
been assigned, posted on the bus. This was done to avoid
(Continued on page 26)
September, 1<>41
POLICI AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 5
Combating Fifth Columnists
Address by H. C. Van Pell, Assistant Special Agent in Charge <>f F. II. I.. San Francisco District,
given before Communications Officers' Association
America today is in a state of emergency. The troubled
Bid unsettled condition of world affairs, through declared
and undeclared wars, has brought this great nation of
ours to the realization that our own security is threatened
by the conflicts and strife in other countries. Vicious sub-
versive forces menace the welfare of the United States.
Through espionage, sabotage and the dissemination of
foreign propaganda, efforts are being made to scuttle and
destroy our national defense.
tain individuals were to be inside the factories to stop
production bloodlessly, taking advantage of the holiday
absence of many employees. If this failed, saboteurs in pri-
vate planes would destroy the plants by bombing. Airplane
and ammunition factories were to be the principal targets.
On May 27th, three days before the holiday, the F. B. I.
confirmed the reports from foreign sources. 1 he informa-
tion was immediately transmitted to each of the 54 field
divisions of the bureau, to the military and naval intelli-
Some of our citizens, however, are indifferent and gence services, to the Treasury department, to local law
apathetic to the efforts of our enemies from within. They
contend that there are no spies in this country! That our
industries are free from sabotage! That there is no "Fifth
Column"! That the spreading of alien propaganda is a
matter over which we are unduly concerned ! I hey view
the disclosure of such activities as the work of alarmists.
enforcement agencies, and to the factories marked for
destruction.
Precautionary measures were instanth taken to meet
any eventuality. Word reached the newspapers, and head-
lines shortly were blazoning a warning that America's
defense industries were ringed with steel. Nothing hap-
They insist that "it can't happen here"! They forget that pened. however. Here, national alertness and widespread
publicity may have circumvented disastrous sabotage.
Not long ago, a high voltage cable in a shipyard in the
Hay area was damaged by a spike driven through the
outer lead sheathing. The perpetrator of this act accident-
ally missed the spike several times and consequently hit
the lead cable, leaving round impressions. A hammer found
in the possession of a suspect was sent to the F. B. I.'s
laboratory, along with the damaged section of the cable,
for a toolmark comparison. The laboratory's conclusion
was that this particular hammer caused the damage to the
cable. The individual was prosecuted for this act, and
with an accomplice, pleaded guilty.
Today we must be more alert than ever before. Modern
warfare does not limit itself to battlefields. It can be
fought just as effectively in factories, on farms, in schools,
and even in homes. In the conflicts throughout the world
today the spy, the saboteur, and propagandist, working in
close unison, are as important to their countries as are
their armed forces. Consequently, a nation threatened
with war must be as fearful of enemy agents and sabo-
teurs as of hostile raiders. That is why we, as citizens of
this country and as law enforcement officers of this coun-
try, must be extremely vigilant.
One of the most vital and important cogs in our na-
me same subversive forces that attempted to demoralize
and ruin the United States over twenty years ago are
again at work today.
Not long ago several persons were convicted in New
York for conspiring to furnish military secrets to a foreign
power. Their plot even involved a scheme to lure a high-
ranking army official to a hotel where he was to be
assaulted and relieved of the coast defense plans of our
country. In communicating with their foreign principals,
the various members of this ring transmitted cipher mes-
sages wherein symbols were substituted for words. Experts
at the technical laboratory of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation deciphered these messages and ascertained their
true contents. The plot was nipped in the bud and four
members of this ring are presently serving substantial
penitentiary sentences.
Just recently another group of foreign agents was ex-
posed and some thirty-three members of this ring are at
present awaiting prosecution. For almost two years the
F. B. I. has been quietly and carefully investigating this
case — first identifying one member, and then another.
Finally, all 33 members were identified. Their contacts,
their sources of information and their methods of opera-
tion were all kqown. As a result of this painstaking pro-
gram of watchful waiting, one of the largest groups of tional defense is our system of communications. Through
espionage agents in the history of this country were taken the use of the radio, the telephone, and the teletype and
into custody. Had the trap been sprung earlier, some of the telegraph services, continuous contact is maintained be-
ringleaders might have escaped, and others implicated in
anti-American activities might not have been identified.
Already, many of them have entered pleas of guilty to the
charges of relaying defense secrets to a foreign power.
Earlv in May of this vear, the F. B. I. ascertained
tween widely separated parts of this country. Such facili-
ties are essential to our armed forces, to our defense indus-
tries, and to the general welfare of our countrv. The
sabotaging of our communications systems would obvi-
ously be most disastrous. The experiences in countries
through reliable sources the startling information that abroad have proven that disrupted communications have
organized saboteurs were plotting a mass attack upon vital been demoralizing and that such facilities must be con-
defense industries during the long Decoration day week- stantly safeguarded,
end. Two general plans were to be followed. First, cer- (Continued on fxiac 27 )
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September, 1941
Northwestern University Traffic Institute
By Sergeant James L. Quiglev
Accident Prevention Bureau, San Francisco Police Department , and Recent Graduate
of Training Course at Northwestern University
What does the traffic police officer learn in college ?
That question, more than any other, is asked of the 29
men attending a nine-month course in traffic control and
accident prevention at the Northwestern University
Traffic Institute in Evanston, 111.
Sergeant James L. Quicley
Latest Northwestern Traffie Course Graduate
As one of those 29 officers, I am sure the question is
asked out of genuine interest. Just about every man and
woman in every community is interested in the activities
of his or her local police department. That is no more than
natural. Every taxpayer has a real interest in the govern-
ment he is helping support.
"Traffic Cop Goes to College" used to be a headline
writer's "natural." Inferentially it suggested acute aston-
ishment that a cop should be subjected to any form of
academic influence. The headline merely reflected an atti-
tude long-cherished by a public whose experience with traf-
fic police officers was not always a happy one. Such wide-
spread surprise is a thing of the past. It belongs to an era
that ended when far-sighted police executives realized the
importance of training men to handle a problem which re-
quires specific knowledge and techniques.
Almost every city and state now conducts training
schools for members of their police departments and a
large number of them have sent picked officers to colleges
and universities offering specialized training in the traffic
field.
The Northwestern University Traffic Institute, estab-
lished in 1936, each year trains from 22 to 30 police offi-
cers, representatives of both state and municipal police de-
partments. Twenty Traffic Institute fellowships of $1,200
each are offered annually by the Kemper Foundation for
Traffic Police Training and the Alfred P. Sloan, Jr.,
Safety Award. Eight Kemper fellowships are awarded to
members of municipal police departments and 12 Sloan
fellowships are given to members of state police units. In
addition, the Kemper Foundation awards several $300
scholarships, and a few officers attend the cour?e without
financial assistance. The hundreds of fellowship applicants
testify to the established value of the course.
The course of study is designed to be of immediate prac-
tical value to police departments represented at the Insti-
tute. Subjects are given with a two-fold purpose: First, to
train officers in all technical phases of traffic control and
accident prevention programs and, second, to provide a
liberal, well-rounded education in the background sub-
jects so essential to intelligent, able traffic police admin-
istration. A third result is automatic: The officer acquires
the knowledge and ability necessary to trail fellow officers
in approved traffic control methods.
The subjects fall into four main divisions: (1) those
which deal with activities for which traffic police are di-
rectly responsible, such as accident investigation ; (2) those
which deal with activities of all police, such as police ad-
ministration, training and communication; (3) those
which deal with the general subject of public safety, such
as traffic engineering and safety education, and (4) those
which provide needed background, such as criminal law,
American government and applied psychology.
I he 29 officers attending this year's term, like members
of previous classes, will be trained thoroughly in all
phases of traffic law enforcement, accident investigation
and traffic record systems. At random, some of the subjects
included in the curriculum, other than those mentioned
previously, are accident record analysis, first aid, com-
munity and safety organizations, scientific crime detec-
tion, automobile identification, driver licensing, physical
laws governing the operation of an automobile, photog-
raphy and intoxication tests. Thirty-six subjects comprise
the nine-month course.
Altogether a total of 724 hours are spent in classroom
lectures and discussions during the school year. More
than an equivalent number of hours are spent in outside
preparation.
Field trips, practical demonstrations and practice work
supplement the classroom study. Each man spends two
weeks surveying the traffic control program of a state or
municipal police department, and an additional 100 hours
are spent in various other field and practice work activL
ties. The latter includes such work as accident investiga-
tion and the examination of departmental record systems.
All things considered, it's far from a snap. Every man
(Continued on page 32)
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Daly City's Fine Traffic Record
Page 7
lly ( )pib L. Warner
Daly City, with a population of oxer 10,000 people,
and occupying about ten square miles of territory, ought
to be given a safety award of an extraordinary kind, be-
cause of the fine record its Police Department made in
traffic control for the past nine months, and for the record
they have maintained for the past three years.
fellow motorcycle officers started out to educate the night
speeders that the law regulating speeding automobiles was
in effect 24 hours per day.
"They began to bring in the 'too fast' drivers and the
drunken drivers and all these were given proper punish-
ment by Police Judge W. H. Clay, with the result that
Daly City's Chief J. G. Rearoon and Traffic Head, Sergeant Ricco Benedetti
Up to the first of this month there has not been a fa-
tality resulting from an automobile accident and accidents
from traffic have been cut 25 per cent so far this year.
Last year there were two deaths, and two in 1939.
We asked Chief of Police J. G. Reardon, who has
served some three years as head of the Daly City Police
Department, what the cause for this year's reduction. Says
the Chief:
"A lot of traffic goes through Daly City, with its wide
main line boulevards. This traffic continues through all
hours of the day and night. Over a year ago, after our rec-
ords showed most of the accidents were happening at
night, we decided to put on a night motorcycle patrol. So
about a year ago we started the 24-hour patrolling of our
streets and highways. Sergeant Ricco Benedetti and his
speeding and reckless driving began to show a reduction,
though traffic violations today bring in about $600 a
month to the city treasury. However, the word has gotten
around that there is a motorcycle officer on the job
throughout the night and the effect is shown by the absence
of any traffic deaths."
Daly City is what might be termed a bedroom for the
working men who labor in San Francisco and in the big
and numerous factories of South San Francisco. It has its
fine stores, places of entertainment, and its nurseries,
where a wide variety of flowers are grown, but it is
mainly a city of homes. The hillsides and what flat acreage
is to be found within the city limits are pretty well cov-
ered with neat homes and cottages of the working man.
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September, 194,
PIEDMONT'S POLICE
By The Editor
Piedmont, Alameda County's city of palatial homes and
beautiful landscaped estates, is another California com-
munity that gets along with practically no business dis-
trict. In the 1152 acres that comprise Piedmont you will
find no hotels, taverns, saloons, bars, night clubs, pool
halls, dime stores, farms, ranches, clothing or dry goods
stores, or factories. Nor will you find any skid row or
slums there.
Chief of Police William V. Pflaum
It is truly a city of homes in a beautiful setting which
gives a sweeping view of San Francisco Bay.
Housing as it does so many wealthy people with prop-
erty worth millions, the policing of this uncommercialized
community of 12,000 population is a particular job. For
many years this particular job has been well handled by
the Piedmont Police Department, Hist in many important
steps of progress in police work.
The Piedmont Police Department was the first such or-
ganization to be granted a Federal license for two-way
radio. This was back in 1934, when, through the influence
of Mayor Lawrence F. Moore, who then was Commis-
sioner of Public Health and Safety, money was appropri-
ated for the erection of this, the first police two-way radio
station in the United States. Officer B. McMurphy was
the technician of the Piedmont Department who built and
got the station going. He is today in charge of Sheriff H.
P. Gleason's powerful two-way system.
Under Chief of Police William V. Pflaum this feature
of communication has been maintained and developed to a
high state of perfection. Technician Ralph Moore, who
succeeded McMurphy, was in charge until the U. S. Navy
took him for wider fields in radio. Officer Donald Caples
is now technician.
Then there is the record of the city of only three
deaths in 18 years from traffic accidents, truly a remark
able one.
For five consecutive years not a death from automo
biles was registered in Piedmont. Six safety citations ari
proud possessions of the Department. What makes thi
doubly remarkable is that of the 40 miles of paved street
in Piedmont there are only three short streets that can h
designated as straight. However, Chief Pflaum has al
streets properly and plainly signed.
Chief Pflaum does not credit the work of the men oi
patrol as responsible wholly for this record. He believe
the systematic promotion of public relations betweei
school children of all grades, civic groups and association
and churches has done more than anything else to promoti
more care in driving.
Not only has he taken all courses in traffic training of
fered by Director Kreml, and the University of Calif or
nia, but all members of his Department, who must b
either high school or college graduates, have taken sucl
courses.
On May 5, 1938, following the death of Chief Fre
Heere, Captain Pflaum was appointed to fill the vacancy
He has been a member of the Department 20 years las
month. He was promoted to sergeant in 1930; lieutenan
in 1931, and captain in 1933.
As a patrolman he walked a beat over the hills am
down the dales, from 5 p. m. to 2 a. m., and then as ;
motorcycle officer. He rode the "bike" until run down b;
a speeder and laid out many months in the hospital witl
a ripped intestine. He got a wife out of the accident, how
ever, for Mrs. Pflaum was the young lady who nursei
him back to health.
He studied in his off hours and mastered all phases o
police work possible, and particularly fingerprinting
studying under Inspector Paulson, an acknowledged au
thority on this form of identification.
As Chief he has provided the ultimate in a target range
In the station basement he has a regulation range witl
fluorescent lighting that gives a perfect inside place fo
target practice. Every man in the department must shov
at least a 70 score each month, but the officers make fron
85 to 100.
Chief Pflaum worked to have the city furnish the gun
and ammunition to the officers, and today all an officer ha:
to pay for in equipment is his uniform and flashlight.
All members of his department hold a third-class radii
license, which includes Louise Stearns, in charge of the da\
PBX board and who doubles as secretary to the Chief. Shi
is said to be as good a "policeman" as her men associates
There are seven police cars with dual sets and threi
motorcycles with one-way radio. Fire Chief Carl Peter
son, Commissioner of Safety J. Welby Dinsmore ant
Street Superintendent Arthur Boscow have cars equipp
with two-way sets serviced by the Piedmont station
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
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Another innovation fostered and developed In Chief
PHuum is the policing of school crossings. He has no junior
traffic patrol, tin's work being handled In men unable to
become regular policemen and who ma\ be on relief or in
need of such employment. 1 he\ work part-time, about a
half day each on school days, and some 20 are engaged in
this work. It was in 1929 when the then Traffic Officer
Pflaum had this method of protecting school children
tried out. Since then there has not been a single child
injured by an automobile in going to or returning from
school.
Patrol Sergeant H. S. Bradshaw is the veteran of the
department, with 21 honorable years behind him.
Inspector George W. Hansen handles investigations.
His is a tough job tor there i> no hangout in Piedmont for
crooks to turn to after a crime. He has to work in Oak-
land, Berkeley and other neighboring towns, seeking his
man. He regularly visits pawnshops, pool halls, ami similai
places in Oakland, and is given all cooperation by the
Oakland Police members.
Officer Al Christiansen has charge of the identification
bureau, and as the department aims to fingerprint every -
Members, Piedmont Police Department
Front row, left to right: Chief Pflaum, Lieutenant If '. C. Ca/iill,
Edward Barker and George DeSoto, and Seeretary Louise Steam
This auxiliary force also does splendid work in spot-
ting stolen cars reported to the Piedmont Police.
Loyalty and high morale are things Chief Pflaum culti-
vates in and out of his department. He calls his men to-
gether at regular intervals, and calls attention to com-
mendable acts performed by members of his force.
He has provided fine quarters for the boys when off
duty and everything is on hand that can promote better
conditions, entertainment and health.
Second in command is Captain Daniel W. James, who
has charge of traffic and personnel, and sits in when the
Chief is absent. Captain James has been a member of the
department for 18 years.
Lieutenant William Cahill, with 24 years of service,
is in charge of the 4 p. m. to midnight watch.
Captain D. If. James. Middle row: Officers Harry Aarnnson,
s. Back row: Reynold R. Keith and Inspector George If. Hansen
one in the city, he has plenty to do to keep up the file of
some 78,000 cards.
Chief Pflaum has perfected an emergency corps that is
ready at a moment's notice to spring into action in an
emergency, and which would cover every point of the
city, under the direction of well-trained captains and as-
sistants.
To those fingerprinted, a personal identification card,
duly authenticated, is given, which would serve to iden-
tify a person under any circumstance.
Besides the Mayor and other officials mentioned above,
the following share in the credit for making Piedmont a
well-governed city :
Commissioner William Wood, Joseph Fairchild, and
Frank Bonner.
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Police Academy Graduates
September, 1941
The tenth graduating exercises of student police officers
from the Police Department Academy in Golden Gate
Park took place Friday afternoon, September 12.
During the three months' course the 35 recruit officers
have received an intensive training in all branches of the
work that is to be theirs from now on. Under the direction
of Lieutenant George M. Healy, Director of Personnel,
the corps of instructors have turned this latest class out
4. Award of First Aid Certificates, Ben W. Carpenter,
Director, Red Cross.
5. Addresses, William P. Wobber, Sr., President, Po-
lice Commission ; Police Commissioner Walter McGov-
ern, Police Commissioner Ward G. Walkup.
6. Award of Diplomas, Chief Dullea.
7. Assignments, Director George M. Healy.
8. Class Retired, Sergeant George B. Duncan II.
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Tenth Graduating Class San Francisco Police Academy
Front row, left to right: Sergeant George B. Duncan, II, Director George M. Healy, Chief Charles If-'. Dullea, Commissioners
Walter McGovern, William P. Wobber, Sr., Ward G. Walkup, Deputy Chief Michael Riordan, Department Secretary John
Engler, Supervising Captain Arthur L. Christiansen.
well qualified to carry on their duties as officers of the law.
Each graduate was, in addition to being awarded his
graduating certificate, given a first aid teachers' certificate
by Director B. W. Carpenter of the Red Cross.
Of the graduates, the following are sons of Police Offi-
cers of the San Francisco Department:
Matthew J. Coffey. Jr., Edward J. McKevitt, Jr., Wil-
liam A. Denser, and Hugh O'Connor.
The graduating program was one of the most compre-
hensive marking any previous one and was as follows:
1. Class Marched In, Sergeant George B. Duncan II.
2. Salute, by Graduating Class.
3. Remarks, Chief of Police Charles W. Dullea.
Faculty
Charles W. Dullea, Chief of Police; Lieutenant George
M. Healy, Director of Bureau of Personnel; Sergeant
George B. Duncan II, Military Training and Miscel-
laneous Subjects; Patrolman Fred F. Fitzgerald, Physi-
cal Education and First Aid ; Patrolman Francis P. Har-
rington, Report Writing, Rules and Regulations; Patrol-
man Alfred G. Arnaud, Criminal Law and Procedure;
Patrolman Wesley F. Murray, Criminal Law and Pro-
cedure ; Patrolman John C. Curley, Traffic and Accident
Procedure; Patrolman John D. Sullivan, Mechanics of
Arrest, Searches; Assistant Inspector John Ahern, Fire-
( Continued on page 17)
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Director Frank Winters
Probably one of the happiest members of the San Fran-
cisco Police Department this month was Director Frank
Winters of the Bureau of Criminal Information. 'Flu-
cause for his jubilation was the inauguration of the tun-
way radio system for the department which saw 20 police
cars and the police boat equipped with dual sets, as a
starter.
Director Winters had, during the nearly twenty-five
years he was in charge of the day watch in the Bureau of
Inspectors, seen what radio, the one-way kind, did in
helping apprehend criminals and spreading police infor-
mation throughout the State.
When he was made director of the Bureau he now
heads he took up the study of two-way radio. He got h's
Federal radio license of the class allocated to those in his
position. He joined the Northern California Police Com-
munication Officers' Association and became a most en-
thusiastic member, and is highly thought of by the rest of
the boys in that great organization.
All this, with his knowledge of what one-way radio
did to make the Police Department more efficient, con-
vinced him that when the entire fleet of police cars wa
fitted out with two-way sets, the way of the crook and evil-
doer would be hard indeed. He worked for the new
system and gathered much valuable information for the
introduction of the system and so when the fine plan-
Chief Ralph Wiley had built was put in service Director
Winters was a highly pleased police officer.
Frank Winters has been a member of the Police De
partment since October 1. 1904. Until the Fire he was at
City Hall station and following that conflagration he was
transferred to Ellis-Polk and later to temporary Central
station at 64 Eddy street. In 1913 he was taken in as
chief assistant to Chief Clerk Thomas Atkinson and re-
mained in that position until November 27, 1916, when
he went to Harbor and on April 6, 1917. he was assigned
to the Bureau of Inspectors, where he stayed until Febru-
ary 16, 1940, when Chief Charles W. Dullea appointed
him to the Directorship he now holds.
In June of 1921, after passing in turn through all the
other ranks, he was made a lieutenant.
Director Winters shares with two or three other mem-
bers and former members of the Department the record
for the largest mileage piled up in going to outside states to
return prisoners. He was also for many years recognized as
an outstanding authority on extradition laws.
The things that mark Director Winters as an outstand-
ing and efficient official are his sincerity and his thorough-
ness in tackling any assignment handed him. He knows
about all there is to know about the police business here-
abouts and he has many friends scattered up and down
this State, that include a lot he has helped out when the
going was a little tough, for he is a kindly man.
New I. A. C. P. President Visits Coast
At the annual convention of the International Asso-
ciation of Chiefs of Police in Buffalo, last month. Captain
Donald S. Leonard of the Michigan State Police, with
headquarters at Detroit, was elected president for the en-
suing year. Captain Leonard is one of the youngest police
executives to hold the responsible position.
Chief Bodie Wallman of Oakland was advanced from
fifth vice-president to fourth vice-president, and Edward
J. Kelly was re-elected executive secretary, and editor of
the Association's monthly publication. Chief Wallman
was on the program as one of the convention speakers.
His subject was "A Study of Subversive Activities in the
United States."
From Northern California the following attended:
Chief and Mrs. Charles W. Dullea and Captain of In-
spectors Bernard McDonald and William Nasser from
San Francisco; former Chief Wm. Stanford of Vallejo;
Chief and Mrs. Wallman of Oakland; Chief and Mrs.
Alexander McAllister of Sacramento and former Chief
and Mrs. James Drew of Oakland.
Chief Drew, who is a life member of the Association,
represented the State Peace Officers' Association, of which
he is secretarv.
Chief Dullea addressed the convention, his topic being
"Traffic." He, as well as Chief Wallman, took part in
round table discussions and conferences held after each
day's open sessions.
Captain Leonard, the new president, will probably
prove to be one of the most active executives the Associa-
tion has ever had. He was sent over to England to see
what happened over there and find out what should be
done if it should happen over here. He flew out to Oak-
land to address the Radio Police Communications Asso-
ciation convention on September 11. The banquet room
of the Hotel Leamington was rilled with officers from
the bay area and they got a forceful description of the
awfulness of what has taken place in England. Captain
Leonard, who is an able speaker, also presented pictures
of many scenes. His address made a profound impression
on his audience.
While in the bay region, he addressed two executive
meetings of peace officers and gave valuable advice and
instructions as to what to do to complete the civilian
defense program.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
September, 1941
Annual A. P. C. O- Convention
Highlights of the A. P. C. O. convention at the Hotel
Leamington, Oakland, California, September 10 to 13, in-
clusive:
Subjects particularly discussed were: Antennae, priority
rights, auxiliary power, preparedness and the importance
of communication officers, radio and teletype, in eventuali-
ties which may occur. Many interesting facts were brought
to attention, the ability to communicate under extreme
conditions — illustrated, amateur equipment of mobile com-
munication unit for use as an auxiliary power in case head-
quarters is put out of commission. In connection with this
Chief Vern Smith of Alameda gained the attention of
those present with his description of a truck which he had
picked up and equipped with a transmitter capable of being
driven into a vacant lot or any suitable location and broad-
casting resumed.
Nat J. L. Pieper, agent in charge, San Francisco office.
F. B. I., and Captain Donald Leonard of the Michigan
State Police and newly elected president of the Interna-
tional Chiefs of Police, both emphasized the importance
and necessity of auxiliary power and the ability of com-
munication officers to get messages through in time of
stress. Captain Leonard has recently returned from Eng-
land, where he was sent as one of a committee to investi-
gate and report, and he introduced photographs and slides
showing the devastating effects of raids and bombing. 1 he
result is awful to contemplate. Other people have said, "It
can't happen here," and those same persons have been con-
fronted with the terrible situation. The Captain explained
that at first small projectiles weighing a few pounds were
sent down from the air. They contained chemical which
would ignite and flow in every direction, similar to a
sparkler. It became the habit of children to pick these up in
a manner taught and dispose of them if possible. The
chemical will burn through a concrete floor or any object
with which it comes in contact. Water or a chemical ex-
tinguisher simply adds to its effectiveness ; sand appears to
be a good quencher. When the enemy learned the children
and others were adopting this policy they loaded the pro-
jectile with a bomb which exploded within two minutes of
arrival, maiming and tearing those within reach. At this
point the Captain called to our attention the fact that it is
not well to make public your action in overcoming such
emergencies as it soon comes to the attention of the oppo-
sition.
San Francisco Day was Friday, September 12. Buses
picked up the members at the Hotel Leamington in Oak-
land and brought them to San Francisco, where other
buses, provided by the courtesy of Chief Charles Dullea,
were waiting. The members transferred and were taken
for a three and one-half hour tour of San Francisco. The
old Barbary Coast section, Coit Tower, Fisherman's
Wharf, Yacht Harbor, the Presidio to the Cliff House,
where a stop of twenty minutes was allowed. Then to
Golden Gate Park, the Aquarium and other buildings,
then to Fleishhacker Park and an opportunity to visit the
zoo for forty minutes. From there to Acme Brewery,
where a sumptuous repast was served beginning at 5 p. m.
This, by the way-, is where the Big Swede copped the Di-
rector's hat. From there the buses departed for the Hall
of Justice, arriving about 7 p. m., and the guests were
taken for a tour of Chinatown under the wings of com-
petent guides. All were interested in the radio room in the
Hall and many remained until a late hour. They were
loud in their praise of San Francisco Day.
Saturday, the 13th, was the concluding day of the con-
vention. New officers were elected, committees formed,
and the next convention set for St. Louis, Mo.
Technician C. Brower McMurphy of the Alameda
sheriff's radio station deserves much credit for the succe-s
of the A. P. C. O. convention. He had charge of all ar-
rangements and the program he provided and the enter-
tainment afforded the delegates and their families made
this year's meeting one most enjoyed by all.
Sheriff Gleason and Chief Bodie A. Wallman of Oak-
land gave every cooperation, and on the opening day made
addresses of welcome to the convention members.
Among the speakers other than those mentioned above
on the program were Attorney-General Earl Warren, F.
B. Edwards of the United States Rubber Company, who
told how to eliminate static caused by tire skidding; Dxk
Frey of the telephone company, and Wm. Schoppe of the
National Auto Theft's Bureau.
On Thursday the luncheon was handled by Berkeley
Technician Ed Maeshner, president of the Northern
California Communications Association, turning the event
over to Chief John A. Greening of the Berkeley Police
Department. Berkeley, by the way, was the second city in
the United States to adopt radio as a part of the equip-
ment of its department, Detroit being the first by a few
months when one-way sets were first perfected. Members
of the Berkeley department put on some entertainment,
but Chief Greening turned the speaking part of the pro-
gram over to Captain Leonard.
On Thursday evening the National Auto Thefts Bu-
reau entertained at a cocktail party in the Hotel Leam-
ington, the convention headquarters. William Schoppe, the
Bureau's superintendent, and M. L. "Jimmy" Britt, its
ace special agent, acted as hosts and all had a lovely time.
Director Frank Winters of the San Francisco Police
Department was warmly complimented for the splendid
San Francisco Day he provided the visitors, and for the
assistance he gave the Alameda officials during the con-
vention.
The following officers were elected:
President, C. M. Smith, Raleigh, N. C. ; first vice-
president, Jack Willis, Kansas City; second vice-presdent
R. M. Shuler, Fresno; secretary-treasurer, James Teeter
Jefferson City, Mo. ; sergeant-at-arms, H. H. Joy, Des
Moines.
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Pag, 1 1
American Prison Association Meet
The 70th annual convention of the American Prison Officers elected as the final business oi the convention
Association, which convened in this citj on August 8 tor were:
a five-da) session, was one of the most successful and President, G. Howland Shaw, Assistant Secretary of
largest attended meets in which those having to do with State at Washington, D. C.
law enforcement have participated. Vice-presidents, John C. Burke, warden of Wisconsin
Warden James A. Johnston of Alcana/, who was State Prison; Thurman A. Gottschalk, of the Indiana
president of the Association tor the term just completed. State Department of Public Works ; Dr. Sidnej M. I
ter, chairman of the Texas Prison Hoard; Edwin Gill,
North Carolina; Miss Franklin R. Wilson, superintend-
ent, Pennsylvania State Home for Women.
General secretary, E. R. Cass, secretary of the New
York Prison Association; treasurer, George C. Erskine.
Cheshire, Conn.
The Wardens' Association, which met at the same time,
elected Burke as its president. Austin H. MacCormick of
New York City was elected head of the American Pris-
oners' Aid Association, and the Rev. Francis J. Lane of
the Catholic Reformatory at Elmira. N. Y.. was named
president of the Chaplains' Association.
Asheville, N. C. was chosen as next year's convention
city.
Warden- James A. Johnston
had a fine list of public speakers, experts in every phase
of penology and welfare work, and he sent invitations to
school heads, college teachers and professors and others
engaged in educational work.
The response was splendid and each session opened to
the public was heavily attended, the Fairmont Hotel, scene
of the congress, being crowded from morn till night with
men and women vitally interested in the Association s
program.
Warden Johnston, in welcoming the delegates, who
came from all points of the American continent, in his ad-
dress asked that more efforts be made to get additional
funds to carry out an intensive and comprehensive con-
structive educational program in the penitentiaries of
this country.
Warden Clinton Duffy gave an interesting talk on the
plans he has adopted for San Quentin Prison, which he
presides over.
Most all the speakers stressed the importance of the vast
amount of work that must be done among juvenile; if
crime prevention shall become something more than a
theory.
James V. Bennett, director of Federal prisons, and there
are now 31 prisons, farms, reformatories, camps and cor-
rectional jails under h>'s charge, and besides the 25,000 on
probation and 5,000 on parole there are in custody in these
institutions 25,000 men and women, was also an interest-
ing speaker.
CAPTAIN MATHESON OPENS
CAMPAIGN
Treasurer Duncan Matheson will actively open his
campaign for re-election as Treasurer October 1, 1941.
It is so well planned in advance that it will not interfere
with his official duties. Every detail is so well timed that
there will be no lag until
election. He maintains no
headquarters and pays all
his election expenses as lim-
ited by the purity of elec-
tion laws. By so doing the
office is kept absolutely in-
dependent.
The conduct of the office
for the last twelve years un-
der his direction has met
with continuous approval.
Thousands of persons come
to the office every year on business. Satisfied patrons mean
friends. No person in public life ever went further than
Treasurer Matheson did in dealing fairly and squarely
with the public. That type of candidate is mighty hard to
defeat in San Francisco.
BARRETT & HILP
CONTRACTORS
Captain Duncan
Matheson
0 18 HARRISON STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
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September, 1941
Gun Expert of S. F. Police Department Retires
By Inspector William C. Gilmore
On August 24, 1911, eleven young men were sworn in morning a burly man with a bulky package slowly ap-
as police officers by the late Chief of Police David A. proached the church. He turned and ascended the steps.
White. Only four of this group now remain in the de- That was not unusual as many Italian people who lived in
partment since Joseph Gremminger, the department's fire- the neighborhood were accustomed to stop momentarily
arms expert, took his pension the very day he was eligible and pray either in the church, when open, or at the vesti-
for same. bule when closed.
For thirty years in the department Joseph Grem- But the actions of this man caused a tense feeling in the
Inspector William Gilmore
minger's career was full of action. He always had tough
beats and more than the average number of tough assign-
ments.
Unwavering attention to duty coupled with a bold heart
and a steady hand were the factors in the phenomenal ca-
reer of Joe Gremminger, who was always respected alike
by his fellow workers and the citizens on his beat.
Out in the Mission District he had to take care of
groups of young hoodlums as year after year they came
along only to be definitely driven off his beat, as were the
notorious "Spud" Murphy gang and others.
The highlight of his career was the absolute heroism he
displayed in the early morning hours a few years ago
when a fanatic attempted to bomb St. Peter and Paul's
Church.
On two occasions within a short space of time this
splendid edifice was seriously damaged by bomb explo-
sions. Joe Gremminger, having a reputation as an excel-
lent shot and a fearless man, was chosen as a member of a
detail to look out for a third bombing of the church. The
watches were long and dreary. In the grey dawn one
Officer Emu. Dutii.
.V ppointij to take charge of Department firearms
muscles of our hero and his partner. The stranger knelt on
the top step, but not to pray. He applied a match to h's
package, and a fuse began to hiss. He turned to run and
was shot down. That fuse was hissing and seconds meant
plenty. Joe Gremminger's job was to cut that fuse and get
the package away. And he did both.
On August 27, 1941, at the Tower Cafe, 1525 Grant
Avenue, a large group of Joe's police department pals gave
him a complimentary banquet. Among the group were
the four remaining members of the eleven rookie pol'ce
officers sworn in by Chief D. A. White with Joseph
Gremminger thirty years ago. These four remaining mem-
bers are: Sergeants Albion Erickson of the Southern Sta-
tion, Cornelius McCarthy of the Taraval Station, Lieu-
tenant Mark Higgins of the Traffic Bureau, and Inspector
Wm. C. Gilmore of the Bureau of Inspectors.
Emil Dutil, for many years a noted crack pistol shot in
the San Francisco Traffic Police Revolver Club and at
present secretary to this club and a consistent top scorer.
was assigned by Chief Dullea to fill the position held these
many years by the now Retired Officer Joseph Grem
minger, a well-deserved selection.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
For Traffic— Eternal Vigilance
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The following was included in a general order issued
this month by Chief of Police Charles W. Dullea on the
traffic situation :
Constant vigilance is required in removing the causes
which are responsible for traffic accidents and traffic con-
gestion.
Police experience shows that any letdown on police ac-
tivity brings about a corresponding increase in traffic law
violations. Once the public is given to understand that
police officers will diligently act on violations discovered,
they will see to it that legal speed is maintained and park-
ing regulations will be observed.
A great deal of valuable advertising for this city and
county and more particularly for the efficiency of our
police department was gained recently when the statistics
revealed that San Francisco was heading the nation in
traffic safety work. This is a matter of which we can all be
proud. Saving human lives and preventing the miseries
which accompany traffic accidents are things worthy of
striving for and the department that can show such accom-
plishments is worthy of respect and consideration.
The statistics which placed San Francisco at the top of
the list had reference only to the first six months of this
year. There is still another six months to go and we must
strive harder and more effectively to keep the honored po-
sition which has been given us. This position can be
maintained only by every policeman, whether on foot, in
motor vehicle or on horseback, doing his part.
Police experience has shown that serious accidents are
often caused by trivial violations. In one case it may be
failure to give a proper hand and arm signal, in another
case it may be due to double parking, and so on. In
themselves, these and numerous other violations do not
appear serious, but when we examine the death rolls and
the hospital records, their seriousness becomes very ap-
parent.
The five-point enforcement with which weekly reports
deal, was intended to specialize in those things which
caused confusion in traffic because they obstruct its or-
derly flow. Traffic enforcement, of course, should not be
limited to those five specific violations, but the entire field
should be given close attention.
Much safety work can be done through the education
of pedestrians. It requires no argument to show anyone
that stepping off of a sidewalk or curb without watching
carefully for automobiles in motion is highly hazardous,
yet we see it every day and we know its effect upon the
death rate.
The opening of our schools brings thousands of children
upon our streets and highways and a constant campaign
of education should be engaged in, so that children may
be reminded of the dangers to them while crossing streets.
They should be instructed to cross only with signals where
signals exist, and in all cases to follow the pedestrian lane.
The first and primary requisite, however, under all cir-
cumstances, is to watch tor passing automobiles b
stepping off the sidewalk. If this thought can 01
ten over to adults and children, much can he ai
plished.
I want to congratulate the men of this department upon
the splendid showing they have alreadj made and I ask
the loyal and whole-hearted cooperation of each man. We
have shown what can be done by watchfulness and effi-
ciency and greater heights can be reached by increased in-
tensity in the enforcement of traffic laws and regulations.
Company commanders have an excellent opportunity
through their weekly summaries to determine who is and
who is not doing his part in this campaign. The load
should not be carried by a few, but should be borne by all
because it is only in this way that we can effectively func-
tion in a vital field of police work.
S. F. POLICE INSTALL 2-WAY RADIO
On Wednesday, the new San Francisco Police Depart-
ment two-way radio system was duly inaugurated. Twen-
ty cars, equipped with mobile two-way units, were put into
service. Mayor Angelo J. Rossi, Commissioners William
P. Wobber, Ward Walkup and Walter McGovern. with
Chief Charles Dullea, Deputy Chief Michael Riordan,
Director of the Communications Bureau Lieutenant Frank
Winters, Chief Ralph W. Wiley and Henry Bogardus of
the Department of Electricity gathered at the Hall of Jus-
tice to give official okeh to the start of this great forward
step in police communications.
The fine U-shaped panel desk, made especially for the
department with room for two operators, in charge of
Sergeant William Feeney and Officers Joseph Green and
Otto Elvander, went through a demonstration program
with prowling cars in various districts of the city, to dem-
onstrate how fast and efficient the new system is.
To carry out the demonstration a patrol car, manned
by Officer William Fitzgerald, was sent away from the
Hall of Justice and took up a "planned chase." Progress
reports were made and records kept of the conversation
sent out from headquarters and that of the moving
"prowl car," and three others brought with the 'chase.'
The installation of receiving stations at Bernal Heights.
Twin Peaks, Green and Taylor streets and Ortega and
Fourteenth avenue, to take care of reception difficulties,
removed all static troubles in the city and all communica-
tions between cars and headquarters are clear and plain.
As fast as it is possible to do so, the entire fleet of over
110 automobiles of the Department will be equipped with
the dual sets. In addition to the preliminary 20 cars now
with two-way radio, the Police Boat David A. White is
also equipped with receiving and sending sets.
Because Chief Wiley and his force of radio experts in-
stalled the equipment for the new broadcasting system,
the cost was much less to the taxpayers of this city.
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Inspectors Thomas Reagan and Harry Cook of the
Bunco Detail, veterans of the Bureau of Inspectors, and
who have been knocking off the soft song boys for many
a year, have never lost their enthusiasm in landing a crook
who bilks old women and men. When they get a "kick"
of this kind they sure go to town and they always succeed
in getting their man in the village sneezer.
The other day they got a complaint about an aged re-
tired jeweler who had been nicked for $10,000 worth of
gilt-edge stocks. A smoothie who represented himself as a
representative of an Oakland bank with which the jeweler,
E. W. Strange, 84, had some business, called and asked for
the stock certificates for appraisal.
Unsuspecting, Strange turned the stock over to the
young man for the purpose of checking its value. Strange
said he learned the man had sold the stock for $9,700. In-
spectors Reagan and Cook got plenty busy and the first
thing you know they had traced the suspect Nevada-wards.
They notified the Reno police, sending descriptions of the
wanted man, who gave the name of Herbert Stewart.
Chief Andy Willever's boys gathered in Mr. Stewart,
who was with a lady friend whom he said he was going
to marry. The pair had made the trip in a brand-new car.
Stewart had some money on him, but it was alleged
more was in a safety deposit box in this city. Inspector
Reagan went to Reno to bring Stewart back to face pros-
ecution.
SEVEN PATROLMEN MAKE
DAY WATCH
In the latter part of the fiscal year 1920-21, the late
Chief of Police Daniel J. O'Brien swore in seven young
police officers who probably at that time never gave a
thought to the twenty years of night work that stretched
out before them. Probably many times since June, 1921,
Officer Walter Barnes and his six lucky partners consid-
ered how terribly far off the year 1941 was located.
Now that 1941 is here and day watches as a reward,
Bart O'Shea, Isidore Gehres, James Griffin, Oliver P.
Joseph, Frank Bauman and Cornelius Connolly are assur-
ing their pals with only seventeen or eighteen years' service
that a couple of years slip by like a streamlined train. So
far they have failed to convince even one of the recent
graduates of the School of Instruction that time flies in
the Police Department.
To these young officers twenty years is just twenty years
— a long, long way to go.
ARREST THIS MAN
Down in Australia criminals are liable to see photo-
graphs of themselves in the actual commission of crime in
the daily papers.
In a police publication from the land way down under
appears a photograph of a wanted safe-cracker. Under-
neath the picture is the following paragraph which, to say
the least, is new testimony to the fact that the ways of the
modern criminal are becoming rougher and harder:
"Wellington — The above is the photograph of a man
(name unknown) who, on the night of the 22nd instant,
broke and entered the Ohau Postoffice, opened the safe by
means of explosives, and stole 87 pounds, two shillings,
and two pence in money. The offender as shown in the
photograph is about to operate and his picture was taken
by a camera specially set up in the Postoffice by officials in
anticipation of such an offense."
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SAN FRANCISCO
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B. B. FELDMAN
130 VERMONT STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
September, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 17
San Francisco Chapter of Footprinters
The September meeting of San Francisco Chapter, In-
ternational Footprint Association, held in Carlo's Cafe on
the evening of the 16th, brought out a goodly attendance
of members and some visitors from outside chapters.
Judge George Schonfeld was the speaker of the evening,
his topic being "The Traffic Courts."
President Paul Mackie and Secretary Noel Wylie out-
lined the splendid program of events scheduled for the re-
remainder of the year. On October 5, there will be a bar-
beque at the Wagon Wheel Ranch at Ben Lomond in the
Santa Cruz Mountains. All members, with their families,
will be given a venison and steak feed they won't forget
for many years.
Members and families of all chapters have been invited
to attend, especially those around the bay area. The only
thing required to gain admission and partake in the big
feast and the program that will be presented is a paid-up
membership card.
The October 21 meeting will be held in the Roof
Garden of the Hotel Whitcomb, when an initiation of a
large class of new members will be put on b\ the new de-
gree team headed by Charles Fox of the Acme Brewery.
In November the meeting will be especially for Chiefs
of Police and Sheriffs of all cities and counties from Santa
Rosa to San Jose. All these officials will be sent special in-
vitations to be the guests at the monthly dinner and pro-
gram of the San Francisco Chapter.
December 6 the annual dance will be held in the Elks
Club. This will be an event well worth attending, as the
admission is only five cents a ticket.
At the meeting this month prominent East Bay guests
were Charles Carroll, of the Hotel Leamington executive
staff and treasurer of Oakland Chapter, and Captain
George Bingley of the Richmond Police Department, also
a member of Oakland Chapter, and a mighty active mem-
ber, too. He invited the San Francisco Footprinters to a
big initiation in Oakland, September 24.
POLICE ACADEMY GRADUATES
(Continued from page 10)
arms; Patrolman Edward A. Franke, Motorcycle Riding;
Patrolman Charles Human, Motorcycle Riding.
Graduates
Police School graduates and companies to which they
have been assigned :
Harbor Station: Edward J. McKevitt, Jr., and Hugh
R. O'Connor.
Park Station: John P. McNamee, Maurice E. Miles,
Barnaby O'Leary, Max A. Richard and Walter J. Sousa.
Richmond Station: Matthew J. Coffey, Jr., Joseph P.
Curtin, George A. Dawe, Meade B. Gale, Floyd K.
Gress, Wm. S. Hardeman, George T. Hesketh, and
Tudor W. Hughes.
Ingleside Station: Denis Bradley, Royce B. Cannon,
William T. Chancy, Vincent C. Chasten, William A.
Denser, Frank C. Doherty, and Oscar E. Tiboni.
Taraval Station : Jack N. Fortune, Herman Jackson,
Robert M. McKiernan, Jr., and Wesley P. Thulander.
Traffic Bureau: Robert W. Bender, Edward B. Cum-
mins, Jr., Walter M. Fahs, Laurence D. Lund, Francis
W. Merrill, Joseph G. O'Keefe, Adolph J. Pedrin, and
Robert C. Thomson.
Telephone Vallejo 195 If No Answer Call Vallejo 1672
CHISHOLM AND DICKEY
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524 CAPITOL VALLEJO. CALIF.
Phone Vallejo 3 103-901
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1613 SONOMA STREET VALLEJO, CALIF.
Phone 2059
John Couliams, Prop.
JOHN'S FOUNTAIN & RESTAURANT
FOR BEST QUALITY
406 VIRGINIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
A. LONG CO.
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CALIFORNIA
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Rendering Courteous Service to Our Vallejo
Patrons and Friends
12 1 GEORGIA STREET
VALLEJO. CALIF.
Phone 3552
DR. ROBERT H. JACKSON
OPTOMETRIST
402 GEORCIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
Telephone 1319
VICTOR'S GARAGE
BU1CK AND CHEVROLET SPECIALISTS
General Auto Repairing - Personal Service Always
SONOMA AND PENNSYLVANIA STREETS VALLEJO. CALIF.
BLONDE'S CAFE
Blondee Meyer, Proprietor
323 SANTA CLARA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
Telephone 2 07
MARE ISLAND FERRY
FOOT OF GEORGIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
Telephone 424
SANITARY PRODUCE CO.
WHOLESALE COMMISSION MERCHANTS
109 VIRGINIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF
AL'S SPORT SHOP
AL LUTENEGGER. Proprietor
221 GEORGIA STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
Page 18
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
September, 1941
Death of Inspector Vincent Lynch
By George Heeg
Vincent Lynch was my pal and exactly 13 years ago
we decided to become police officers. A mutual friend
advised us to go down to the Hall of Justice and see
Lieutenant Murray about this ambition. The Lieutenant
was very critical and informed us it was necessary that
we be 21 years old, five foot, nine in height and 150
Inspector Vincent Lynch
pounds in weight. In the matter of all three we assured
him we were just inside the limit.
Standing in front of the Hall of Justice we did not
know the name of the little green park there with the
Robert Louis Stevenson monument in the center. Neither
did we know the questions he asked about the street cars
passing in front of the Hall of Justice.
On the way from this discouraging interview we pur-
chased Candrian's city guide and thoroughly realized we
needed intense preparation if we were to be police officers.
On later visits the Lieutenant was more encouraging, in
fact, he praised us for our efforts. Thus, in time, we
became police officers.
During our years in the police department we kept in
daily contact with each other. I could not do otherwise,
because Vincent was a great pal and a staunch friend who
always looked for the silver lining in even the darkest
cloud.
His heart was in his work and he passed to the great
beyond conscientiously performing a police assignment.
Duty called him to Sixth and Market streets that fate-
ful morning of August 30, only to have his life crushed
out under the wheels of a car driven by a speed-crazed
autoist. My pal, Vincent P. Lynch, died on the job.
Inspector Vincent P. Lynch was born south of Market
on December 20, 1906, when our beloved city was once
again building itself from the smouldering ruins to the
great metropolis it is today. "Vince," as he was known to
most members of the department, received his early school-
ing at St. Vincent's school, and later was graduated from
Sacred Heart college.
Clerking for an oil concern did not satisfy the ambi-
tions of Vince and he achieved his life ambition when he
was appointed police officer, April 15, 1929.
Immediately the talented young man caught the eye of
the late Sergeant Patrick H. McGee, who found a spot for
him on his Department crew of entertainers. Vincent was,
naturally, a sleight of hand man and through constant
practice became an able magician. Many charitable or-
ganizations will remember him for his shows ; many a
crippled kiddie laughed gleefully at his tricks.
Above all, Vince was a good police officer. For eight
years he was detailed to the Bureau of Identification and
became one of the most valuable men on Inspector
O'Neill's crew. His hard, honest efforts there merited him
a transfer to the Check Detail under Lieutenant Maurice
Riordan, where silence today pays tribute to a departed
fellow worker and a pal whose kindly manner and cheery
smile will long be remembered in the Hall of Justice.
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OF
ROBERT H. WILLSON
September . 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 19
DEPUTY CHIEF JOHN J. HARTNETT,
BURLINGAME, HAS FINE RECORD
While Deputy Chief of Police John J. Hartnett of
Burlingame, was never a member of the San Francisco
Police Department, as was his chief, John J. Harper, he
nearly became a member. He had successfully passed the
entrance examinations in this city, where he was born, and
was about to be appointed, when he decided he would
rather go down the Peninsula.
That was nearly 18 years ago, and today we find him
second top man of the splendid Burlingame police force,
with 17 years of fine police service to his credit.
When he became a member of the Burlingame Depart-
ment he was assigned to traffic, and for over five years rode
a motorcycle. He was kept plenty busy seeing that the
large volume of traffic through Burlingame's then narrow
portion of a single Highway 101 was kept moving. He
found much to do also along the busy business streets and
residential highways.
Settling upon law enforcement as his life's work, Officer
Hartnett devoted much time to study as he gave close
attention to his duties. He progressed rapidly through pro-
motions to a sergeancy and then to the rank of captain, a
position he held last November when Mayor McDonald
and Chief Harper gave him the happy news that he was
their first deputy chief.
During the recent incapacitation of Chief Harper,
Deputy Chief Hartnett conducted the affairs of the De-
partment in an excellent manner.
Probably one of the most outstanding accomplishments
of the deputy chief was his part in forming the Peninsula
Peace Officers' Association. This organization, to which
paid police officials in all San Mateo cities and towns, and
those in Sunnyvale and Mountain View in Santa Clara
were eligible, gives high insurance to its members.
Deputy Chief Hartnett was elected the first secretary
and is still holding down that office after 12 years. Captain
of Police Barney Hilton of Daly City is president of the
Association, which meets once a month in some Peninsula
city.
These meetings are always well attended, and through
them there has been developed a fine spirit of fellowship
and good will among the officers of the law to the south.
Deputy Chief Hartnett has mastered every phase of
practical police work. He is a good bureau of identification
man, knows traffic, he is well informed on two-way radio,
and his experience in executive positions have all combined
to make him one of this section's able peace officers. He is
often called upon to assist in some technical way for neigh-
boring communities, and he is always glad to oblige in any
such capacity.
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Oakland Stores:
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Palo Alto 3 176
PENINSULA CREAMERY
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167 HAMILTON AVENUE PALO ALTO. CALII
San Mateo Mutual Building 8C Loan Association
Present Dividend Rate 4",. Assets Over $900,000
3 12 THIRD AVENUE SAN MATEO. CALIF.
Phone 4031 • Res.: 82 7 7
PENCE BROS.
AUTO ELECTRICIANS
Generator. Starter Repairing • Carburetors. Valves. Machine Work
Ignition Experts - Recharging Rentals - Motor Specialists
120 HAMILTON AVENUE PALO ALTO. CALIF.
Phone 2 1901
LEE & SHARP
SANITARY AND HEATING SERVICE
611 EMERSON STREET PALO ALTO. CALIF.
Phone Burlingame 7711
Bendinelli & Son, Props.
NEW BAYSHORE MARKET
Groceries, Fruits and Vegetables. Fresh Meats and
Imported Italian Goods — Free and Prompt Delivery
911 BAYSHORE BOULEVARD
SAN MATEO. CALIF.
Palo Alto 7612
OWL LAUNDRY
ALL WORK DONE BY HAND
Shirts. 12 Cents Each
165 1 EMERSON STREET PALO ALTO, CALIF.
Phone Palo Alto 2 3 921 Free Demonstration J. K. GRAHAM
Graham's Thur'o Cleaning and Granitize Service
Automobiles Washed and Granitized
Upholstery Cleaned
FOREST & EMERSON PALO ALTO. CALIF.
Phone Palo Alto 23432
Mr. and Mrs. F. Schob. Owners
PALO ALTO MOTOR COURT
Convenient Location - Reasonable Rates - Quiet. Modern. Homelike
Steam -Heat - Beauty Rest Equipment
101 Bypass Bayshore Hwy. (% m. So. of University Ave.) Palo Alto
Telephone 5 33 1
ART N. ADAMS
Successor to CULVER'S — Pioneer Jewelers
FRATERNITY JEWELRY
167 UNIVERSITY AVENUE PALO ALTO. CALIF.
Phone 4111
ROBERT A. SCHMITT
SIMPSON MOTORS
440 EMERSON STREET PALO ALTO, CALIF.
Phone Palo Alto 3439
Exclusive French Laundry 8C Cleaner
Jack Salabert. Proprietor
Cor. HIGH & CHANNING PALO ALTO. CALIF.
Phone Palo Alto 5 721
"Service With A Smile"
TRIMBLE LUMBER CO.
BUILDING MATERIALS - LUMBER - MILLWORK
913 H1CH STREET PALO ALTO, CALIF.
Phone San Mateo 6275 Mr. and Mrs. Derruau. Owners
HOLLYWOOD AUTO COURT
"New" With All Modern Conveniences
Adjoining San Mateo Golf Course - 30 Minutes from San Francisco
U. S. Highway 101 By-Pass San Mateo. Calif.
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Officer Edward Ford of the Daly City Police Depart-
ment, and one of its most popular and efficient members,
died suddenly this month. He had started on his annual
vacation and had reached Klamath Falls when he was
seized by a heart attack and died on September 7. He had
been on the force for eight years and was a member of the
Peninsula Peace Officers' Association.
* * *
Officer James Collins of Northern Station, who patrols
a large section of outer .Market Street, is away on his vaca-
tion. Officer James Mahoney, who used to tramp a large
sector of the Embarcadero, has been covering the Collins
beat.
* # -*
Lieutenant Maurice Reardon of the Bad Check Detail
spent his vacation outing at Harbin Springs, where he out-
swam Joe Rae, the Mission publisher.
Sergeant John Dyer of the Social Service Bureau took
his family to Harbin for the summer vacation.
* * *
Officer Andrew Miller took his pension, effective Sep-
tember 1. Officer Miller was one of the first members on
the Traffic Squad, formed over 25 years ago by former
Captain Matheson. He was a kindly and able policeman,
and served so faithfully that there were no adverse marks
against his name. He was in the Traffic Bureau at the
time of his retirement, being the veteran of that branch
of the service.
* * #
The members of the Police Band, under the direction
of Sergeant Carlisle Field, and the Drum Corps, in charge
of Sergeant Jerome F. Smith, temporary director, made
their annual trip to Lodi to participate in the Grape Fes-
tival, September 14.
* *- *
Officer John J. McLaughlin of Southern station, died
after a lingering illness on September 10. The deceased
officer was born in this city March 22, 1894, and joined
the Police Department October 1, 1924.
Of the seventeen transfers made recently, six officers
went to the Mission Station, ten to the Northern and one
to the Bureau of Inspectors, as follows:
Thomas L. Brodmerkel, to Bureau of Inspectors.
Wm. A. Albrecht, George F. Bidleman, Edmond J.
Clifford, James P. Donohue, Wesley J. Wright and
Vergil Vandervort, to Company D.
Clement J. Dougherty, John A. Schorr, Arthur A. Gib-
son, Chester C. Phillips, Eldridge J. Billings, Herbert M.
Brandt, Michael Shea, Robert B. Corson, Carl E. Carl-
son, and Peter Larsen, to Company E.
The State Board of Equalization employees are making
attractive plans for their annual "Equalization Social
Club" dance to be held Saturday evening, October 4, 1941,
in the Garden Court of the Palace Hotel, according to
Joseph W. Southern, chairman of the committee in charge.
One of the outstanding features on the program will
be a floor show, offering San Francisco and Hollywood
talent, which is being prepared for the dance by Camille
and Zaza Haymond, widely known artist representatives
of San Francisco. They announce that the floor show num-
bers will be among the most attractive ever offered here.
Walt Roesner and his orchestra will provide music for
the occasion.
COMPLIMENTS OF
U. S. MACHINERY CO.
1162 BRYANT STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
CLEVELAND WORM 8C GEAR CO.
45 EIGHTEENTH AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone 938
FRUMENTI'S
COMPLETE SERVICE
700 BLACK DIAMOND ST. PITTSBURG, CALIF.
Phone Sharp Park 2011
RAY T. HIGGINS
REAL ESTATE BROKER
SHARP PARK
CALIFORNIA
COMPLIMENTS OF
BAYWOOD DAIRY
SAN MATEO COUNTY
Telephone DElaware 4585
COMPLIMENTS OF
STAGNARO BROS.
Market Phone SUtter 8992; Ranch Phone RAndolph 7270
BAY VIEW AND SAN MATEO FARMS
RAFFETO. GNECCO 8C CO.
Growers and Dealers in
ALL KINDS OF VEGETABLES
618 FRONT STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone ELkridge 3949
H. S. Hubbarrl
MISSION RIDING CLUB
Special Rates for All-Day Picnics and Moonlight Rides
Free Instructions - Horses Boarded
COR. LISBON & HOFFMAN COLMA, CALIF.
September, l'HI
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOl'RXAL
Page 21
FLASHES
Out in the Mission District, Patrolmen Daniel W.
kiely and .Martin Scanlan went in the Station radio car in
response to a radio message and lound a perfectlj happj
man. According to this happy man's landladj it seems he
had been celebrating for the past three weeks and, for
some reason unknown to her, had suddenly called off his
personally conducted party.
The result of this cessation might be all right for her
roomer celebrant but the effect on her peace and quiet and
that of her roomers, who, in these days of keen housing
competition, are difficult to secure and easy to lose, she
said it was entirely different.
To the astonished officers the lady stated even seeing
pink elephants and rainbow-colored monkeys and green
and blue snakes could not have created half the uproar in
her hostelry that was accomplished by her roomer, who,
after a three-week celebration, suddenly realized he was
an angel and began flying all over the premises. Angels
might be all right in their place, she said, but this self-
styled angel was not at all intriguing to her or her room-
ers, who insisted she call in the police to secure accom-
modations for the angel in a psychopathic ward.
( Some people have all the luck. How very many people
balk at a proffered — or even yearned for — good time
through fear of later having to pay the piper ; and here is
a chap who has a 21 -day celebration and becomes an
angel. )
# # *
Lady's Voice: "Officer, could a person convicted of
murder be hanged, if they wanted to?"
Officer: "Well, that mode of punishment is not legal
in this state at the present time."
Lady's Voice: "I don't see why a person may not be
killed any way she wants to. My sister will certainly be
up for poisoning or shooting or stabbing her worthless rat
of a husband, and I hate to think of her being choked to
death in that gas chamber."
(Some people do keep their eyes on the future.)
Husky Voice : "Officer, are rats classed as a nuisance in
this city?"
Officer: "Well, under the Health Code, residents of this
city are supposed to keep their premises free from rats."
Husky Voice: "Officer, you don't seem to get my ques-
tion. I asked you are rats classed as a nuisance in this city?
Now let me make myself clear. May rats be lawfully kept,
say, in an apartment, in a good neighborhood ?"
Officer: "Well, under certain conditions, rats are kept
by scientists for research purposes. Sometimes show people
keep trained rats."
Husky Voice: "Officer, you really know your stuff. I
have a dandy troupe, trained fit as fiddles and I was afraid
some nosey houseboy might like to start trouble about what
1 call rav 'Albino Bambinos'."
Childish Voice: "Is this the Police?"
Officer: "Yes, this is the Police Department."
Same Voice: "I lost my dog."
Officer: "Well, if you describe the dog we will prob-
ably lind him. Tell me his name, what his color is and
so on."
Same Voice: "He is black and white and he is a little
lame. The boy 1 bought him from for twenty-five cents
says he does not know his name either because the boy In-
bought him from for ten cents told him he stole him from
an auto camp down near Los Angeles."
Officer: "Well, son, perhaps it is just as well. The
owner might come along some day and take him from you,
and probably blame your parents, too."
Same Voice: "Oh, I never thought of that."
* * *
Possession may be nine points in law, but in some in-
stances it is just a plain nuisance, as would appear in this
instance. A man was arrested, and as part of his descrip-
tion the officer wrote: "Possessor of an alcoholic breath."
Phone DOuglas 0710
RUSS BUILDING GARAGE
DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE
RUSS BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO
COMPLIMENTS OF
SKINNER CHUCK CO.
ORdway 2 722
220 JONES STREET
ROM AINE
PHOTOGRAPHER
SAN FRANCISCO
CLUB ROYAL
"LOUIE"
73 4 BROADWAY SAN FRANCISCO
A. W. WOODRUFF
INTERIOR DECORATOR
1550 PACIFIC SAN FRANCISCO
ORTEGA 8c EMIGH, INC.
COFFEE
3 10 CALIFORNIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
ROBERT KIRK. LTD.
BRITISH WOOLENS. READY-MADE CLOTHES
3 7 POST STREET SAN FRANCISCO
WRIGHT'S BILLIARD PALACE
Club-Like Atmosphere
82 ELLIS STREET SAN FRAN"
Page 22
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
September, 1941
Changes in the Alcohol Control Act
George R. Reilly
California's alcohol beverage control act, which gov-
erns the industry in this state, has been changed materially
by several measures adopted by the last session of the State
Legislature. The nature of these changes is explained by
Commissioner George R. Reilly, member of the State
Board of Equalization for this district.
Commissioner Reilly stressed impressively the impor-
tance of all those engaged in the alcohol beverage business
informing themselves of these changes, and applying them
in their particular scope of the industry. He added igno-
rance of the new provisions will not be accepted as an ex-
cuse for violating them.
"It is important," Commissioner Reilly said, "that
everyone engaged in the alcohol beverage industry famil-
iarize himself with the new sections of the act. This in-
formation can be obtained from any State Board of Equali-
zation office in the state, or by addressing headquarters at
Sacramento. We will not consider any plea of ignorance
in prosecuting violations."
All the new measures ahead)' are now in force.
" 1 wo of the changes considered most important," Com-
missioner Reilly said, "have to do with the minor situa-
tion and the transfer of licenses. Under a new act any
licensee, or his employee, may refuse to sell alcoholic bev-
erages to any individual he believes to be under 21 years of
age, unless that individual can produce documentary proof
he is of age. The proof can be in the form of a draft reg-
istration certificate, driver's license or other documentary
evidence. The licensee is cautioned in accepting such proof
to be sure of identity as well.
"The other important measure dealing with transfer of
beverage licenses sets up a provision protecting the finan-
cial interests of all parties involved. It provides that seven
days prior to the application to the State Board of Equali-
zation for a transfer of license, a notice of intention must
be hied with the county recorder in the county where the
transfer is to be made. At the same time the purchase price
of the license is to be placed in escrow so that the legitimate
claims of all creditors may be satisfied before the deal is
closed.
"Another measures provides that hereafter the findings
of the referee in all cases involving the granting and trans-
fer of licenses will be made available to the applicant, and
he can, if he so desires, petition the board itself for a hear-
ing on the issue. The referee's findings also will be avail-
able to the public, and any protestant or complainant also
can petition for a hearing by the board before definite
action is taken.
"Another new provision gives the State Board wide
powers in the seizure of illicit stills and equipment. It
holds that board control officers now may seize automotive
or whatever other equipment they find within any given
enclosure where there is an illicit still. It provides also that
the person from whom such seizures are made may petition
the board for a hearing within ten days.
"After July 1, 1942, a new statute provides all whiskey
sold in California must be at least four years old.
"While we are on the subject of alcoholic beverages it
might be interesting to note that during the year of 1940
national, state and local taxing agencies collected $1,140,-
110,006 from the alcoholic beverage industry. However,
California was sixth among the states deriving profit from
the industry with $22,762,734. New York led the field
with taxes approximating $57,000,000; Pennsylvania was
second, Ohio, third; Michigan, fourth, and Illinois, fifth.
" I he Federal government received during 1940 as its
share of taxes upon the industry $753,364,507, or enough
to construct a fleet of 1,500 four-motor fortress bombing
planes."
Phone 521 I
HILLTOP CASH GROCERY
F. L. DALRYMPLE, Prop.
GAS AND OIL
SAN MATEO ROAD HALF MOON BAY. CALIF.
Phone Main 2711
GRANELLI 8C COOK GARAGE
AUTOMOBILE REPAIRING - MACHINE SHOP
Chevrolet and International Dealers - Goodyear Tires and Tubes
HALF MOON BAY CALIFORNIA
Phone RAndolph 9993
ROSE DINE-DANCE
ITALIAN DINNERS - DINNER DANCE
Private Dining Room for Parties by Reservation
OPPOSITE OLIVET MEMORIAL PARK COLMA, CALIF.
COMPLIMENTS OF
FRANK GARIBALDI
Telephone DElaware 905 0
COLMA, CALIF.
Phone RAndolph 7273
PINE GROVE HOG CO.
P. O. BOX 1694
COLMA. CALIF.
RUDOLF WITT
COLMA
CALIFORNIA
Phone RAndolph 0644
PACIFIC NURSERIES
Large Assortments
ORNAMENTALS - ROSES - FRUIT TREES
ONE MILE SOUTH OF COLMA ON EL CAM1NO REAL
COMPLIMENTS OF
C. MASSONI
P. O. BOX 1673
COLMA. CALIF.
COMPLIMENTS OF
CENTRAL HOG CO.
DALY CITY
Phone ELkridge 0641
J. F. MILLETT, JR.
CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
100 CITRUS AVENUE
DALY CITY
Septi mber, \')4l
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOIKNAL
Pagt
Chief Bodie A.
W A I ! M VN
STATE PEACE OFFICERS CONVENE
The annual convention of the State Peace Officers of
California will convene in Santa Rosa, October 9, for a
three-da] session. Sheriff' Andrew "Al" Willcie ami Chief
Melvin F. Flohr, hosts of
this year's meeting of the
Sheriffs, Chiefs of Police,
District Attorneys, anil other
important law enforcement
officials, are preparing to give
the delegates and other vis-
itors a typical hearty Sonoma
County welcome.
With Chief Bodie A.
YVallman, Association Presi-
dent, and James Drew, the
Association Secretary, Sher-
iff Willcie and Chief Flohr
have arranged a program
that will cover every field of
law enforcement. Prominent
men will address the conven-
tion on civilian defense, what
must be done should the national emergency get more
acute, taking care of the civilian population, and protect-
ing public utilities from destruction.
There will be entertainment for the women folk and
luncheons and dinners for the guests who are attending
the convention.
The headquarters will be in the Hotel Occidental,
Santa Rosa's largest and historic hostelry.
The full list of officers of the Association are:
President, Ch;ef Wallman, Oakland; first vice-presi-
dent. Sheriff Grattan M. Hogin, Modesto; second vice-
president. Sheriff Ernest W. Dort, San Diego; third vice-
president. Chief Alexander K. McAllister, Sacramento;
fourth vice-president. Sheriff Carl F. Rayburn, Riverside;
secretary-treasurer, Retired Chief James Drew, Oakland ;
sergeant-at-arms. Chief Charles W. Dullea, San Fran-
cisco; secretary emeritus, Caotain Duncan Matheson, San
Francisco; junior past president. Sheriff John P. Steck-
ter, Napa.
PETERSON TRACTOR &
EQUIPMENT CO.
SAN FRANCISCO - HAYWARD
CALIFORNIA
DRAKE-WILTSHIRE HOTEL
Market Phone GArfield i77(
J. T. CRESTA 8c CO.
Growers, and Dealers in
ALL KINDS OF VEGETABLES
618 FRONT STREET FRANCISCO
COMPLIMENTS OF
AZEVEDO BROS. DAIRY
COLMA CALIFORNIA
ROSSI HOG CO.
DALY CITY
J. 8c P. ZAMPARO NURSERY
BEDDING PLANTS OF ALL KINDS
BOX 481 MILLBRAE. CALIF.
Telephone DElaware 2828
SAN FRANCISCO AUTO COURT
TRAILER ACCOMMODATION
On th? Bayshore Highway at the County Line
701 SUNNYDALE AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
COMPLIMENTS OF THE
O'NEILL FEED LOT
LAWNDALE
COLMA. CALIF.
Phone RAndolph 2096
TVANI NURSERIES
596 HURON AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone RAndolph 8963
NELLO'S BOXES
FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Used Boxes and Crates of All Sizes
SAN PEDRO & RAILROAD AVE. COLMA. CALIF.
DElaware 4089
STUMBLEIN
COCKTAILS AND DANCING
3 Blocks from Golden Gate Auto Court
HILLSIDE BLVD. AT CASTLE ST. COLMA. CALIF.
Phone DElaware 8 74 1
JOS. BARTHOLOMEW
LIVESTOCK DEALER
Route I . Box I I
HILLSIDE BLVD. & CASTLE ST.
COLMA. CALIF.
COMPLIMENTS OF THE
O'NEILL FEED LOT
LAWNSDALE
COLMA. CALIF.
Phone RAndolph 03 31
NATIVE SON FLORIST
Louis Gregoire and A. Arata. Props.
FLORAL DESIGNS - FUNERAL WORK
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY COLMA, CALIF.
Phone RAndolph 25 5 7
HILL TOP NURSERY
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
G. Poletti and V. Vanni
HILLSIDE BLVD. and PRICE ST. COLMA. CALIF.
Phone RAndolph 9775
E LOMBARDI. Owner
LOVCHEN GARDENS
GROUNDS AND DANCE HALL FOR RENT FOR PICNICS
Barbecues - Private Parties - Amusements - Concessions - Dancing
HILLSIDE BLVD. DALY CITY COLMA
340 STOCKTON STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
GUS SUHRS LIOUOR STORE
WHEN LOW IN "SPIRITS" PHONE MILLBRAE 801
EL CAMINO and VICTORIA MILLBRAE. CALIF
Page 24
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
September, 1941
POLICE HORSES TRANSFERRED
IN VAN
The horse.; now used at Ingleside station and at Mission
station are carried to and from the stations in a strictly
in the matter of mobilizing the mounted unit of the de-
partment for parades, strike duty, and so on, for the rea-
son that the portions of the city and county in which de-
partment horses are generally used are so widely separated.
A horse cannot long survive even moderately fast driving
New Van to Transport San Francisco Police Department Horses
modern horse van which holds seven horses. At the present on paved streets, hence much time was lost in getting to
time, due to closing the Potrero police stables, the mounts and from beats and assignments. The new department
used at Mission station and Ingleside station are housed in horse van, fully equipped, cost in the neighborhood of
the Park police Stables. $6,000, and was purchased from the Diamond-T Motor
The new van will prove a great boon to the department Trucks, San Francisco.
Phones: Residence. RAndolph 1710; Ranch. ELkridge 2010.
J. CASTAGNETTO
Grower and Shipper
ALL KINDS OF VEGETABLES
1701 SAN JOSE AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
COMPLIMENTS OF
G. 8c G. GUMP CO.
ART GOODS • CIFTS
250 POST STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone Millbrae 693
GArfield 1397
MILLBRAE HARDWARE CO.
PAINTS - VARNISHES - LACQUERS • ENAMELS
267 EL CAM1NO REAL MILLBRAE. CALIF.
Millbrae 800 Burlingame 248
HIGHLAND CLEANERS
FRENCH LAUNDRY
355 EL CAMNIO REAL MILLBRAE. CALIF. 1901 ARMY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
ELECTRICAL COMMUNICATIONS
Signal Systems - Telephone Systems - Inter-Office Systems
12 1 SECOND STREET SAN FRANCISCO
AMERICAN REFINING CO.
Phone San Bruno 1742 EXbrook78 7I
REMEMBER ME? STUART OXYGEN CO.
ITALIAN DINNERS
WE CATER TO PARTIES
700 EL CAMINO REAL MILLBRAE. CALIF. 211 BAY STREET
Manufacturers of a
Complete Line of Commercial and Medicinal Gases
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone Millbrae 681
MILLBRAE AUTO WRECKERS
EDWARD O. NEWELL. Owner
MILLBRAE
CALIFORNIA
CALL A
YELLOW CAB
TUxedo 1234
Maximum City Fare $1.00 in San Francisco
September. 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
. .
Inspector Wm.
Desmond
INSPECTOR MICHAEL DESMOND
NABS EASTERN ROBBER SUSPECT
San Francisco's extensive waterfront might appeal to
some law breakers as a safe haven to escape the clutches of
the law. Hut Fred William Grano won't be one who will
be thinking so. For Grano, who ma} have felt safe here is
now safely behind the bars of the
New York jail, all because of the
memory of Inspector Michael Des-
mond, who covers the waterfront
with Inspector Barrh Kelleher.
Last March Inspector Desmond
1^^^ was handed a letter b\ Captain
- M Bernard McDonald. The letter
was from the New York Police
and it stated they wanted one Fred
William Grano, a ship's steward,
for two robbery kicks. A photo of
Grano accompanied the letter. Inspector Desmond gave
particular attention to the photograph and then filed the
letter.
Six months later, August 23, to be exact. Inspector Des-
mond was going along the Embarcadero, between Mission
and Market, when he saw a man that held his attention.
He went up to this man and started asking questions, when
it flashed on him that it was Grano, wanted by New York.
Grano had jumped ship here and was getting along
swell, he thought, having spent three or four days without
being molested by the gendarmes. He vigorously denied
he was Grano when Inspector Desmond started him for
the Harbor Police Station, and though he later admitted
his name was Grano, he declared himself innocent of any
crime.
A wire to New York brought by plane Chief Cyril
Donnelly of Suffolk and District Attorney Investigator
Ted Donnelly. These two officials sure were glad Mr.
Grano was in custody, for they said that instead of two
jobs he was wanted for 32 stickups back in Brooklyn, and
they hustled him eastward as fast as they could after
Grano signed waivers.
They were loud in their praise and lavish in their ex-
pressions of appreciation for the splendid work of Inspec-
tor Desmond, who picked this much-wanted suspect so
soon after he landed in this port.
SEAWALL WAREHOUSES
1501 SANSOME STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
VOTE FOR
ALFRED J.
E N N E S
TREASURER
ELECTION NOVEMBER 4. I«4I
O
A FRIEND INDEED!
WOERNER BROS. CIGAR CO.
C1CARS • LIQUORS ■ MAGAZINES
2 1st and Mission Sts. - Post and Fillmore Sts. - 1194 Market St.
Geary and Fillmore Sts. - 52 I California St.
JAMES. W. McALISTER
1200 VAN NESS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
THE RIVER LINES
PIER i
SAN I RANCISCO
EDWARD I. FITZPATRICK
Attorney -at -Law
225 BUSH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
ROBERT L. LAMB - THEODORE TAMBA
Attorneys-at-Law
MILLS BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO
UNderhill 8976
ELITE MACHINERY WORKS
22 7 SEVENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
SOUTHERN PACIFIC MILLING CO.
206 SANSOME STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
ATTHOWE 8c CO.
PRINTERS
344 FRONT STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
HAWLEY FORGE 8C MFG. CO.
5 ZENO PLACE SAN FRANCISCO
ATOLIA MINING CO.
CROCKER BLDG. SAN FRANCISCO
MUTUAL ENGINEERING CO.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
CALIFORNIA
COMPLIMENTS OF
HILLCREST HOG CO.
P. O. BOX 175 1
H. R. LAIST CO.
Manufacturers Agents
DRUGS • CHEMICALS ■ ESSENTIAL OILS
SAN FRANCISCO
R1ALTO BLDG
CALIFORNIA TRUNK 8C SUITCASE CO.
444 HAYES STREET SAN FRAN
Phone 3610
1 120 Sonoma Street
EXCEL PIE CO.
Pies That S
Vallejo. Calif.
Page 26
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
September, 1941
SCHOOL PATROL CAMP
(Continued from page 4)
confusion and also so that by the time the boys arrived at
camp they were acquainted with each other.
Upon arriving at camp they were taken to their re-
spective villages and assigned to shelters, with eight boys
to a shelter. Usually the two boys from each school were
assigned to shelters together, so that each shelter held four
school groups.
They were also assigned to a table in the dining room
seating eight boys. At each meal a different boy was de-
tailed as host, his duty being to serve the boys at his table,
clean up the table after the meal and to stack the dishes on
a bench. Prizes were given each village for the cleanest
table for the wek. The prize was a case of soda water.
A prize was also given to each village for the shelter re-
ceiving the most awards for the week for neatness. The
prize was also a case of soda water.
A doctor was in attendance at the camp at all times to
take care of poison oak cases or other sickness, and a hos-
pital with eight beds was also maintained to take care of
any sickness that might develop.
Safety lectures were given each morning at each village,
and each evening safety sound pictures were shown by
Officer Joseph Kane, with safety lectures upon the lessons
shown in the pictures.
One evening a camp fire entertainment was held with
each village assisting with songs, stunts and stories. 1 he
days were devoted to swimming, basketball, hikes, horse-
back rides, and handicraft instructions.
The most popular place in camp was the dining room,
and the first bugle call learned by the boys was "mess
call." After each meal the canteen was open for one hour
so that the boys could buy candy and ice cream in amounts
not to exceed 15 cents a day.
Police Commissioners William Wobber and Ward G.
Walkup, together with Mrs. George Beanston, president
of the Second District, Parents and Teachers Association,
visited the camp on Thursday, July 31. They inspected
the villages and had lunch with the boys, and later re-
viewed the boys on the parade ground.
The week in camp will long be remembered by the boys
who attended, and the police officers in charge feel that
the personal contacts made by the boys, and the friendships
formed, together with the safety lessons learned, will re-
flect in the efficiency of the School Safety Patrols in the
coming year.
HAVISIDE CO.
SHIP CHANDLERS
56 STEUART STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
RICHMOND SANITARY CO.
PLUMBING SUPPLIES
290 DIVISION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
POLISH CLUB HALL
OPEN FOR ALL OCCASIONS
C. E. JAMIESON 8C CO.
MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS
High Quality Drug Products
383 BRANNAN STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone UNderhill 2923
CLINE PIANO COMPANY
BARGAIN SPOT OF BAY DISTRICT
Warehouse and Salesrooms
2097 MISSION ST.. corner SEVENTEENTH SAN FRANCISCO
ALASKA SALMON CO.
525 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone Mission 0236
GERNHARDT-STROHMAIER CO
STOVES
Refrigerators - Washers - lroners - Linoleum - Water Heaters
MISSION ST. at EIGHTEENTH . SAN FRANCISCO
ALPHA DISTRIBUTING CO.
336 BATTERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
FRANK WERNER CO.
Nationally Famous SHOES for MEN
874 MARKET STREET 26 POWELL STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
SUHR 8C WIEBOLDT, INC.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
1465 VALENCIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
RAndolph 2249
HANSEN 8c HANSEN
BUILDERS
597 MONTEREY BLVD.
SAN FRANCISCO
MArket 45 18
GALLAND MERCANTILE LAUNDRY
301 EIGHTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
COMPLIMENTS
OF
BELLEVUE HOTEL
GEARY AND TAYLOR STREETS
SAN FRANCISCO
ROMA MACARONI FACTORY
199 FRANCISCO STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Funeral Home Telephone MArket 4567
ARTHUR 1. SULLIVAN 8C CO.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Perfect Funeral Service
2252-2254 MARKET STREET Between 15th and 16th Sts.
September, l')41
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 27
COMBATING FIFTH COLUMNISTS
(Continued from page 5 J
Various pretexts may be employed by foreign agents
to secure confidential information relating to radio trans-
mitters, control room operations, wave lengths, the range
of radio communications and other related matters of a
technical nature. Short wave radio facilities may be util-
ized instead of couriers for the transmittal of information
by our enemies from within to the foreign powers they
represent.
The ultimate goal of any foreign agent is to paralyze
the nerve centers of our country so that in a crisis we, as
a nation, would succumb to the enemy. Anything calcu-
lated to insure this goal may be utilized by those seeking
to destroy this nation by boring from within. We need
but glance at the history which is being written in these
fast-moving days to see that the spies, saboteurs, and fifth
columnists facilitate the downfall and destruction of great
nations.
We must preserve the internal security of this country,
however, through the orderly processes of our established
democratic methods. We must not lose our heads in a
rising tide of hysteria. The location of the foreign spy, the
apprehension of the ruthless saboteur and the detection
of subversive activities is the task of the trained officers of
law enforcement — and their efforts must be coordinated
. by a central authority if the desired results are to be
obtained. Amateur vigilante methods are distinctly con-
trary to American ideals of justice and prejudicial to the
best interests of this country.
The president of the United States recognized that
investigations affecting the internal welfare of this country
must be conducted in a comprehensive and effective man-
ner on a national basis and that all information must be
carefully sifted out and correlated in order to avoid con-
fusion and irresponsibility. It was with th's procedure in
mind that the chief executive issued an order on Septem-
ber 6, 1939, instructing the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion to take charge of all investigative work relative to
espionage, counter-espionage, sabotage and all related
matters. It was also with this procedure in mind that the
president requested all law enforcement officers to co-
operate in this program and to furnish the F. B. I. for
co-ordination on a national basis all information obtained
concerning the internal security of this country.
Enthusiastic and whole-hearted cooperation upon the
part of every law enforcement officer in the country is
necessary to insure the success of this program. Prompt,
vigorous, and cooperative efforts of all law enforcement
officers are essential if this nation is to subdue the menace
of the vicious subversive forces boring from within. Our
responsibilities in preserving American traditions and
heritage are great indeed, but no greater achievement can
be accomplished.
Nite: RAndolph 8254 Day: DElaware 7278
AIRCO HEATING CO.
AIR CONDITIONING - WARM AIR HEATING
Water Heaters - Sheet Metal
5240 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
OLIVER THE TRAPPER
2285 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
C. C. MOORE CO.
450 MISSION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
GIBRALTAR WAREHOUSES
1250 SANSOME STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
HOME LAUNDRY CO.
3338 SEVENTEENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
A. R. REID CO.
2600 OAKDALE AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
A. GIURLANI & BRO.
importers - Star Olive Oil
537 FRONT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
GArfield 031 I
ANSEL W. ROBINSON
BIRD AND ANIMAL IMPORTER
Visit the New Garden Department
40 OFARRELL STREET SAN FRANCISCO
MATTEUCCI &. VANNUCCI CO., INC.
64 3 FRONT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
TEXACO SERVICE
M. J. DICKSON
POST and FRANKLIN SAN FRANCISCO
OREGON-NEVADA-CALIFORNIA
FAST FREIGHT
675 BRANNAN STREET SAN FRANCISCO
FRANKLIN HOSPITAL
FOURTEENTH and NOE STS. SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone MArket 2935
KORN'S MARKET, INC.
Groceries - Delicacies - Fruits - Vegetables - Liquor - Ice Cream
FRESH CUT MEATS
4455 EIGHTEENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
TINY'S WAFFLE SHOP
43 7 POWELL STREET SAN FRANCISCO
BEHR MANNING CORP.
230 EIGHTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
PAK-KWAI-MAU
Page 28 POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL September, 1941
SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS DIRECTORY
P. H. GEARY 3C SON YUk°n 055° Periodicals - Magazines GOLDEN GATE NURSERY
MISSION NEWS COMPANY
411 Brannan St. San Francisco
a™ ™ a «. * f MISSION NEWS COMPANY .., ., .. . ,.
900 - 22nd St. San Francisco 5 16 - 42nd Ave. San Francisco
DUNN PAPER CO. In Appreciate for the Sp.endid Work of MAR-BUD FOOD PRODUCTS
the JUNIOR TRAFFIC PATROL ncc l =. c r-
, ,„,, ,_ „ ~ . 1 230 Sanchez M. ban Francisco
613 Howard St. San Francisco j^ FRIEND
_, „ , . , _. Excelsior Clinical Laboratory
Blue Goose Sandwich Shop MONTE CARLO RESTAURANT Legally Required Blood Tests
322 Mission St. San Francisco 1 57 Mason St. San Francisco
2288 Market St. San Francisco
_ _ __. . . _ N. SIROMIATNIKOFF
San Francisco Wrecking Co. L'EMPORIO LUCCHESE r„„ ... Grocer
Gents Furnishers
530 Broadway 1429 Stockton Street
162 1 Mission St. San Francisco
500 - 5th Ave. San Francisco
DR. c. M. CHOW
824 Stockton St. San Francisco
MAJESTIC GARAGE
OLD KING COLE WINE CO. 1 38 1 Post St. San Francisco
•4 70 Pacific St. San Francisco
NINA MITCHELL'S
FULLER CO. cocktails
BOAS MOTOR CO. 679SutterSt. San Francisco
564 Market St. San Francisco
3800 Geary Blvd. San Francisco
NEW CITY LAUNDRY
Yerba Buena French Laundry BI ANCHI CAFE 1315 Eddy St. San Francisco
2 15 7 Lombard St. San Francisco
632 Twentieth St. San Francisco
THREE ELEVEN CAFE
KERR'S A-l MARKET ^ -j- IUADCU S/ f A 3 1 I Washington St San Francisco
2101 -2lstAve- San F.ancisco 44 f post gfc San Francisco Stockton-Vallejo Fruit Market
" — — 1 365 Stockton St. San Francisco
EVEREADY GARAGE SANDINO PHOTO STUDIOS
2140BushSt. SanFranc.sco ,„„„„. IMPERIAL PEARL SYNDICATE
2090 Chestnut St. San Francisco
■ 210 Post St. San Francisco
DANTE HOTEL
UNITED DRUG CO.
5 98 Seventh St. San Francisco
ST. ELIZABETH GARAGE
NEW LINCOLN FOOD SHOP Phone TUxedo o 1 4 1
A-l SED^
1 507a Vallejo St. San Francisco
3 10 Columbus Ave. San Francisco Joseph Sacco 8c Co.
3699 Seventeenth St. San Francisco A-l MlD AIM SERVICE
COOPER SCREW MFG. CO.
444 Brannan St. San Francisco
LANSING CO.
925 Powell St. San Francisco ,.._ . F. W. Wild
348 Brannan St. San Francisco
CARNATION ICE CREAM CO.
Vallejo 6c Davis Sts. San Francisco
LITTLE COFFEE SHOP
4 1 California St. San Francisco
D Sc S FOOD SHOP SHIMA TRANSFER CO.
Tamales - Enchiladas - Sandwiches , ,_-_
1349 Hayes St. San Francisco 1530 Geary St. San Francisco B. & M. CAVERN
CORDOVA HOTEL The Methodist Publishing House
52 1 Post St. San Francisco 85 McAllister St. San Francisco
Telephone SUtter 981 I
B. & M. C
42 1 Drumm St. San Francisco
Civic Center Auto Painting Co. L- c- Smith and Corona Typewriters
!55GroveSt. San Francisco 545 Market St. San Francisco
PURITAN
New Process Strawberry Preserves
You'll Be Surprised - Best Flavor
CHARLES R. HADLEY CO.
681 Market St. San Francisco
RICHARDSON 8C SON M°RLE,Y'S ROAST CHICKENS
3634- I 7th St. San Francisco 781 Market St. San Francisco
•Cooked Food Ready to Serve" Bouquet Service Stations
Station No. I: 6199 Third St.
Station No. 2: Beale & Howard Sts.
SOUTH BASIN AUTO REPAIR ^2, OSWALD MACHINE WORKS
General Auto Repairs uentai l ecnnician
6206 Third St. San Francisco 450 Sutter St. San Francisco General Machine Work
, 956 Evans Ave. San Francisco
LA MODERNA POESIA Compliments of METZ DONUT CO.
658 Broadway San Francisco A. J. IJAINbKl 2778 -24th St. San Francisco
THOMAS WILLIAMS E. J. TALBOTT Compliments of
Grocer Attorney-at-Law a CpICIVTri
701 Guerrero St. San Francisco 704 Market St. San Francisco A rR!Cl>L/
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STOCKTON LUGGAGE SHOP CARSTEN E. SCHMIDT A. C. WOCKER
Leather Goods, Trunks, Suitcases, Handbags 208 Sharon Bldg. orBtOI
1242 Stockton St. San Francisco 5 5 New Montgomery St. San Francisco 1370 Sutter St] San Francisco
NEW FILLMORE TAVERN HELENA BEAUTY PARLOR Goodby Manufacturing Co.
1299 Fillmore St. San Francisco I 32 I Fillmore St. San Francisco 77 OTarrell Street San Francisco
GLEN SIDE MARKET MARQUIS GRILL HAMBERGER APPAREL CO.
t-, ~, e. c v Chop Suey
666 Chenery St. San h rancisco QK , , . e. _ _ ijft «„»,„,, a*. , c «r •
* 935 Larkm St. San Francisco ,iU Sutler Street San Francisco
MARTHA JEAN TEA ROOM M. J. CAMPBELL MISSION CARPET HOUSE
228 Grant Ave. San Francisco .,„ ^inter and Decorator M. DeCastro
1523 - 30th Ave. San Francisco 2 303 Mission Street San Francisco
^x^anP^u^ Compliments of BROWN FURNITURE SHOP
1590 FolsomSt. San Francisco UNITED STATES LINES 325 Noe Street San Francisco
CAUm^™,^ m^T HS , , E\ J" I?cIJgL C°" ORIGINAL JOE'S
ivnnerai ana iviua Infants and Children s Wear J
04b Taylor St. San Francisco 334 Mission St. San Francisco 1 44 Taylor Street San Francisco
TEN SIXTY BUSH APTS. DAVID B. HILL SEED CO. ADA'S LUNCH
1 060 Bush St. San Francisco 535 Davis Street San Francisco E E' Rob-rts
" 1807 Folsom Street San Francisco
STUTZ REPAIR SHOP WALTZ SAFE 8C LOCK CO. DAN DEE CLUB
1 349 Larkin St. San Francisco 237 California Street San Francisco 499 Fulton Street San Francisco
BEFCO AUTOMOTIVE PACIFIC BUILDING YORK ICE MACHINERY
Engineering - Construction - Maintenance n-> . %* ■ . e. „ _.
,,„o . o, c tr • 821 Market Street San Francisco 1275 Fo som Street San Francisco
758 Bryant St. San Francisco
Phone MArket 6873 Mrs. D. A. Nicholson
PACIFIC PRODUCE COMPANY BEE-HIVE MILLINERY CONSOLIDATED MILLINERY
Growers - Shippers - Exporters
5 10 Battery St. San Francisco 2294 Mission Street San Francisco 2 10 Post Street San Francisco
George Long
RICHARD AND JOSEPH mRDnmcovm P. A. BERGEROT
Continental Hair Stylists A. A. CMBKUlUtKI LU. Attorney-at-Law
45 Grant Ave. San Francisco 1950 Market Street San Francisco 110 Sutter Street San Francisco
DOuglas 4488
Boegershausen Sheet Metal Works STONE TYPEWRITFR CO TURNER & TAUB
1801 Divisadero St. San Francisco 563 Market Street San Francisco l5'' Sutter Street San Francisco
WEst 75 23
A T^T A C CT* A in 1} T TTT T^TTVT/""1 f^*/~\
Guaranteed Sales Service COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND
290!-22ndSt. San Francisco 1 965 Union Street San Francisco
PENINSULA BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Phone So. S. F. 35 S. Dubiosi, Prop. San Mateo 1036 Compliments of
SIL'S PLACE San Mateo Tailors and Cleaners PAT HART DOG HOUSE
207 Grand Ave. South San Francisco 133 Third Avenue San Mateo, Calif. 101 Highway Lomita Park
Phone So. S. F. 1460 «. n -y M J *->!
Maxwell tailors and Cleaners rv<-»i i v ** a die
RAMW nilR DULL l •MAKlb
CfAFNIV uijO Suits Ready to Wear and Made to Order Beauty Parlor
206 Grand Ave. South San Francisco DElaware 8930 Colma. Calif. Redwood City California
Phone San Mateo 363 Paul H. Reed, Mgr. r»AYT irHT NI1RCPDY Phone Redwood 258 Gen. Hardware
THE GREEN LINE DRUG CO. I L . ciuffra Prop HOLMQUIST HARDWARE
2 1 8 Third Avenue San Mateo, Calif. P. O. Box 392 Colma. Calif. Main at Stambaugh Redwood City, Calif.
Pablo Salcedo, Prop.
UNION CLUB GUS A. ELBOW
POOL HALL INSURANCE
Wine - Beer - Cigars ^ MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
115 GRAND AVENUE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
SILVER STAR SAN FRANCISCO MILLING CO.. LTD.
952 CLEMENT STREET SAN FRANCISCO 465 CALIFORNIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
September, 1941
PROGRESS IN POLICE TRAINING
Address Before Peace Officers' Association of California in Fresno by George H. Brereton, State Supervisor
of Police Training, Department of Education
During the past fiscal year the Bureau of Trade and
Industrial Education, in co-operation with the State Ad-
visory Committee, has continued to expand the training
program for California peace officers. On July 1, 1940,
1139 officers were attending departmental schools, exclu-
sive of the Los Angeles Police Academy, 990 officers were
enrolled in zone schools, 235 peace officers had attended
the summer schools, and 257 officers had each received 30
hours of instructor training.
Zone Schools: In addition to the schools established
prior to June 30, 1939, in Riverside, San Diego, Imperial,
San Bernardino and Orange counties, and in the Rich-
mond Police Department, peace officers' training schools
have been organized and are now operating in the follow-
ing areas:
The Contra Costa County Peace Officers' Training
School is operated at Martinez, under the direction of
Captain George Belon of the California Highway Patrol.
This school has an enrollment of 68 peace officers.
The Fresno Peace Officers' Training School, under the
direction of Inspector N. T. MacCo'lom of the Fresno
Police Department, is held in th; Fresno State Col'.ege and
has had an average attendance of 88 peace officers from
different law-enforcement agencies within that area.
The Coalinga Peace Officers' Training School, with an
enrollment of 25 officers, is conducted in the lo:al junior
college under the direction of Chief of Police Frank
Mechalis.
The Ventura County Peace Officers' Training School,
with an enrollment of 103 officers, is held in the junior
college under the direction of M. Arthur Waite, district
attorney of Ventura county.
The Alameda County Peace Officers' Training School,
with an initial enrollment of 209 officers and an average
attendance of 160, is operating at Oakland, in co-opera-
tion with vocational education programs conducted in the
evening high school. District Attorney Ralph Hoyt of
Alameda county is the local director.
The Peninsula Peace Officers' Training School, under
the direction of Chief of Police Farrell of Atherton, held
its first session on September 17, 1940, in the San Mateo
junior college. This school, with an initial registration of
60 men, now has 93 officers enrol'ed from the police de-
partments of South San Francisco, Daly City, Burlingame,
San Mateo, Redwood City, Palo Alto, Atherton and
Hillsborough, and the sheriff's and district attorney's de-
partments of San Mateo county.
In all of the zone schools, local advisory committees,
composed of law enforcement and school officials, have
taken an active part in organizing the schools, determining
courses of instruction, recommending officers for teacher-
training, selecting the local director, and encouraging the
attendance of the personnel in their respective departments.
In departmental schools, a similar procedure has been
followed in setting up advisory committees to assist the
chief executive in his training problems.
The zone training schools are always established under
the direction of the local officials, and are usually con-
ducted in a high school, junior college, or state college. In
fact, several of the local school districts have recognized
the importance of police training and are now allowing
(Continued on page 33)
A GARDEN HOME WITHOUT CARES IN SAN MATEO
Hotel
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
SAN MATEO. CALIFORNIA
LEVY & ZENTNER
200 WASH'NCTON STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
AMERICAN-HAWAIIAN
STEAMSHIP CO.
2 15 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Gilmore Steel 8C Supply Co.
INCORPORATED
825 FOLSOM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
LIBBY-McNEILL-LIBBY
60 CALIFORNIA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
EAST ASIATIC CO., INC.
433 CALIFORNIA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
September, I'UI POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
SOLANO PEACE OFFICERS
Page 31
The summer meeting of the Solano Count] Peace Offi-
cers' Association was held at Dixon, in the fine Fire De-
partment Hall. Chief H. C. Grove, veteran head of the
Police Department, was host for the occasion.
Officer [err\ Stearns and other members of the Dixon
Sheriff Jack Thornton
Police Department served a genuine Mexican dinner as a
prelude to the evening's program.
The feature speaker of the program was Warden Clyde
Plummer of Folsom, who delivered a talk that went over
big with those present. He interjected plenty of humor into
his discussion and, being a former Los Angeles Police Offi-
cer, he made himself perfectly understood by the Solano
Peace Officers.
Warden Plummer told of California's prison for recidi-
vists and about the inmates. He told of the conditions he
found when he took charge, and of changes he has made
and further changes he intends to make, all tending to give
a degree of hope to those confined in the penitentiary.
Another part of the program that was highly appreci-
ated was the presence of Officer George Stinson, of the
Highway Patrol, the "Singing Cop," who is now assigned
to the Solano Count)' squad. He led the audience in sing-
ing "God Bless America."
Because of illness, President H. E. "Fritz" Emigh, con-
stable of Rio Vista, was unable to attend, and Past Presi-
dent Sheriff Jack Thornton took charge.
The annual election was held at this meeting and the
following officers selected for the ensuing term:
President, Harry L. Oliver, Chief Deputy Sheriff, So-
lano County.
Vice-president, Highway Patrol Officer Leo J. Boyle, of
the Solano County squad.
Secretary-treasurer, Chief A. C. Tillman of Suisun
City.
Sergeant-at-arms, Constable G. M. "Monte" Gates,
\ acaville.
Sheriff Thornton presented to Chief Floyd Holmes of
Rio Vista, acting as proxy for Constable Emigh, the past
PACIFIC MOLASSES CO., LTD.
2 15 MARKET STREET SAN FRAI
Phone RAndolph 52 5 1
DONOHOE &C CARROLL
MEMORIALS IN GRANITE
COLMA
LAI. II
S. 8c C. MOTORS
FORD DEALER
1701 VAN NESS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
HENSHAW INVESTMENT CO.
200 BUSH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
COMPLIMENTS OF
A. S. DUTRA
DE SOTO CAB
5 5 DUBOCE STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
PACIFIC FELT CO.
710 YORK STREET SAN FRANCISCO
SKyline 6246
G. MASSAGLI & CO.
CONTRACTORS
128 PARKER AVENUE SA N FRANCISCO
WALWORTH CALIFORNIA CO.
SAN FRANCISCO
COLYEAR MOTOR SALES COMPANY
Parts, Supplies and Equipment
12 38 VAN NESS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO AUTO COURT
701 SUNNYDALE AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
AMERICAN BOX CORP.
I MONTGOMERY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
GEORGE H. THOMPSON
Superintendent
MacDONALD & KAHN
president badge.
Among official guests in attendance were Dixon Coun-
cilmen W. M. Carpenter, W. J. Weyand, Dr. George
Rigley. J. Q. Brewen and J. J. Mitchell ; Supervisor Carl
Schmeiser of Dixon, Mayor Al Engel of Suisun. Council-
man H. Bergh of Suisun, Joe Serpas and Arthur Garben
of Fairfield.
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September, 1941
NORTHWESTERN TRAFFIC INSTITUTE
(Continued from page 6)
attending the Traffic Institute course spends as many or
more hours studying and in class work than he did in
active duty.
Two and three-week short courses for in-service police
officers, offering intensive coverage of traffic control meth-
ods, are an accepted phase of traffic law enforcement
work. They have proved their worth to hundreds of cities
throughout the country.
Now, with effective traffic control so indispensable to
national defense, training programs for traffic policemen
are more necessary than at any time in the country's
history.
DALY CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
( Continued from page '7 )
Chief Reardon, who was horn in San Francisco, moved
with his family to Daly City hefore it was a city, in 1907,
following the big fire. He was educated in the Daly Citj
schools, was a machinist and employed in San Franc sco
until 1929, when he became a member of the Police De-
partment.
He married a Daly City girl, Miss Josephine Parmi-
sano. They have three children, two girls and a boy.
As a police officer and as Chief he has taken great pride
in keeping the town free of crime. Since he has been Chef
there hasn't been a murder in Daly City nor a major rob-
bery. Petty burglaries by young hoodlums who prowl from
San Francisco gives his department more work than any-
thing outside of traffic law enforcement. There are no
unsolved crimes on the books of the Daly City Police De-
partment.
He is high in his praise for the assistance the San Fran-
cisco Department gives in bad check and burglary cases,
and tries to reciprocate in every manner possible.
The city officials of Daly City all work in close har-
mony. Mayor John J. Fahey, and Councilmen Edmund
Cavagnaro, Julius Twestin, Henry Sundermann and P.
G. Selmi, all take pride in the Police Department, and
see that it is properly equipped to make Daly City the law-
abiding community it is.
Following are the men who make up the Police Depart-
ment:
W. W. Sunderland, Sergeant Ricco Benedetti, Lieuten-
ant Arthur L. Hilton, Arthur Dalton, Joseph Kusber,
Henry Sundermann, Jr., Edmund Heim, William Bolger,
George Savage, Joseph Patten, and George Hopman.
Telephone Redwood 227 Robina Shephard. Mgr.
BEAUTY SHOPPE
Marcelling - Hair Stylist - Machine and Machineless Waving
Women and Children
2069 BROADWAY REDWOOD CITY. CALIF.
Telephone DOuglas 3550
CLINTON L. MARKLEY
CROCKER BLDG.
Attorney-at-Lav
SAN FRANCISCO
SHARP 8c DOHME
DRUGS
132 SECOND STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone PRospect 9725
HENRY HARDE
EDDY-FRANKLIN LIQUOR STORE
BEER - WINES - LIQUORS
Cigars. Tobacco, Cigarettes, Soft Drinks, Local and Eastern Beers
8981:., EDDY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
HARDWARE INDEMNITY INS. CO.
417 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
EXbrook 7558
LINDERMAN GARAGE
222 SACRAMENTO STREET SAN FRANCISCO
VAN LAAK MFG. CO.
QUALITY BROOMS
(281 HARRISON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
STOCKTON FIRE BRICK CO.
RUSS BUILDINC
SAN FRANCISCO
F. TERHEYDEN 8C BROS.
PAINTERS
940 DIVISADERO STREET SAN FRANCISCO
TOLEDO SCALE CO.
968 MISSION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Geo. Solomon
Phone WAlnut 9964
Sam Pontier
TURK AND FILLMORE CIGAR STORE
Cigars Are Always a Good Smoke
1201 FILLMORE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Contributed by
A FRIEND
of the San Francisco Police and Peace Officers
PACIFIC FOUNDRY CO.
LIMITED
3100 NINETEENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
AMERICAN ENGINEERING CO.
311 CALIFORNIA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Office: Redwood 999
Res.: Redwood 3573 Phone South San Francisco 76
Distinctive Perman :nta
780 EL CAMINO REAL
WELBANKS REALTY CO.
Specializing in Peninsula Properties
All Kinds of Insurance Loans
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF.
ZOLA'S BEAUTY SHOP
Authorized Viteen Treatments
Complete Beauty Service
389 GRAND AVENUE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
September, 1 <■>-/!
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Pag,
PROGRESS IN POLICE TRAINING
(Continued from page 30)
high school or junior college credit for work completed
in a peace officers' training school. 1 think that is an inter-
esting thing, that the local school districts are giving our
officers credit for attendance in the peace officers' training
school rather than expecting them to get it some other
way. Usually one unit of high school or junior college
credit is allowed for every eighteen hours of peace officers'
training which has been satisfactorily completed.
Recently three peace officers received diplomas of gradu-
ation from the Santa Ana high school as a result of their
attendance and school work in the Orange County Peace
Officers' Training School.
In addition to the zone schools, we also, of course, de-
velop departmental schools, and at this time I wish to
discuss the establishment of the school in the Los Angeles
Police Department.
On August 30, 1939, a meeting was held in the office
of Chief Arthur G. Hohmann of the Los Angeles Police
Department. At that time prelim'nary plans were made to
establish a complete and continuous training program for
the Los Angeles Police Department. J. C. Beswick out-
lined the California plan for peace officers' training, and
Chief Hohmann and his assistants agreed that this plan
would be the most efficient and effective way of developing
a comprehensive training program for the department.
It was recommended at this meeting that an advisory
committee be appointed and such a committee, composed
of 31 officers, representing every rank or grade, was la.er
selected from within th? department. After the chief of
police had selected the advisory committee. Dr. Jackey, his
assistant, Sam Fick, and I held several conferences with
the committee, during which time sug2;es.ions were made
as to what should be included in the training program,
how the instructors should be selected and trained, and a
preliminary outline of the subject matter was developed.
As a result of these advisory committee meetings, a de-
partmental training program was developed which includes
the following:
1. The recruit training program which covers approxi-
mately 576 hours of instruction, and which requires all
new officers to attend the training school 8 hours a day,
6 days a week, for about 72 days. Twenty courses, includ-
ing instruction in practically everv phase of police work,
are given to the new men in their recruit training.
Upon completion of the recruit training program, which
is now being given to 80 new men, they will be distributed
throughout the department, but will return each year for
a "refresher course" in addition to any "special" schools
which they may attend.
2. A "refresher" or "upgrading" school which will be
attended by every man in the department for 6 days in
each year. Since each group is composed of about 50 men,
the "refresher" training school will operate continuous!}
to care for the training needs of the entire department of
approximately 2500 employees.
3. In addition to the "recruit" and "upgrading" train-
ing schools, "specialty" schools are also conducted for
Telephonr 54 i I
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J. B. PERRY CO.
FEED MANUFACTURERS
Feed and Fuel Dealers
1401 MAIN STREET
REDWOOD CITY. CALM
Phone Redwood 3520 A. W. McCloud, Sales Mgr.
McCLOUD MOTORS
STUDEBAKER AUTOMOBILES AND TRUCKS
Guaranteed Used Cars
2050 BROADWAY REDWOOD CITY. CAI IF
Telephone San Bruno 525
SAN BRUNO CUT RATE
Tobaccos - Wines - Liquors
Free Delivery
513 SAN BRUNO AVENUE SAN BRUNO. C ALII
ALPHONSO'S TAVERN
WINES AND LIQUORS
100 CRAND AVE. (Cor. Bayshorel SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Phone South San Francisco 2500
STEEL BOWL
Mr. 1. Scharhn
340 CRAND AVENUE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
CARL "JAZZ" WELTE
CIGARS - POOL - CANDY
2 54 GRAND AVENUE
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
CArfield 971 1
THE VENETO RESTAURANT
389 BAY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone Redwood 1881
SEQUOIA LAUNDRY
A Complete Laundry Service
53 PERRY STREET REDWOOD CITY. CALIF.
Telephone 492 Quality Homes
FRANK A. POIRIER
Building - Real Estate - Insurance
443 SAN MATEO AVENUE SAN BRUNO. CALIF.
South City Lumber and Supply Co.
RAILROAD AND SPRUCE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone 4393 Luella and Bill Mudersb^ch
LUELLA MOTORS
WILLYS MOTOR CARS AND TRUCKS
2092-2098 BROADWAY
REDWOOD CITY. CALIF
Phone 174
226 GEORGIA STREET
MORRIS & SCANLON
PRESCRIPTION D°' CC1STS
Eddie Grigg, Prop.
VALLE.IO. CALIF.
Best Wishes to All Piaci- Otfirers
REX HOTEL
145 GEORGIA STREET \ ALLEJO. CALIF.
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September, 1941
more intensive training in the problems of a particular
division or in a particular subject. A traffic school has
already been completed for the training of all police ser-
geants and lieutenants in the department — a total of 212
person ; 600 officers volunteered and have completed a
week's intensive course in juvenile counselling and a train-
ing school covering the preliminary phases of criminal
investigation is also now in progress.
4. All captains, inspectors, and deputy chiefs of police
attend a "School of Command" one day each week from
1 :30 to 5 :00 p. m.
The instructors in all schools are selected on the basis
of their experience and achievement in their particular
fields. Each one must have had at least five years' practical
experience in the field in which he is going to teach, and all
of them must have had at least 30 hours of teacher-train-
ing. Most of the teachers have been selected from within
the department, but on occasion experts are brought in
from other occupations or professions.
In the meetings with the advisory committee, it was de-
cided that the teacher-training would be given for 6
hours per day, 5 days a week, and the first class of 24
men and one woman was started at the Los Angeles
Police Training Center on November 6, 1939. The train-
ing was given daily from 9:00 to 12:00 noon and 2:00 to
5:00 p. m. by Mr. Fick and myself. Inspector E. XV.
Lester, then superintendent of the Los Angeles Police
Academy, was assigned by Chief Hohmann to supervise
the personnel of the class and make all necessary arrange-
ments.
Since the close of the first class on November 10, four
additional teacher-training classes have been conducted for
the Los Angeles Police Department. Most of the personnel
in these classes have come from within the department,
and have included men and women from all ranks and
grades. However, there are several men in attendance
from the Los Angeles district attorney's and city at-
torney's offices, one officer from an adjoining police de-
partment, and a representative from the National Safety
Council.
At the present time about 120 officers of the Los An-
geles Police Department have been given 30 hours of
teacher-training. In this group there has been no one
who has not been enthusiastic about the method used in
developing their training program — even though one or
two might feel that they were not quite sure of their own
ability to teach.
Phone 2 30
BURKE'S TAVERN
D. G. (James) Stathakis, Manager
4 1 I GEORGIA STREET
VALLEJO, CALIF.
Every Afternoon at 2:00 P. M. Every Evening Except Friday
ALLEN'S WHIST CLUB
Many Worthwhile Prizes
PACIFIC TERRAZZO CO.
2 144 LOMBARD STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments
GLIDE FOUNDATION
322 ELLIS STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
SUlter 2760
HOTEL COURT
555 BUSH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
UNITED STATES RUBBER CO.
300 SECOND STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
BAY CITIES TRANSPORTATION CO.
SAN FRANCISCO
CALIFORNIA
Phone HEmlock 0750
INDUSTRIAL ENAMELING CO.
OF CALIFORNIA
Architectural and Industrial Baked Enamel and Lacquer Finishes
Office and Factory: 1239 - 17th St. San Francisco
JACK'S TAVERN
193 1 SUTTER STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Tel phone TUxedo 2870 D. C. Jacobsen. Credit Mgr.
DECKELMAN BROS.
Barber and B:auty Par. or Equipment and Supplies
46 TURK STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone EXbrook 8011
General Insurance Company of America
General Casualty Company of America
206 SANSOME STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
GUERIN BROS.
CONTRACTORS
LINDEN AVENUE
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
159 CHURCH STREET
Established 1882
RATHJEN BROS. Inc.
Direct Importers and Wholesalers of Liquors.
Wines and Cordials
SAN FRANCISCO: 135 BERRY STREET. Telephone EXbrook 7191
OAKLAND: 253 FOURTH STREET. Telephone HIgate 3281
For Arresting Values, Phone San Mateo I 12 1 I
PULL OVER TO THE CURB IN FRONT OF
O'CONNER FURNITURE CO.
Open Tuesday and Friday Evenings for Your Convenience
124-140 B STREET SAN MATEO, CALIF.
LAWRENCE WAREHOUSE
3 7 DRUMM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO
September, 1941
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Page 35
Compliments of
FLOYD L. BURR
Always A Friendly Welcome We Have Your Favorite Brand
ACE HIGH CLUB
150 SIXTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
WHITNEY 8t BAIRD, INC.
INSURANCE
310 SANSOME STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
You Don't Compromise With Quality at
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Use Our Convenient Budget Plan
Dresses - Coats -Suits - Sportswear - Lingerie - Hosiery
875 MARKET STREET Two Stores 2630 MISSION STREET
AJAX FOUNDRY CO.
R. Burkenkamp
525 PHELPS STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
S. F. BOWSER 8C CO., INC.
TANKS AND PUMPS
Telephone 993-J Leon B. Vigneau
VALLEJO FRENCH LAUNDRY
3 14 Maine Street Vallejo, California
Telephone 2779 D. W. Berry
BERRY AND SINCLAIR STUDIO
7 15 Sonoma Street Vallejo, Calif.
Telephone 2913 C. C. Cabot. Prop.
EX-SERVICE MEN'S CAFE
I36A Georgia Street Vallejo. ( ..!>!
Telephone 649 Vance Harris. Mgr.
TOWNE CLUB
421 Georgia Street Vallejo. Calif
Eugene Garibaldi Antonio Barone
THE OLD CORNER
101 Virginia Street Vallejo. Calif.
Telephone 1787 Fruits and Poultry
CANTON MARKET
301 Branciforte Street Vallejo. Calif.
Telephone 460 Minnie Thanos. Prop.
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PAGE
Peace Officers' 1*541 Convention —
By the Editor 3
President Wallman's Address 6
State Communications Committee 7
FBI Defense Courses for Police 8
Central Theft Bureau Proposed 9
Chief Wheeler of San Carlos 10
Civilian Defense in San Francisco —
By Captain A. L, Christiansen 1 1
Mountain View Police Department 12
Inspector William Zocchi —
By the Editor 13
U. S. Crime Record for First Half 1941 14
S. F. Police Plan Civil Defense 15
Editorial Page 16
Northern California Communication Officers.... 17
Bay Counties' Peace Officers' Meeting 18
Covering All the Beats 20
Flashes 21
Judge Edward P. Murphy 24
Footprinters' Activities 25
Former FBI Agent Dies 29
Mad Dogs— By Opie L. Warner 33
A Policeman's Prayer 35
The Editor is always pleased to consider articles suitable for publication.
Contributions should preferably be typewritten, but where this is not pos-
sible, copy should be clearly written. Contributions may be signed with a
"nom de plume," but all articles must bear the name and address of the
sender, which will be treated with the strictest confidence. The Editor
will also be pleased to consider photographs of officers and of interesting
events. Letters should be addressed to the Editor.
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Hall of Justice, Kearny and Washington Streets
Telephones SUtter 2020 - 2030
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Mayor, Hon. Angelo J. Rossi
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
Regular Meetings, Monday, 7.30 p.m Hall of Justice
Hon. Wm. P. Wobber, Sr., President. ...412 Jessie Street
Hon. Walter McGovern 625 Market Street
Hon. Ward G. Walkup 240 Second Street
Captain Chas. F. Skelly, Secretary
Room 104, Hall of Justice
CHIEF OF POLICE Charles W. Dullea
DEPUTY CHIEF OF POLICE Michael Riordan
Bur. of Inspectors. Bernard J. McDonald Hall of Justice
Residence - 1341 31st Avenue
Traffic Bureau .....Albert S. Munn 635 Washington St.
Residence - 226 Jules Avenue
Dept. Sec'y Capt. John A. Encler Hall of Justice
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Bur. of Personnel Lieut. Georce Healy Hall of Justice
Residence - 4028 18th Street
Supervising Capt Arthur L. Christiansen Hall of Justice
Residence- 1346 24th Avenue
Director - Bureau of Criminal
Information Lieut. Frank E. Winters Hall of Justice
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Director - Bureau of
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Residence - 21S6 15th Avenue
Inspector of Schools Traffic Control — Byron J. Getchell
Residence - 533 Brussels Street
Property Clerk ..Capt. Peter M. McGee Hall of Justice
Residence - 225 Ashton Avenue
City Prison Lieut. John J. Casey Hall of Justice
Residence - 188 Liberty Street
Central Capt. M. E. Mitchell. .63 5 Washington St.
Residence - 1471 29th Avenue
Southern Capt. John A. Reed 360 Fourth St.
Residence - 438 21st Avenue
Harbor Capt. John M. SuLLiVAN.Drumm & Comm'l Sts.
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Residence - 2610 Sacramento Street
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OCTOBER, 1941
No. in
State Peace Officers* 1941 Convention
By the Editor
All who attended the twenty-first annual convention of
the Peace Officers' Association of the State of California,
held in Santa Rosa, October 9, 10 and 11, unanimously
agreed that it was the most successful in attendance and
constructive accomplishments of any held in the history
of the organization.
From Washington, I). C, came James S. Egan as the
personal representative of Director John Edgar Hoover,
of the FBI, joining with Nat J. L. Peiper. local special
agent in charge of the bureau.
Governor Culbert Olson was represented by Chief Paul
Madden, of the State Narcotic Bureau.
Sheriff Grattan M. Hocint
Chief Alexander K. McAll
Vice-President
I Charles W. Din I E\
Vice-President
President Hog in and ttoo of his vice-presidents \aiho will serve the Peace Officers' Association fur the coming year
I he good people of Santa Rosa went all out to see that
the visitors who came from nearly every county in Cali-
fornia would long remember with pleasure the occasion.
Chief Melvin Flohr of the Santa Rosa Police Depart-
ment, the host of this year's meet, was on the job every
hour of the day and night and with his officers, left noth-
ing undone that would contribute to the enjoyment of the
visitors and the success of the meeting.
The Occidental Hotel was the headquarters and busi-
Major H. F. Osborne, of the Presidio in San Francisco,
was a representative from the United States Army.
Karl Warren, California's able Attorney General, was
on hand as he has been at every convention since the
organization of the Association he helped found.
Captain Thomas Foster of the United States Secret
Service was another Federal peace officer present.
The program, arranged bj President Bodie Wallman,
Secretary James T. Drew ami Chiei Flohr, was a splendid
ness meetings were held in the lodge room of the Santa one. The speakers were all excellent and the topics pre-
Rosa Flks. seined were timely and enlightening. Turn tn next p>.
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October, 1941
President Wallman called the convention to order at
10 A. M., October 9, and continued to start proceedings.
As presiding officer of many outstanding peace officers
associations and civic organizations. Chief Wallman is
well fortified with knowledge of parliamentary procedure
and he presided with dignity yet with a proper amount of
humor to vary the program. His introduction of speakers
Chief Harold Vogelsanc
Sergeant-at-Arms
and comment after their papers and addresses were in hue
taste and sincere.
In his short address calling the convention to order
Chief Wallman thanked the people of Santa Rosa and
especially Chief Flohr for the invitation to hold this year's
meeting in the historic Sonoma county's seat of govern-
ment.
He appointed Inspector George Helms, of the Alameda
District Attorney's office as assistant Sergeant-at-Arms to
aid Sergeant-at-Arms Charles W. Dullea.
Former Chief William T. Stanford of Vallejo. now a
resident of Los Angeles, headed the Escort of Honor,
others being Chief Flohr and Sheriff Jess Elliott of
Orange county.
The Junior College band of Santa Rosa furnished the
music at the hotel as the delegates arrived and marched to
the Elks hall to participate in the opening ceremonies. The
band played the accompaniment to Marie Wallman,
dramatic soprano, as she beautifully sang the national an-
them. A color guard from the Santa Rosa police depart-
ment, made up of Officers Tom Campion, Jack Spauld-
ing and Emil Tovani, presented the flag and bore it to
its honored place in the hall.
Councilman Ward Von Tillow, on behalf of Mayor
Robert Madison, who was ill, made the official speech of
welcome, and Sheriff A. A. Wilkie and Chief Flohr added
a few words more to that welcome. Chief Wallman re-
sponded to the addresses, which were all preceded by the
invocation which was rendered by the Reverend Father
Henry Raters of St. Rose's Parish at Santa Rosa.
Chief Madden made a brief talk for Governor Olson,
after which President Wallman delivered his annual ad-
dress, which starts in another column of this issue of the
Journal.
Chief Wallman paid deserved tribute to James T.
Drew, secretary-treasurer of the association, for his untir-
ing work day in and day out for the association, especially
his efforts with Richard Chamberlain and others of the
law and legislative committee at Sacramento.
Secretary Drew made his annual report which showed
the association in improved financial standing, with 89
new members added during the year, making the mem-
bership now 608 — the largest Peace Officers' Association.
Fight members answered the last roll call during the year.
They were :
Officer Owen Gates, Los Angeles Police Department.
Chief Alvin Joyner, Exeter Police Department.
Special Agent Edward A. Mulligan.
( )wen A. Gregg, Los Angeles Police Department.
Chief Ralph Wise, Tracy Police Department.
Chief H. L. Grant, Huntington Beach.
Chief Robert Cain.
Sheriff E. W. Dort, vice-president, San Diego.
Appropriate memorials were presented in respect to the
memory of these efficient officers of the law.
With presentation of notable guests and members dis-
posed of the speaking program got under way.
One of the most timely papers presented was by Chief
John A. Greening of Berkeley, who made a report on
progress of the State Defense Council, excerpts of which
appear in this issue of The Police Journal.
Senator Herbert Slater, who has represented Sonoma
County in the state legislature for 32 years, and who Is a
noted editor of Santa Rosa, gave one of the most inter-
esting addresses of the convention. He prefaced his talk
with reciting that Sonoma County was one of the most
historic spots in this great west, having been the seat of
government or action under seven different flags.
He said the time has come for all patriotic citizens to
say to those who do not like our way of government to get
out and those who will not live up to the laws of the
country be placed where thev belong.
He told of how he had always aligned himself with the
representatives of law and order and that at any time
members of the Peace Officers' Association could call on
him to ass'st in their legislative program.
Senator Slater was given a great hand, and Sheriff Dan-
iel Murphy of San Francisco, pres'dent of the Sheriff's
Association and former State Senator, took occasion to
make a fine extemporaneous address, extolling the vir-
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Page 5
fcues and fine citizenship of Senator Slater, as well as re-
counting his unexcelled record as a humanitarian legislator.
Attorney General Warren had as his topic on the pro-
gram "Progress Made by Law Enforcement Officers of
California in Civilian Defense." He gave a comprehensive-
account of what has been done in organizing the peace
officers in this great program during the past year, as well
as sketching what is to be done in future weeks and
months.
Assistant District Attorney Richard Chamberlain of
Alameda county, who is sent to Sacramento each legisla-
tive year, by his chief. District Attorney Ralph Hoyt. to
keep an eye on measures introduced affecting law enforce-
ment, and who works with the Association's Law and
Legislative Committee, gave a most interesting and in-
formative report of the last legislature, and of the bills
introduced. Of 170 bills of interest to peace officers and
prosecutors 40 were approved and 80 disapproved. He
pointed out as most important in new legislation adopted
was the appropriation of $100,000 for the State Bureau of
Identification, and money to extend the state teletype sys-
tem to Butte, Napa and Santa Cruz counties.
Another new law that he praised was that which pro-
vides protection to peace officers who may leave their
jurisdiction when pursuing a criminal.
Of the bills defeated were two very dangerous ones and
which would have made enforcing the laws a most difficult
matter in many cases. These bills were, one, to have all
records destroyed of a man arrested for crime, if he was
acquitted. This would have made it possible for an
offender with previous records to have his prints, pictures
and other data removed from police files and destroyed
if he beat a rap. The other was that a person arrested could
not be questioned unless in the presence of his attorney.
Attorney Chamberlain praised Secretary Drew, Chief
Dullea, Chief Wallman and others for their assistance at
Sacramento.
J. E. Drew, son of Secretary Drew, and director of
Public Relations, California Bankers Association, gave an
instructive address on "Fortifying the American Way."
In his well-prepared speech he urged everyone to invest in
defense stamps and bonds, declaring that not only were
they the safest and most attractive investment possible
today, but by purchasing them one displays a patriotism
that is so essential in these uncertain times.
President Wallman announced that the speaker had
been selected a chief of public relations for the American
Bankers Association, and was leaving in November for
New York to take over his new duties.
Inspector James Egan, of Washington, of the FBI se-
lected as his topic "Law Enforcement Mobilizes." He
recited how the agencies of the law had been correlated
and coordinated into one great agency to take charge of
civilian defense, and how at the present time the FBI as-
sisted by the peace officers of the nation were ferreting out
the spies, saboteurs and espionage agents.
Other speakers on the program were :
John H. Hanson, of the Lockheed Aircraft Corpora-
tion, employing 97,000 people, on "Guards and Watch-
men on National Defense."
Judge Hilliard Comstock, of Sonoma County, "Juvenile
Problems."
District Attorney Lawrence W. Cur of Shasta County,
a schoolmate at Santa Clara, of Chief Flohr. His subject
was "Public Relations in Law Enforcement.
"The District Attorney and the Peace Officer" was the
topic selected by District Attorney 'Poland McGettigan
of Sonoma county.
Major H. F. Osborne, of the U. S. A. talked on
"Civilian Defense pertaining to Peace Officers."
Chief Raymond T. Wallace of Fresno, made his report
on Police Insignia and Uniforms, and urged the peace
officers to take steps to protect the full time officers from
Mrs. Marie Wallman
Dramatic Soprano i;7;o Sang for Peace Officers
having their badges and uniforms copied by those not au-
thorized to wear them.
William Schoppe gave an interesting report on the
membership growth.
George H. Brereton, Supervisor of Police Training,
gave a report on the increasing interest in the work he
heads, and of the increasing number of officers taking ad-
vantage of the courses of training.
Chief E. Raymond Cato, of the State Motor Vehicle
Department, in his report reviewed the new laws affecting
motor vehicles.
The annual banquet on Friday evening, October 10,
was one of the highlights of the convention. Held in the
large dining room of the Occidental Hotel, over 600 peo-
ple attended.
President Wallman called the gathering to order and
presented Mayor Robert Madison as toastmaster. and a
mighty fine job the Mayor did.
Highway Patrol Officer George Stinson contributed
several vocal numbers, and other acts made the evening
one thoroughly enjoyed.
The election of officers vv as the concluding business, and
took place Saturday morning. October 11, after Los An-
geles had been selected as the next meeting place of the
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October. 1941
President Wallman's Address
Follows the annual presidential address to the State
Peace Officers' Association, delivered at the Santa Rosa
convention October 9 by President Bodie Wallman,
chief of police of Oakland:
Officers and members of the Peace Officers' Assoeia-
Chief Bodie Wallman
tion of the State of California, distinguished guests, and
friends:
You have honored the association by your presence, and
your very fine attendance is evidence you are interested
and have a willingness to cooperate. It is with a feeling
of deep satisfaction that I welcome you to this, our twenty-
first annual convention. I am gratified in seeing so many
representatives of law and order from all sections of th's
great state and can safely say that not only peace officers
in this association but our citizens of this as well as those
in other states are interested in the work to be carried on,
and the subjects developed in this convention.
Since the beginning of our association on October 27,
1921, many accomplishments have been achieved. Closer
official and personal relationship among all law enforce-
ment officials was our objective and actually secured. Ef-
ficiency was the result of cooperation and coordination in
all police matters; tenure of office was secured for many
police officials throughout the state, and our efforts, par-
ticularlv through law and legislative committees, secured
better protection for all law-abiding citizens of the state
in their person and property, as well as for the detection
and prevention of crime, and the identification of prison-
ers. The creation of the law and legislative committee gave
active support to beneficial legislation for the community
at large, and supported the efforts of law-enforcement
officers in particular. Through our efforts the California
State Bureau of Criminal Identification at Sacramento
was created, and many other objectives realized, such as
the state-wide teletype system, state radio communication
bureau, training schools for peace officers throughout the
state, creation of county and district police associations.
holding monthly meetings to discuss present-day problems
confronting its members, and designing ways and means
to solve them. Through the efforts of the association there
has been inaugurated the big brother movement, having
for its object the protection of under-privileged and way-
ward children. As a corollary to the big brother move-
ment juvenile bureaus have been established in many
police departments in the state, and through these channels
minors of today are given an opportunity to become better
men and citizens of tomorrow with no publicity nor pub-
lic record, and crime successfully reduced at the source of
its inception. No better service could be performed for the
citizens than that rendered by this association through its
crime prevention committee.
The anti-subversive committee investigat:ng and oppos-
ing all subversive activities is partially responsible for the
streamlining of the organizational structure of subversive
parties, as well as subsidiaries, auxiliary groups and like
organizations. Much information was evaluated, assem-
bled and classified by highlv specialized investigators under
considerable expense. The Communist Party, Nazi,
Fascist and subversive groups have changed their modus
operandi, and many were liquidated because of exposure
through the activity of the F. B. I., the congressional
committees, our state legislative committees, and this
association. Some of them were forced to reorganize, and
had to assume different titles, the principle remaining the
same, however — that of destroying our national govern-
ment. They are continuing, not as open'y, with attem~ts
to mislead and deceive our citizens who are as yet some-
what indifferent and unconcerned as to the danger of the
situation. They have substituted the national anthem for
the international, and the Stars and Stripes for the red
flag. Regardless of this deceptive technique, we, as law
enforcement officers, must be prepared and equipped to
combat them, and our association particularly can render
valuable service by focusing public opinion on the purpose
and maneuvers of such groups. You must not relent, show
any leniency, nor be deceived by their present strategy for
they have no desire to preserve democracy, and their p-o-
gram is only temporary. Demand that the criminal syndi-
calism act be retained. Our citizens are now traitor con-
scious, but not keenly so.
The California State Peace Officers' Association and
the League of California Cities conducted a detailed sur-
vey of the State of California during August and Sep-
tember, 1940, due to the fact that up to that time there
was no comprehensive information available on personnel,
equipment and operations of police departments. Th°
minimum salary committee of this association was re-
sponsible for and is particularly mentioned in the survev,
giving such information as the number of police employes
in cities from 10,000 to over 250,000 populat'on, affect-
ing fifty-eight municipalities, number of police, number
(Continued on page 30)
October, 1041 POLICE AM) PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
State Communications Committee
Page 7
The following is an installment of a progress report of
the communications coordinating committee of the State
Peace Officers' Association, as presented at the annual
convention in Santa Rosa, October 9, by Chief of Police
John A. Greening of Berkeley, chairman of the commir-
Chief John A. Greening
tee. More will be presented in subsequent issues of the
Journal:
Before submitting to this conference a statement of the
progress that we have made in the task of coordinating
police communication facilities throughout the State of
California, may I speak briefly of the vitally important
part that communication plays in all of the functions of
modern civilization ? I might go so far as to say that with-
out adequate communication our modern civilization
would completely collapse.
Our modern mode of living involves the concentration
of immense numbers of people in small areas, for many
reasons. These people are no longer self-sufficient, or self-
sustaining, but must look to the properly coordinated ef-
fort of the entire group for all of the essentials of life —
food, clothing, medical supplies, amusement, heat, shelter
— in fact, everything which a few short generations ago
each man provided for himself and for his family, or
else went without. These things which we have now come
to accept without question or analysis have become so im-
portant that in many cases life itself would not be possible
in our modern scheme of things without the free flow of
these essentials, provided by the proper coordination of
our modern civilized life.
One of the most important factors in this new order of
things is our modern, highly developed system of com-
munications. Not the slow methods using messengers or
the mails, but the instantaneous methods of telephone,
telegraph and radio. Deprive our highly complex organi-
zation of modern life ot these, and the entire Structure W.ll
fall into confusion.
Unfortunately all of these blessings which we accept
so freely as our right are vulnerable, and the more highlj
developed they become by the same token do they be e
even more vulnerable.
With this dependence upon communication in mind,
and also the vulnerability of the complex system which
has been developed in accelerated fashion during the last
two decades, 1 feel that we, as peace officers, charged with
the protection of our population from internal strife and
disorders of all kinds, must leave nothing undone that will
assure the dependability of our communication systems.
The State Council of Defense is going ahead with plans
corollary to ours in providing for adequate means of
civilian defense.
I am sure that every member of our organization is
familiar with the fundamental plan of the committee, on
which all of our work thus far has been based. However,
to refresh our minds, I will include the outline of the an-
nouncement that was presented before the Northern Cali-
fornia Police Communication Officers at their March
meeting in Berkeley.
President B. A. Wallman of the Peace Officers' Asso-
ciation of the State of California has set up as a part of
the program of that association a committee to be known
as the Communications Coordinating Committee. The
chairman of this committee is J. A. Greening, chief of
police, Berkeley, California, and the vice-chairman is
E. Raymond Cato, chief, California Highway Patrol, Sac-
ramento, California.
The purpose of the committee is to:
I. Survey all communication facilities within the state,
including telephone, telegraph, teletype, radio, police
forest service, public utilities, commercial, amateur.
II. To determine how these services can be coordinated
and used to best advantage within cities, metropolitan
areas, counties, multiple counties, multiple cities and
counties within certain regions and the entire state.
III. To predetermine how certain situations can be
best handled without delay, through cooperative support,
to protect the life and property of our citizenry. Situations
to be considered such as
Apprehension of fleeing criminals or foreign agents.
Road blockades, pursuit and capture of felons and pro-
tection of citizens in case of major prison break at San
Quentin or Folsom.
Calling for, assembling and assigning to duty, aid frcm
other communities in case of disasters such as (ires, earth-
quakes and floods.
Furnishing supplementary communication service to
federal agencies in special situations.
Furnishing adequate coordinated communication facili-
ties in national defense situations in matters of civilian
(Continued on page 31
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October. 1941
training for the police of the nation in order to assist them
in knowing and performing their duties in the civilian
FBI Civilian Defense Courses for Police
By John Edgar Hoover, Chief of the FBI
Following conferences between Mayor Fiorello La- and observed the methods being employed in England dur-
Guardia, the Director of Civilian Defense, and Director ing actual wartime conditions, and the benefits of these
John Edgar Hoover, of the Federal Bureau of Investiga- observations will be made available to the police of the
tion, plans are now completed for conducting courses of nation through the FBI National Police Academy and
through the "FBI Civilian Defense Courses for Police."
The program of training, which has been prepared by
the Federal Bureau of Investigation and approved by
Mayor LaGuardia as Director of Civilian Defense, will
include various law enforcement duties in emergencies.
Among such duties are the following:
Problems of Personnel Selection, Recruiting and
Training.
Organization of Police Department Emergency Duties.
Planning Communication Systems and Methods.
Convoying Troops.
Convoying Military Mechanized Units.
Providing Maximum Protection for Police Personnel
and Property.
Guard and Patrol Work.
Protecting Restricted and Vulnerable Points and Places.
Air Raid Precaution Functions of Police.
Enforcing Blackout Requirements and Laws Control-
ling Noise.
Duties in Connection with Grounded Enemy Aircraft
and Barrage Balloons.
Police Equipment and Supplies.
Gas Decontamination.
Cooperation with FBI in Internal Security and Intelli-
gence Problems.
Evacuation Problems.
The "FBI Civilian Defense Courses for Police" will
be conducted in 55 cities throughout the United States
and the territorial possessions, where are located the head-
quarters offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation as
follows: Albany N. Y. ; Atlanta, Ga. ; Baltimore, Md. ;
Birmingham, Ala. ; Boston, Mass. ; Buffalo, N. Y. ; Butte,
Mont.; Charlotte, N. C. ; Chicago, 111.; Cincinnati, O. ;
Cleveland, O. ; Dallas, Tex. ; Denver, Colo. ; Des Moines,
la.; Detroit, .Mich.; El Paso, Tex.; Grand Rapids,
Mich.; Honolulu, T. H. ; Houston, Tex.; Huntington,
W. Va. ; Indianapolis, Ind.; Jackson, Miss.; Juneau,
Alaska ; Kansas City, Mo. ; Knoxville, Tenn. ; Little Rock,
Ark.; Los Angeles, Calif.; Louisville, Ky. ; Memphis,
Director John Edgar Hoover
defense program. These "FBI Defense Courses for
Police," conducted with the official approval of the Di-
rector of Civilian Defense, will be held in various parts
of the United States by instructors of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation who have been selected by Director
Hoover for this purpose.
In 1935, Director Hoover organized the FBI National
Police Academy. This academy has afforded training to
591 selected police officers who have represented their de-
partments and have returned upon completion of the
training to conduct schools for the remaining members of
their organizations. The curriculum of the FBI National
Police Academy has been constantly expanding in order to
meet the emergency problems which have been arising.
During the week of October 6-11, 1941, the graduates of
the FBI National Police Academy returned to Washing-
ton for a course of retraining, and these 591 former gradu-
ates were joined by the present class of 36 officers who ^
graduated on October 1 1 in taking this annual retraining
course.
At this retraining school is being given the first detailed
instructions in the operation of police in civilian defense
program. These officials will then return to their depart-
ments and aid in conducting schools to train the remaining
members of their organizations in the same functions.
In preparation for this type of instruction, Director
Hoover sent representatives of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation to England in the fall of 1940. For several
months in 1940 and 1941, these representatives studied
New Haven, Conn. ; New Orleans, La. ; New York, N.
Y. ; Oklahoma City, Okla. ; Omaha, Neb. ; Philadelphia,
Pa.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Portland, Ore.;
Providence, R. I.; Richmond, Va. ; St. Louis, Mo.; St.
Paul, Minn.; Salt Lake City, Utah; San Antonio, Tex.;
San Diego, Calif. ; San Francisco, Calif. ; San Juan, P. R. ;
Savannah, Ga. ; Seattle, Wash. ; Sioux Falls, S. D. ;
Springfield, 111. ; Washington, D. C.
The first courses will be given to police chiefs, sheriffs
(Continued on page 19)
October, 1941 POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOl RNAL
Central Theft Bureau Proposed
Page 9
The following resolution, self explanatory, was intro-
duced to the convention by Captain of Inspectors Bernard
McDonald. The chairman ordered it referred to the Divi-
sion of Criminal Identification and Investigation, of which
Attorney Earl Warren, Chief Charles Dullea, Sheriff
Captain Bernard McDonald
Eugene Biscailuz, of Los Angeles, and Chief Charles
Stone are members :
A survey of the current methods of stolen property iden-
tification will show several defects. The greatest of these
is a complete lack of a central master file, which can be
used by law enforcement agencies in determining owner-
ship of property. At the present time if the local agency's
records fail to identify the suspected property, a State
all point bulletin may be sent inquiring if any other de-
partment has a record of it being stolen. This necessitates
a search of their files by every department on the system
and causes needless duplication of work. There is also a
loss of time due to the fact that all point bulletins are
sent only at stated intervals. It must be borne in mind that
only a fraction of the State's law enforcement agencies are
connected with the State teletype. It is true that circulars
and bulletins distributed by an individual department con-
vey detailed information of property stolen, but there are
several faults connected with this method. The first is the
time element; the time lost in printing and mailing. The
larger agencies have their own facilities for printing, but
the smaller agencies may have their circulars prepared for
them. This factor is important because the chances of re-
covery and arrest decrease as time elapses. The second ele-
ment is coverage; no department circularizes every law
enforcement agency in California.
It is suggested that in order to remedy these faults that
a master stolen property file be maintained in the State
Bureau of Criminal Identification at Sacramento.
Copies of theft reports from Police Agencies are for-
warded dailj to the State Bureau of Criminal Idenl
tion at Sacramento. Supplemental"] reports follow when
more accurate descriptions of the stolen property are
received. Only property having serial numbers, inscrip-
tions or otherwise classifiable to be placed in the master
file by card.
Copies of all pawnbrokers' reports should be forwarded
daily in order that a check may be made of pawned articles
with the stolen property file. Extreme care should be
exercised in order that reports and pawnbrokers' sheets
accurately describe property stolen and pawned.
Under present conditions the State Bureau of Criminal
Identification has not sufficient personnel to card and
check or efficiently maintain a master stolen property file.
I would recommend that the Peace Officers' Association
of this State make an effort to have sufficient personnel
assigned to the State Bureau of Criminal Identification for
the purpose of maintaining an effective master stolen prop-
erty file for the benefit of all cities and counties of the
State.
Respectfully submitted,
BERNARD J. McDONALD.
Captain of Inspectors.
AMERICAN SPECIAL
OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION
With the installation of newly elected officers, the San
Francisco chapter of American Special Officers' Associa-
tion, Inc., was organized on October 6 at a meeting in
the assembly room of the Hotel Gaylord.
Officers elected and installed were:
President, Robert H. Schaefer.
Vice-President, William J. Hunter.
Secretary-Treasurer, George William Wood.
Inspector, Thomas J. Lynch.
Sergeant-at-Arms, George W. Salisbury.
Directors, John Woodrow, William J. Hunter and
Joseph Savoie.
In a discussion following the formation of the new asso-
ciation it was agreed that members should make offer to
the proper authorities of their services in the great plans
now under way for national defense. It is recognized that
special police officers are in possession of experience and
information that will be most valuable to perfecting the
civilian defense of this country.
President Schaefer called attention to the opportunity of
insurance and other benefits offered in the by-laws of
the national organization.
The San Francisco chapter will meet the second Mon-
day each month, the next meeting being scheduled for
November 10, at the Gaylord Hotel assembly hall.
Other chapters are to be organized throughout the
state.
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October, 1941
Chief Wheeler of San Carlos
This writer has traveled over most of the 158,000
square miles of the State of California, and he has yet
to find a city that can match San Carlos for growth in
population and in building improvements.
In the past ten years the population has quadrupled.
The little city down the peninsula today boasts a popula-
tion of some 5000 people. Building, mostly of homes, has
<*</L>
Chief Edward J. Wheei.er
San Carlos
been phenomenal, and the business area is one that fills
every requirement of the fast-growing community. Stores,
shops, taverns, movies and other places found in all well-
regulated cities, are to be found in San Carlos.
Last year, 340 homes were completed ; this year that
number will be exceeded. In the past five years over
1000 residences have been erected. These homes are all
located in well-planned tracts, with wide streets, com-
modious walks and with each owner taking pride in keep-
ing his property attractive with flowers, shrubs and trees.
San Carlos has an exceedingly low tax rate; it has fast
and frequent transportation by train and bus; it has good
schools, and it has excellent climate. All these combine to
attract the home owner, and makes of the little city a
community of contented people.
The history of San Carlos is mostly the history of its
chief of police, Edward J. Wheeler, the only police chief
the city has ever bad.
Twenty years ago. Chief Wheeler, born and reared in
San Francisco, disposed of his trucking job and with his
family went down the peninsula. He took a fancy to San
Carlos, then just a wide place in the road with a popu-
lation of less than 500 people.
The first thing he noticed was that the little town had
no fire department, so he helped organize a volunteer
department and was made its chief in February, 1923.
On August 1, 1925, San Carlos was incorporated, and
because Fire Chief Wheeler had done such an excellent
job as head of the fire department, the city fathers asked
him to head the newly provided-for police department.
Thus he became the chief of the two organizations having
to do with the safety of the people of San Carlos. He has
held down the two jobs ever since, with great efficienc)
and ability.
Chief Wheeler has developed both the departments he
presides over until today you find the fire department in a
new building, equipped with everything essential to mod-
ern (ire fighting.
You find his police department located in the city hall,
situated in a picturesque section of the city, and this, too,
has everything necessary to combat crime and protect the
citizens. The department's patrol cars are all equipped
with two-way radio, being connected with Chief C. L.
Collins' station in Redwood City.
One of the things Chief Wheeler started out to do when
he took over the police department, and which he has con-
tinued to do ever since, was to give the residential districts
complete patrol coverage. It is doubtful if there is a city
or town in the state that is as well patrolled, 24 hours a
day, as is San Carlos with its area of 2'/> square miles. It
is possible for a resident to see a prowl car pass his home
every few minutes. As a result prowlers are discouraged
from engaging in porch climbing or window prying.
In fact you will find very few of the major crimes listed
on the books of the police department, and such robberies,
burglaries or other forms of larceny that are committed
are all cleared and accounted for by the offender's arrest,
conviction and punishment.
Of course there are the customary traffic difficulties that
confront all cities of the land today, but the number of
automobile accidents on the 40 miles of streets in the
residential districts are negligible. The rate of fatalities
is likewise low.
Chief Wheeler's force consists of the following:
Officer J. A. Gravance, 1 1 years' service.
Officer Edwin Maillard, five years' service.
Officer James Edling, three years' service.
Officer E. R. Nelson, who became a member in 1925,
resigned in 1936, and re-entered the department last June.
.Mrs. Lillian A. Lynch, city clerk, also acts as matron
and a very efficient public official she is.
Mayor A. Sagehorn, Police Commissioner M. R. Hos-
mer, and Councilmen E. R. Burton, Donald Lilly and
Roy Gober, take pride in their police department, as in-
deed they do in every department of their municipality.
They give Chief Wheeler every support in making the
police department one that gives a maximum of service and
protection to the people of San Carlos.
(Continued on page 17)
October, l<>4!
i'OI.KT AM) PEACF. OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page II
Civilian Defense In San Fi
tan uerense in oan rrar
lly .Si iii.-\imm. (.'mm \i\ Art Ml K I.. CHRISTIANSEN
A major problem of grave importance engaged the
administration division of our department in the early
months of this fiscal year.
On a thorough discussion of this problem by the heads
of this department it was the unanimous decision that a
Captain Arthur L. Christiansen
systematic manner of handling the situation of crcssing
the bridges we were so rapidly approaching demanded two
conditions: (1) Much study and planning. (2) Thor-
ough cooperation within our department strengthened by
any and all available cooperation from without.
Thoroughly realizing the truth of the ancient prepared-
ness adage about the value of "a stitch in time," our San
Francisco Police Department has. during the past twelve
months, prepared the most detailed plans for the care of
the civilian population of this city in the event of any
major disaster — even war as Sherman described it and
as millions of people in Europe and Asia feel it today.
Having in mind the natural and social catastrophes,
which, generally unheralded, have befallen peoples and
nations down through the ages, and more especially th?
blighting world upheavals of the past quarter of a century,
our preparedness schedule, of necessity, embraces a very
wide field.
Knowing that we have so thoroughly mapped out our
work for the fulfillment of our oath of office to protect
the lives and property of our citizens even under the most
dire circumstances relieves us, in a measure, of a pessi-
mistic attitude toward the future. We feel that, under
any emergency, we are the local citizen army to protect
our people to the utmost while at the same time main-
taining law and order — and thus keeping up the morale of
our threatened citizens.
Having our department plans foi any major catastrophe
carefully formulated our department heads attended
meetings during the past year with a view ot cooperating
with representatives of the various law enforcement agen
cies of the state formed for civilian defense.
On January 9, 1941, peace officers representing city.
county, state and federal agencies of the State of Cali-
fornia attended a meeting in Sacramento, called by Earl
Warren, state attorney-general, to discuss police problems
which may arise during a war emergent;, . At this meeting
was organized the State Council for Civilian Defense, ot
which I am a member.
On January lb. 1941, the State Council for Civilian
Defense met in Los Angeles, and at this meeting the state
was divided into nine regions so that law enforcement
plans might be more easily coordinated and administered.
San Francisco is in the fifth region, which includes th?
nine bay counties.
With a view of close cooperation in the matter of pre-
paredness on the part of police departments in the face of
a catastrophe a conference was held in Sacramento com-
mencing on January 27, 1941, and concluding on Febru-
ary 6, 1941. George H. Brereton, State Supervisor of
Peace Officers' Training, Bureau of Trade and Industrial
Education, presided at these meetings and through his
ability did much toward their success.
Members of this department attended the civilian de-
fense regional training school for Region 5. he'd at the
University of California. Berkeley, June 6, 7, and S, 1941.
and received valuable information regard ing civilian de-
fense from instructions from the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation.
The fifth annual California Technical Institute of
Peace Officers' Training was also held at the University
of California and attended by selected members of this
department. Instructors were furnished through the co-
operation of Lieut. -Gen. John L. DeWitt, commanding
general, fourth armv : Maj.-Gen. Ernest D. Peek, com-
manding general, ninth corps area, and Maj.-Gen. Jacob
E. Fickel, commanding general, fourth air force.
High ranking officers from the army, navy and air corps
and representatives of the Red Cross gave lectures on
defense problems. Both army and navy officers stressed
the fact that, in the matter of any emergency, the care
of the civilian population rests entirely with the civil
authorities.
Xow that the police department is ready with particu-
lars and the most detailed statistics connected with the
physical properties of public utilities anil private manu-
facturing enterprises and has also, in detail, available a
vast mass of information concerning possible hospitaliza-
tion and transportation, housing, etc.. the department is
ready to sit in with the heads of the other civic units and
dovetail its efforts 100 per cent with the recently organ-
ized San Francisco Civilian Defense Council.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
October, 1941
Mountain View Police Department
The depression came near depriving Mountain View of
its present Chief of Police. Ten years ago Arthur H. Ex-
cell, who had been engaged in business in that thriving
community for over six years saw the bottom fall out of
things economically. He decided he had better get back
to the Middle West where he had a piece of property on
So well did he perform his duties as a peace officer that
in January, 1939, when it was necessary to have a new
chief of police, Officer Excell was selected for the post,
and he has headed the department since that date, much
to everyone's satisfaction.
Mountain View is a city of one square mile in area, and
They Guard the People of Mountain View
Officer Gordon Ballard, Chief Arthur H. Excell, second from left; Matron Leona Heilig, Officers Everett Chamberlain and
A. C. Kelson
which he thought he could make a living. The night before
the day he had arranged to make his departure, the Mayor
of the city called him and told him there was a vacancy
on the police force that he would like to have Excell till.
Because he had become very much attached to Mountain
View and its people, Excell accepted the offer, and the
next day, instead of cranking the family car and Leaving
for new pastures, he got himself measured for a police
uniform, and he has been wearing one ever since.
His appointment was one that met with general ap-
proval by the people of Mountain View, where he had
become very popular. Though he had no previous experi-
ence as a law enforcement officer, Patrolman Excell soon
saw that policing a community was simply a matter of
using common sense, study and understand the laws of the
land, and be firm and courteous in dealing with the public,
whether the members of the public be law abiding citizens
or law breakers.
normally has a population of about 5000. Now there are
many more living there because of national defense activi-
ties. Adjacent to the city of Mountain View are many
thousands more, who make the city its headquarters.
The surrounding country to the city is noted for its
fertility, for nowhere in the great Santa Clara valley are
more and varied crops of vegetables, berries, fruits and
nuts produced than in this fertile area. In Mountain View
are several canneries and packing houses that handle the
crops from the adjacent farms and ranches. In addition to
the above resources dairying plays no small part in the
section.
Then too the large force at Moffatt field find Mountain
View a convenient and enjoyable place to visit and trade.
Another industry that employs 2,000 men is the cement
and magnesium plant west of the city. These, too, converge
on Mountain View.
(Continued on page 26)
October, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Inspector William Zocchi
Chief Investigator, District Attorney Matthew Brady's Off ia
Page 13
The life of the average police officer in his capacity of
preserver of the peace is, in the main, just humdrum
work, not even slightly tinted with glamor — and some-
times quite full of criticism from people not even remotely
concerned in his actions.
On June 24, 1909, just thirty-two years ago, District
Inspector William Zocchi
Attorney Matt Brady's investigator, William Zocchi, was
appointed a member of the San Francisco Police Depart-
ment. Being an accomplished horseman he was assigned to
the mounted detail at the Park Station, at that time com-
manded by the late Captain John Mooney.
While in the Golden Gate Park patrol Officer Zocchi,
as well as his patrol sergeant, the late Sergeant Patrick
McGee, very frequently made the front pages of the local
press in connection with the moose and buffalo herds in
the park on periodical occasions on which said herds deter-
mined to break for the wide open spaces. Moose and buf-
falo look peaceful indeed, but, when the spirit moves them
— well they just blitzkrieg. On one occasion young Officer
Zocchi with a small mount cornered a bull moose in a
narrow ravine near the paddock. Officer Zocchi was a
hero for a moment, but his mount was doing some think-
ing and bolted just to miss, by inches, the right-about-face
rush of the giant moose.
Officer Zocchi once saw a lady jump into the Park lake
at the quarry, but subdued her and brought her out safely,
because he had noticed her slowly crawling through the
brush above the quarry pool and sensed something might
he wrong. He tethered his horse, and was in time to jump
into the pool a second after the would-be suicide had
jumped from her perch.
A seemingly playful drunk, Officer Zocchi was once
called upon to arrest, at Waller and Steiner, had a razor
edge pocket knife in his hand and cut the officer's coat to
ribbons before being subdued. The drunk was powerful,
and his last thrust cut a deep scar in Officer Zocchi's star,
off which it slipped and went through his uniform and
completely cut through his memorandum book.
During the first World War Officer Zocchi was trans-
ferred by Chief White to Headquarters Company as a
member of the Neutrality Squad then formed under com-
mand of Captain O'Meara, being so transferred because
of his knowledge of the Latin languages.
On September 20, 1927, he was transferred to the De-
tective Bureau, under Captain Matheson, and assigned to
the District Attorney's Office as investigator, which assign-
ment he has held to this present date.
In the Park Station, as a mounted officer and for six
years, 1919 to 1925, as mail dispatch man attached to
Chief O'Brien's office, Officer Zocchi's life was full of
thrills. As dispatch man he called at each police station in
the entire city twice daily — and thus covered hundreds of
thousands of miles on a motorcycle, many times even be-
ing reported by well meaning citizens as a speeder!
But, the day he was assigned to the District Attorney's
office, some 14 years ago, thrills and excitement were
merely beginning for him. Anyone who has ever had the
good or bad fortune to be before a grand jury will know
that, even as a witness or a complainant before that august
body, one is not sitting any too pretty. But, when it comes
to serving subpoenas, warrants, and so on, at the last pos-
sible moment, on highly recalcitrant citizens, that is indeed
a job no ordinary officer of the law craves.
Officer Zocchi is humane. But his work is not at all on
the social side. All grand jury cases spell grief for some-
body. Grand jury hearings come up just like a cyclone.
Our genial officer answers a buzzer. He receives a bundle
of subpoenas. The people designated are to be on hand at
a definite date and hour. Non-notoriety is the watchword
of grand jury moves, so Bill Zocchi must, of necessity,
keep his mind to himself and have the parties concerned
before the grand jury at the time and place indicated on
the papers Matt Brady, our venerated and venerable Dis-
trict Attorney, delivers to him.
No trace of scandal has developed in all these years in
the matter of Bill Zocchi's handling of warrants or sub-
poenas— even though some of them concerned his best
friends in civilian life, or life-long fellow workers and pals
in the San Francisco Police Department. No, Bill does
his work as an assignee of the District Attorney's office.
He realizes his presence and his purpose and his official
papers all are a thunderbolt, more or less, at the home or
office at which he makes his official appearance — but. Bill
by his demeanor, shows there is nothing to gloat about, as
far as he is concerned. That makes his official visits a ray
of sunshine rather than an additional shadow on an other-
wise dark cloud.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
October, 1941
U. S. Crime Record for First Half of 1941
Congressman Tom Rolph has sent the following resume
of the work of the FBI during the first six months of the
year. The letter was received by Director Frank Winters
of the Bureau of Criminal Information:
The Department of Justice has made public the Uni-
CONCRBSSMAN To.Vl ROLPH
form Crime Reports bulletin for the second quarter of
1941 compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
According to Director J. Edgar Hoover, the bulletin
reveals that murders increased 7.6 per cent the first half
of this year as compared with the same period of 1940,
while rape increased 3.6 per cent, auto thefts 3.0 per
cent, aggravated assault 2.6 per cent, and negligent man-
slaughter 1.3 per cent. Balanced against these were de-
creases of 9.0 per cent in robbery, 5.8 per cent in burglary,
and 1.2 per cent in larceny.
The publication contains comprehensive information
concerning crime conditions throughout the nation and is
of value to police administrators, judges, criminologists,
and other individuals interested in current crime condi-
tions. In addition to data concerning trends in crime, its
extent and components, the second quarterly issue for this
year contains information on the number of police em-
ployees in cities throughout the country.
Summarizing the reports from 410 cities over 25,000
in population, the publication reflects that 13 police offi-
cers were killed by criminals during 1940. The rate was
1.24 police officers killed per 5,000,000 inhabitants, a con-
siderably better record than that for two and three years
previous, when the rate was three times as high.
With reference to police strength the summary tabula-
tions in the second quarterly issue of the Uniform Crime
Reports bulletin show that the larger cities generally have
more police employees per unit of population than the
smaller communities. It is also observed that the city po-
lice departments in the New England, Middle Atlantic,
and South Atlantic states generally show a larger number
of employees per 1,000 inhabitants than those in other
sections of the country. Tabulations are also presented in
the bulletin for individual cities showing the number of
police employees and the number per 1,000 inhabitants
based on the 1940 decennial census.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation examined 313,204
fingerprint arrest records received during the first half of
1941, and an analysis of these arrests showed that 28,450
of them represented women, an increase of 16.8 per cent
over the 24,362 female arrest records received during the
first half of 1940. However, arrests of women for criminal
homicide increased 17.2 per cent; for assault, 22.4 per
cent; for burglary, 20.3 per cent; for auto theft, 19.4 per
cent; for driving while intoxicated, 38.3 per cent; for dis-
orderly conduct, 28.3 per cent; for drunkenness, 35.4 per
cent, and for vagrancy, 27.8 per cent.
Persons of both sexes under 25 years of age represented
54.6 per cent of those charged with robbery, 62.8 per
cent of those charged with burglary, 48.9 per cent of those
charged with larceny, and 74.6 per cent of the persons
arrested for auto theft.
OLD LICENSE HOLDERS
SHOULD ACT PROMPTLY
Motorists holding "good until revoked" operators' li-
censes, issued prior to August 14, 1929, will be wise to
apply immediately for new licenses of the four-year re-
newable type, suggests the California State Automobile
Association.
All California driving licenses of the "permanent" type
issued have been revoked.
The present average time required by examinations foi
renewal of operators' licenses is about 30 minutes at
offices of the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Many thousands of the 1929 licenses have to be changed
for the four-year type and applicants must take a vision
test, examination on motoring laws, and a driving test.
The written examination consists of 15 statements con-
cerning driving rules of the Vehicle Code, which must be
marked true or false.
As the "good until revoked" licenses were cancelled, the
department allowed a period of several weeks for re-
newal, but applicants will save time and be on the safe
side by renewing as soon as possible. Motorists who
wish to facilitate the procedure should apply before 4
P. M. on week days, since department offices close at
5 P. M. They are open Saturdays until noon.
KING GUN SIGHT CO.
Gunsmith - Guns - Holsters - Handcuffs
Shooter's Accessories
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SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
October, 1941
POL1CK AND PFACF OFFICERS' JOURNAL
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S. F. Police Plan Civil Defense
Bv ( )pie L. Warner
For several months the heads of the San Francisco
Police Department have been formulating minute plans
for the part the department will be expected to perform in
the case of any major emergency from war or any catas-
trophe. Now that the captains of the various police dis-
tricts have pooled all possible information necessarj to aid
the populace 100 per cent under even the most dire cir-
cumstances, Chief Dullea has issued instructions to all the
captains and lieutenants in the department to carefully
study the report of the San Francisco Civil Defense Coun-
cil, which the chairman of that council, Theodore J.
Roche, recently submitted to Mayor Angelo J. Rossi.
In his order on this subject to the lieutenants and cap-
tains of the department Chief Dullea states: "In the im-
mediate future the plans as outlined in the report of the
San Francisco Civil Defense Council will be put into ef-
fect, therefore you will make a careful study of the entire
report — with particular attention to the part dealing with
police and fire departments."
On reading the report submitted to Mayor Angelo J.
Rossi by the chairman of the San Francisco Civil Defense
Council, Theodore J. Roche, it is quite evident that the
scope of the assistance in the general plan assigned to each
of the nine divisions or "services" of the defense plan is
very extensive, and at the same time very definite.
The nine divisions or services of the general defense
plan are as follows: Fire service, rescue service, police
service, air warden service, public works service, pubic
health service, public information and instruction service,
evacuation service, and morale service.
Under the heading "Police Service" the report sets
forth the fact that the police department as at present con-
stituted is unquestionably able to take care of normal con-
ditions. It also states that to take care of present-day war
conditions and war problems (including raids and bomb-
ing— if and when they occur) it must be obvious that its
personnel should be substantially augmented and its equip-
ment considerably enlarged.
The report calls for the training and equipment of at
least 3000 reserve and auxiliary officers. To secure this
very large number of suitable officers will necessitate the
careful examination of almost twice that number of can-
didates. It is for this purpose of selection and police train-
ing that preparation is at present being extensively made
by police department heads.
The training and instruction of reserve and auxiliary
officers will fall to the lot of qualified commissioned and
non-commissioned members of the present police depart-
ment. The chief of police, as head of police service, as out-
lined in the report, will arrange to give the necessary
police training to the members of the reserve corps at the
present police academy, police stations and bureaus. All
this training of reserves will, it is estimated, take a period
of at least three months.
At each meeting ot the commissioned officers of the de-
partment various problems that may at any moment arise
will be discussed Mich as simultaneous groups of fires —
and how to give the greatest possible degree ot cooperation
to the tire department on Mich occasions to measure up to
the great possibilities with which this department would
be burdened.
The handling of both vehicular and pedestrian traffic,
in case of conflagration, panic, evacuation or demolition of
buildings is another of the very many problems that the
commissioned and non-commissioned members of the de-
partment must be prepared to meet.
In addition to selecting and arranging the various
groups of instructors for the training and instruction of
reserve and auxiliary officers in the near future is the
necessity of very substantially increasing the personnel of
the very efficient special intelligence group at present in
the department for securing information relating to sabo-
tage and other matters pertaining to passive defense work.
All reserve and auxiliary officers will be trained as if
they were permanently entering the police department.
The courses outlined for their training include: General
police routine work, handling of firearms, traffic control,
knowledge of the more important statutes and city ordi-
nances and a general knowledge of the civil defense plan
in the matter of cooperation between the police department
and other services or units of the defense plan.
Members of the Health Service System who are called
for military duty should notify the office of the Health
Service Board at once. Persons called fo: such duty will
be permitted to suspend their membership in the system,
during military leaves, and will be automatically rein-
stated when they return to their departments.
Those called for duty will have no need of the bene-
fits of the Health Service System during the period of
their military leaves. They will have medical protection
through their military service.
Health Service members who are called for military
duty and who have dependents in the System will be per-
mitted to continue the membership of their dependents
upon payment to the Health Service office of the monthly
dependent contributions. These payments must be made
prior to the first day of each month. This will assure con-
tinued medical protection for dependent members during
the absence of the employee member.
But whether you have dependents in the Health Service
or not, notify the office of the Health Service Board imme-
diately if you are called for military duty.
Otherwise, if they are not notified, your Health Service
contributions will automatically become delinquent and
will accumulate until you return to your position.
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SAFETY CAMPAIGN SPEEDED UP
Determined to maintain the record for reduction in
fatalities from automobile accidents in San Francisco,
Chief of Police Charles W. Dullea has thrown every man
in the department into the campaign to lessen the mor-
tality that accompanies the approach of the holiday season.
At the start of the month he inaugurated twenty-one
traffic drives during which patrolmen afoot, in patrol cars
and on motorcycles stopped motorists and checked their
lights, brakes and other automotive equipment, and also
observed the condition of the man at the wheel. Many
arrests and more citations followed each drive, and many
motorists got an education and enlightenment as to just
how thorough is their police department.
Each member of the department had been charged to
use the utmost courteousness in these drives and exercise
patience in explaining to the ones stopped the purpose of
the action. It might be stated in passing that most of those
halted complied with routine questioning with good grace.
The effect of this latest concerted action of the entire
personnel of the department as directed by Chief Dullea
was illustrated at the end of the first week. There was a
great congregation of the military force participating in
parades in the city as thousands of visitors came into San
Francisco to witness or participate in the celebration, yet
during the more than two days period there was not a
single fatal accident from motor vehicles.
That there may be more men covering the city's streets
on motorcycles, Chief Dullea has issued orders that motor-
cycle officers, except in exceptional cases, shall discontinue
tagging cars violating parking laws. This work shall be
done by the three-wheel cars, prowl-car crews and foot
patrolmen.
The Great Highway will be patrolled henceforth on
Sundays and holidays by mounted officers. Inspector
George Merchant will have two horses taken to the beach
for two officers detailed from Richmond and Taraval
stations.
Relative to driverless cars getting loose, the chief pre
sented the following record for September:
The number of cars parked so they would not stay
the curb and which started away with no one to guirj
them totaled 48, resulting in the injury of one person.
Twenty-nine of these cars got loose between 4.00 p.
and midnight, which causes more vigilance to be exercised
for illegally parked cars on grade streets between those
hours.
As Chief Dullea said in concluding general orders rela-
tive to traffic safety:
The background of automobile accidents is quite clear.
When there is any slackening in the driving forces of our
motorcycle and automobile crews there is a correspond-
ing rise in the field of accidents and fatalities. Conse-
quently, it is very essential that the motor equipment, par-
ticularly motorcycles, be not assigned to collateral police
activities which may well be handled by men on other
assignments.
COMMUNITY CHEST
The Legal Aid Society, the "poor man's lawyer," is
supported by the Community Chest. Far from meeting the
needs of all persons because it lacks funds, the Society
assists more than 6,000 people each year.
I ake Mrs. Rarcola. She is working in a laundry for a
small salary which supports four children. She obtained a
divorce from her husband some time ago and was supposed
to receive $50.00 a month.
He married again and promptly forgot about the
alimony. Mrs. Barcola, unable to pay a private lawyer,
went to Legal Aid. The society brought the delinquent
husband into court, forced him to pay the back alimony
and secured an extra amount for the care of the children
Support the Legal Aid Society through the Communit
Chest appeal which opened October 13th.
With endorsements from every important organization
endorsing candidates for office, Captain Duncan Math
son is in the final stages of his campaign for re-election
City and County Treasurer, a position he has held wit
credit for many years.
on
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
POLICE COMMUNICATION OFFICERS
ASSOCIATION
October Meeting-
By R. J. WOOLLU.M
The regular monthly meeting of NCPCOA was called
to order by President Maeshner at 8:30 o'clock P.M., Oc-
tober 9th. Twenty-two members and eight guests were
present and enjoyed dinner and a fine program at the
Hotel Lodi. Officer Charlie Nichols of the Lodi police
department, proved himself quite proficient at the art of
sleight-of-hand in a 30-minute program after dinner.
Many of the honorary members were conspicuous by their
absence and it was learned that they were attending the
State Peace Officers' convention at Santa Rosa.
There was no regular meeting of this group during Sep-
tember, due to the national conference of Associated Po-
lice Communications Officers, which convened in Oakland,
September 10 to 13. Nevertheless, many of the regular
members were in attendance at the conference and helped
to make it a very successful meeting. For the benefit of
those who were not present at the conference a number of
reports were made on various phases of the subjects dis-
cussed. The NCPCOA presented a petition for chapter
membership at the conference and it is expected that a
charter will be issued as soon as the papers can be drawn
up by attorneys for APCO, Inc.
Letters from the sheriff's office, Lake County, and the
City of Santa Cruz, stated that these agencies were con-
templating the installation of two-way radio equipment
and requested clearance on operating frequencies. This
matter was discussed at length and a tentative plan set up
for the approval of these two departments.
K. V. Keeley reported that the California Highway
Patrol had received construction permits for seventy mo-
bile units to operate on 39,780 kc. for two-way communi-
cation with patrol cars.
The question of a joint meeting with the Southern
California Police Communications Officers' Association
was discussed briefly and tentative plans proposed for a
meeting in Fresno in the early summer if this meets with
the approval of the southern group.
The meeting adjourned at 10:30 P.M. and those pres-
ent made an inspection tour of radio facilities of the Lodi
police. The following men were present :
Frank E. Winters, San Francisco police; Edward W.
Heim, Reno, Nevada ; Art Sowle, Nevada State Police ;
Don Caples, Piedmont police; Herb Watson, Richmond
police; Mott Brunton, San Francisco; Ray Gada, Mo-
desto; Owen Hagan, Stockton police; B. McMurphy.
L. E. Van Patton, R. J. Woollum, Alameda County
sheriff's office; Henri Kirby. San Jose police. Jack Barlich.
sheriff's office. Salinas.
— Lodi, (.'ali for ilia
Set ri tary-Treasurer
Everett Pence, San Mateo police; Sergeant M. Trinta,
San Mateo police; Henry L. Bogardus, San Francisco,
Department of Elections; Edward H. Borbeck, San Fran-
cisco police department ; Sam Combs, R.C.A., San Fran-
cisco; P. T. Nesbit, C. Henning, City of Lodi; K. V.
Keeley, James H. Allen, Paul S. Farrelle, E. Stewart
Naschke, H. A. Holcomb, Leslie W. Hart, California
Highway Patrol, Sacramento; Edward Maeshner, Berke-
ley police; E. Benham, Jr., Yuba City; M. LeBoeuf,
Marysville police; H. L. New nan, Sacramento police, and
C. D. Bouton, Woodland police.
The next meeting will be held in San Mateo, Novem-
ber 13, 1941. Members will be notified by the usual card
and it is requested that these cards be used for the regu-
lar reply to the member sponsoring the meeting.
CHIEF WHEELER
(Continued from page 10)
Chief Wheeler was married in May, 1913, to Miss
Lotta Britt, and they have a daughter, Miss Myrtle
Wheeler, and a son, E. A. Wheeler, whose wife has pre-
sented the chief with his first grandson.
The chief is a member of the State Peace Officers'
Association, which he joined in 1926, the Bay Counties'
Peace Officers' Association, which he joined the first year
it was organized, and a charter member of the Peninsula
Police Officers' Association, of which he is vice-president.
He takes an active interest in all these organizations and
seldom misses a meeting of any of them.
San Carlos is a safe city in which to reside, and Chief
Wheeler deserves the credit for making it so.
Watch Your Pocketbook!
When San Francisco started out to bu'ld Hetch Hetchy
Project, we were glibly told it could be constructed and
COMPLETED for $45,000,000. But, including Spr ng Valley,
it has ACTUALLY COST US THE STAGGERING SUM OF
$142,000,000!
Now the City Hall crowd is getting ready for a new
plunge into squandermania. It is determ:n?d to saddle us
with $66,500,000 in new debt and taxes to put the city into
the power distribut;on business — the same old scheme we
have voted down decisively at seven separate elections. If
we gave them $66,500,000 to play with, how much more do
you think it would cost before the job was COMPLETED?
And how long could your pocketbook stand the strain?
Vote "NO" on
Charter Amendment I
Election, Tuesday. Nov. 4, 1941
Committee to Defeat the Power Bonds and Amend the Raker Act
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October. 1941
BAY COUNTIES'
Peace Officers' Association
MEETINGS EVERY MONTH
Chief Thomas F. Burke, President
Captain Bernard McDonald, Secretary-Treasurer
The regular monthly meeting of the Bay Counties'
Peace Officers' Association was held at the Sleepy Hollow
Country Club, San Anselmo, on Thursday, September 25,
1941, with Chief of Police Donald T. Wood as host.
The following members and guests were present:
T. F. Burke, chief of police, San Mateo; Donald T.
Chief Thomas F. Burke
Wood, chief of police, San Anselmo; Captain of Inspec-
tors B. J. McDonald, San Francisco; W. P. Wobber, San
Francisco Police Commisioner, and Chief of Police
Charles W. Dullea, San Francisco.
Councilman R. H. Millard; J. M. Lewis and Walter
Lake, of San Anselmo.
Charles Moore, Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Com-
pany; G. W. Griffin, Attorney-General's office; T. P.
Hunter, State Board of Medical Examiners; John J.
Burke, chief United States Railway Mail Service; J. D.
Ritter, Frank Tharp, Burns Detective Agency; J. C.
Meinbress, Pinkerton's; Martin Fay, Liquor Control In-
spector; Captain John A. Engler, police department; P.
T. Mackie, Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company ;
Captain T. H. Fairchild, military intelligence; Geo. R.
Reilly, member, Board of Equalization; Don Marshall,
chief liquor control officer; George M. Healy, director of
personnel, police department; Sergeant Elbert M. Ryan,
United States Army; Douglas Hayden, Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph Company; Paul E. Madden, chief direc-
tor, narcotic enforcement; Opie L. Warner, editor, Po-
lice Journal ; W. E. Schoppe, National Auto Theft
Bureau; P. J. Murray, lieutenant, police department; R.
Sullivan, police department; Undersheriff W. V. Holling-
bery; M. L. "Jim" Britt, National Auto Theft Bureau;
Norbert P. O'Brien, Board of Dental Examiners, and O.
J. Johnsen, chief special agent, Attorney-General's office,
of San Francisco.
James T. Drew, retired, chief of police; Deputy Sheriff
H. L. Adams; District Inspector E. Steinmeyer, Califor-
nia Highway Patrol; Assistant District Attorney Richard
H. Chamberlain, Lieutenant H. F. Radbruch, police de-
partment, and Chief Deputy District Attorney Leon V.
Palmer, of Oakland.
Department Secretary Martin C. McDonnell, police
department ; City Treasurer C. A. Ginnever, Mayor
Frank P. Simmen, Councilman Edward E. Keller and B.
Rhodes, City Clerk, of San Mateo.
Chief of Police Melvin Flohr, Andy Johansen, Police
Department, Captain Harry Clodfelter, California High-
way Patrol ; Judge W. E. Rutherford, and Jim Kenny,
State Bureau of Paroles, of Santa Rosa.
District Attorney A. E. Bagshaw, Sheriff Walter B.
Sellmer, H. W. Elliott, liquor control officer; State Sena-
tor Thomas F. Keating and Sergeant Vernon Dwelly,
California Highway Patrol, of San Rafael.
Dr. D. G Schmidt, psychiatrist ; Warden Clinton T.
Duffy and Dr. L. L. Stanley, chief surgeon, of San
Quentin.
Fred Perry, H. O. Peters, N. W. P. R. R., and Rudy
Petterson, of Sausalito.
Lieutenant Gerald P. Martin, U. S. Navy; Chief of
Police Earl Dierking, of Vallejo.
Jimmie Cake, Federal Laboratories, and Julian M.
Thomas, of Berkeley.
Chief of Police Howard Yatsie, Fairfield; William V.
PHaum, Chief of Police, Piedmont ; Chief of Police C. L.
Collins, Redwood City, and Constable E. O. Woods, Los
Gatos.
Inspector Fred A. Leber, California Highway Patrol,
Richmond; Constable Chris Madsen, Mountain View;
K. E. Hawkins, N. W. P. R. R., Tiburon, and Captain
J. B. Critchley, California Highway Patrol, Napa.
The speaker of the day was R. H. Chamberlain, of
Alameda County, who discussed in detail a digest of the
1941 legislation affecting criminal law and procedure,
as prepared by the speaker in collaboration with Ralph
E. Hoyt, District Attorney of Alameda County.
In reviewing the various bills affecting criminal law and
procedure, the speaker stated the forty odd bills came un-
der various headings such as courts, bail, grand jury
work, national and state defense criminal measures, pris-
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ons and paroles, probation, motor vehicle sections, etc.
In a most instructive talk the speaker covered the very
many sections ot our 1441 statutes, winch coming up as
Senate or Assembly bills, have been signed by the Gover-
nor. Chamberlain particularly stressed the new statuton
provisions affecting peace officers and probation officers —
and the probation setup generally.
As an especial feature of bis talk. Chamberlain out-
lined the work necessarv on behalf ot the Peace Officers'
Association's representatives at Sacramento while the vari-
ous bills are being handled. Onl) the most diligence, he
stated, prevents bills inimical to the best interests of law-
abiding residents of the statae from becoming law.
The speaker was cordially thanked by many individual
members of the association at the conclusion of his able
exposition of the various bills now ready to become the
law of the State of California.
The following new members were declared elected :
Thomas F. Keating, State Senator, Marin Count)'; Don
Marshall, Chief Liquor Control Officer, San Francisco;
John J. Burke. Chief Clerk, United States Railway Mail
Service, San Francisco; Kenneth E. Hawkins, special
officer, N. W. P. R. R., Tiburon, and Chief of Police
Howard Yatsie, Fairfield.
FBI DEFENSE COURSES
(Continued from page S)
and superintendents of state police and state patrol
organizations and members of their executive and adminis-
trative staffs. These administrative courses will be fol-
lowed in due course by schools held in numerous sections
of the country for the benefit of the police officers who
are going to actually perform the civilian defense duties
assigned to them.
It has been found that in England the policemen and
firemen and the Air Raid Precaution personnel are the
real heroes along with the Royal Air Force. Because most
of the Civilian Defense Agencies are of temporary charac-
ter, the police give confidence to the public during air raids
because they represent a permanent organization and are a
symbol of government which comes in close contact with
the public. Around the police organization is built many
of the civilian defense programs and the police are in the
forefront during bombings and air raids, and are ex-
posed to the maximum amount of danger and have a heavy
responsibility in the protection of the public during these
emergency conditions. It is significant and proper, there-
fore, that training be given promptly to the police to en-
able them to best perform their duties during emergency
conditions.
Nat Pieper, special agent in charge of local FBI bead-
quarters, announced that the following from California
were scheduled to attend the retraining course in Wash-
ington, D. C. Chief Clarence S. Jackson, Lodi.
Inspector F. F. "Fritz" kaminsky, assistant chief ot
Police, of Sacramento.
Chief Special Agent Oscar J. Jansen, of Attorney-
General Earl Warren's office.
Criminologist F. X. Latulipe, San Francisco.
s<> sails II line ship. * * *
* As one saves regularly,
so is his future proleeled.
Accounts federally insured up to $5000
Liberal Interest Rate
K £2^
ESTABLISHED 1887
CALIFORNIA SAVINGS
AND LOAN COMPANY
673 MARKET ST Telephone DO 3332
Telephone Ballard 5599
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Turlington, Props.
HOTEL PLEASANT
MODERN ROOMS
Rates: Day, $1.00 Up — Week. $4.00 Up
303 W. SANTA CLARA ST. SAN JOSE. CALIF.
Telephone Ballard 26 1 Established 1852
SAN JOSE FOUNDRY
BLACKSMITH AND MACHINE WORK
Bronze . . . Aluminum . . . Grey Iron Castings
525-545 SAN AUGUSTINE ST. SAN JOSE. CALIF.
Phone Ballard 5270 Res.: Columbia 5512-W
J. W. PEPONIS
ALAMEDA AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE
Repairing . . . Brake and Lubrication Service
All Work Guaranteed
334 W. SANTA CLARA STREET
SAN JOSE. CALIF.
Phone Ballard 1574 All Work Guaranteed
F. H. BRINKMAN
We Specialize in Wheel Aligning and Frame Straightening
Free Check.
67 N. SAN PEDRO SAN JOSE. CALIF.
Phone Columbia 22 72
BUCKLES-SMITH CO.
WHOLESALE ELECTRIC SUPPLIES
384 W. SANTA CLARA ST. SAN JOSE. CALIF.
Phones: Ballard 8469 — Columbia 1088
Free Delivery
SAN JOSE MARKET BOX
BOXES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS
Kept in Waterproof Building
Cor. SAN AUCUST1NE and AUTUMN SAN JOSE. CALIF.
Phone Ballard 4890 Pollack Bros., Props.
GREAT WESTERN JUNK CO.
We buy all kinds of Salvage Materials
Copper - Brass - Aluminum - All Kinds of Rubber
All Kinds of Machinery
5 68 WEST SANTA CLARA ST. SAN JOSE. CALIF.
Phone Palo Alto 2 1606
GARCLVS KITCHEN
Boneless Tamales and Enchiladas
2691 HIGHWAY, MAYFIELD
Beef and Chicken
PALO ALTO. CAI IF.
Telephone Ballard 4Q0
Frank Pozzo
POZZO MACHINE WORKS
AUTO MACHINISTS AND ENGINEERING
Gear Cutting a Specialty . Cylinder Crinding All Work Guaranteed
245 SAN AUGUSTINE STREET 5 \N JOSE. CALIF.
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Frank J. Browne has been appointed a member of the
San Francisco Police Department, subject to the year's
probationary period. Officer Browne has been given star
No. 101 and is assigned to duty in the city prison.
* * *
The presentation of the Ninety-first Division Associa-
tion annual medals for bravery in the line of duty, which
calls for the outstanding hero of the year from the San
Francisco Fire Department and one from the Police De-
partment, was made at the national defense football
games at Kezar Stadium, October 4. Fire Lieutenant
James Kelly, who risked his life by going into a smoke-
filled burning building to make a rescue during a fire
last February was selected as the fire department's recip-
ient of the great honor of the veterans. Officer Jack P.
Cruickshank, radio car patrolman, who was shot and
wounded in a gun duel with a service station holdup,
whom he captured last June, was the police department
candidate for the honors. Present when the awards were
made were Mayor Angelo J. Rossi, Chief Dullea, Fire
Chief Charles Brennan and President Jean Bearcat of
the Ninety-first Division Association, and officers from
other veterans' organizations.
* * *
Nat J. L. Pieper, special agent in charge of the F. B. I.,
has warned peace officers of this area to be on the lookout
for one Bert Edward Solem, 39, of Zion City, Illinois,
who is a bad check operator, victimizing banks mostly.
Solem approaches a bank teller or official with a large
check, according to Pieper, and asks to have it deposited
in a new savings account in his name. Having deposited
the check successfully, he then asks for a small advance
until the check has been cleared for collection.
Solem, described as six feet tall, 180 pounds, with blue
eyes and sandy hair, was apprehended by the sheriff's of-
fice at Yamhill, Ore., in 1939, but escaped shortly after-
wards. He has served sentences in several penitentiaries.
# * *
The annual banquet of honorary members of the San
Francisco Traffic Police Revolver Club will be held in
the Fort Funston Club House, Wednesday, October 29.
Special invited guests include:
Major General Wilson, Brigadier General Stockton,
and Lieutenant Colonel Downey of the U. S. A., Mayor
Angelo J. Rossi, Police Commissioners William Wobber,
Sr., Walter McGovern and Ward Walkup; Chief Dullea
and Deputy Chief Michael Riordan.
President Edward Pootel and Secretary Emile Dutil
announced a swell barbecued steak dinner will be served
before the program of the evening is run off.
Inspector Thomas Daly of Mayor Angelo J. Rossi's
staff was passing out two cigars to his many friends
around the City Hall on September 22, the occasion being
made twice a grandfather, his daughter, Mrs. George W.
Peterson giving birth to twins, a boy and a girl.
* * *
Constable Maurice B. Eaton, veteran peace officer of
Santa Clara county, died at his home in Sunnyvale Sep-
tember 23. He had served Sunnyvale for many years and
was prominent in peace officers' associations in this section
of the state. * * *
The Police Commission has passed a resolution which
permits members of the Accident Prevention Bureau to
wear a uniform leather coat instead of the blue coat now
worn by them.
As evidence of the enforcement of traffic laws in San
Francisco by the police department under Chief Dullea,
the report of Controller Harold Boyd is most impressive.
Today the annual revenue from traffic violations adds up
to $487,638.68, whereas a few years ago it was a little
over $62,000 annually.
* * *
Captain of Inspector Bernard McDonald this month
announced the following changes in his bureau: Inspector
William Hansen from the robbery detail to hotel detail;
Inspector Edward Murphy, auto detail to robbery detail;
Inspector Everett Hansen, auto booster detail to auto
theft detail ; Inspector Irving Findlay from office to auto
booster detail ; Inspector Clarence Herlitz from hotel
detail to missing persons; Inspector George Curtis from
missing persons to office. Officer George Heeg was made
an assistant inspector, succeeding Vincent Lynch, who was
killed by an alleged hit-runner.
Office and Warehouse: Phone Ballard 7 198
J. R. COOK
Representing
WESTERLUND BOX CO.
SAN AUGUSTINE & AUTUMN STS. SAN JOSE. CALIF.
P. Bogetti-D. Bruno
Phone Ballard I 156
ITALIAN RESTAURANT
FOOD TO TAKE OUT OUR SPECIALTY
Ravioli Every Day - First Class Service - Banquet Room for Parties
175 SAN AUCUST1NE ST. SAN JOSE. CALIF.
Phone Ballard 1752 Pianto Bros.-Mondora and Delia Maggiore
FIOR DTTALIA
HOTEL AND GRILL
Home Cooked Food to Take Out ■ Banquet Parties Arranged
Raviolis Every Day
101 N. MARKET. Cor SAN AUGUSTINE ST. SAN JOSE, CALIF.
October, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 21
FLASHES
Tipsy Man: "Is this the police department — the San
Francisco Police Department?"
Officer: "Yes — this is the San Francisco Police De-
partment."
Tipsv .Man: "That's good — it's Sutter double 0, three
°"
Officer: "Sutter 2030 is the telephone number of this
department."
Tipsy Man: "Sure it is, officer. For the past half hour
I've been telling them that — douhle 0 — triple 0 and noth-
ing doing. Then along comes a bright one, Miss Informa-
tion, and gets me the police department right away. Of-
ficer, Fm not missing. My wife may phone in but pay no
attention to her. Good-bye, officer."
* * *
Lady: "Parking calls for a $1 fine?"
Officer: "Well, lady, it could call for more in case it
involved an accident."
Lady: "Well, officer, my case is only a $1 fine, and I
do not want to pay it, because I was in the hospital at
the time the tag was placed on my automobile."
Officer: "Well, under the prima facie law you prob-
ably will not have to pay."
Lady: "That is all right, officer. I will not buck that
law you mentioned. In that way I will save $20 or $25.
In any case I will be out nothing because I owe my son-
in-law $5 but I will pay him only $4."
(Some people will win somehow or other).
* * *
Out in the Park District a lady reported a case of theft,
which, to say the least, was peculiar no matter how con-
sidered. A good neighbor arrived at her flat one Sunday
with a large platter on which was a well-cooked chicken
and the necessary mashed potatoes, gravy and peas.
Complainant thoroughly enjoyed the unsolicited repast
and expressed her appreciation of her good neighbor's
kindly thoughtfulness, whereupon he put his arms around
her and playfully removed her wristwatch, diamond ring,
and bracelet, valued at $200 ; then he left. When the com-
plainant telephoned her erstwhile host later and requested
the return of her jewelry the good neighbor in no uncer-
tain terms demanded $20.
The good lady said she hated to have her neighbor ar-
rested, but remarked, "No chicken dinner is worth $20."
* * *
Lady: "Are skunks a nuisance?"
Officer: "Well, under certain circumstances they could
he so classed. But, in cases such as Rome, N. Y., Tomb-
stone, Ariz., and Oshkosh, "Wis., it is quite possible they
would not be officially considered so."
Lady: "Officer, I want this skunk to be officially con-
sidered. The people on the block out here raise rabbits and
chickens, and as long as they do the rest of us have to
tolerate weasels, rats and skunks. Rats and weasels we can
stand, hut those skunks are terrible and it should be crimi-
nal to entice them. As a citizen I will see what the super-
\ isors think about the question."
* • »
Lady: "A person who makes a dog bark all the time is
breaking the law ?"
Officer: "That, lady, depends on conditions. Where
does this dog do the barking?"
Lady: "1 will not tell my address because the dog is
mine. But, officer, the people next door make my dog
bark and other neighbors have boasted I will have to get
rid of her, after all these years — I took the little darling
out of the pound ten years ago and she was no puppy
then."
Officer: "Well, lady, we are only concerned in the mat-
ter of the dog being a nuisance, and until citizens file a
complaint we may not intervene. The people you wish
to complain against are, apparently, the most concerned."
Lady: "Oh, no, they are not at all concerned. Here is
the whole thing in a nutshell. They are Europeans — what
brand I do not know. They have crowded their back yard
with cranes, windmills, dogs, seagulls, antelopes and
mountain lions. Elsie's eyes are not so good and when she
sees the menagerie in their back yard she gets the jitters
and just barks and barks and barks — and the other neigh-
bors blame me."
Compliments
HARRY FRANCOS
Owner- Manager
Best of Sea Foods - . . Beers, Liquors and Wines
I MILE SOUTH OF PALO ALTO 1 0'l HIGHWAY
Phone 7 I 8
Independently Owned and Operated by William F. (Bill) Goheen
PEOPLE'S ICE & FUEL SERVICE
Ice - Fuel - Feed - Garden Supplies - Cold Storage Lockers
1003 MAIN STREET VALLEJO. CALIF.
Elect
LLOYD D.
COSGROVE
MUNICIPAL JUDGE
Office No. 4
Native San Franciscan
Practicing Attorney for over 15 years
Telephone TUxedo 5269
Free Estimates
J. E. SCHAFFER
PLASTERING CONTRACTOR
Plastering. Stucco and Brick Work of all types. Chimneys,
Fireplaces. Mantels. Brick Steps and Residence Brick work.
449 TURK STREET SAN FRANCISCO
EXbrook 7175
PACIFIC MOLASSES CO., LTD.
2 15 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Page 22
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
October, 1941
CONVENTION
(Continued from page 5)
Association, at the invitation of Chief Horrell of the
southern metropolis.
Officers elected were:
President, Sheriff Grattan M. Hogin, Modesto.
First Vice-President, Chief Alexander K. McAllister,
Sacramento.
Second Vice-President, Sheriff Carl F. Rayburn, River-
side.
Third Vice-President, Chief Charles W. Dullea, San
Francisco.
Fourth Vice-President, Sheriff Geo. Overholt, Fresno.
Secretary, James Drew, Oakland.
Secretary Emeritus, Captain Duncan Matheson.
Sergeant-at-Arms, Chief Harold Vogelsang, Stockton.
NOTES ON PEACE
OFFICERS' CONVENTION
Chief of Police William T. Stanford, retired, of Val-
lejo, who served over 30 years as head of that city's police
department, and who now resides in Los Angeles was pres-
ent at this year's convention. He never misses any of these
meets, and is a mighty popular man among the delegates.
Besides having the honor of serving as chief of police
longer than any other such officer in these United States,
Chief Stanford is second on the list of past presidents of
the Association, James Drew being the only presiding
officer who is living today that served before him.
* * #
William Nasser, the moving picture tycoon, a part of
the firm of Nasser Brothers, was a member of the party of
Chief and Mrs. Charles W. Dullea and Captain and Mrs.
Bernard McDonald. Mr. Nasser, who owns a summer
place at Guerneville, took on himself to show his party,
former Chief and Mrs. George Sears and Captain of
Detectives and Mrs. Harry Kelly, of San Diego, and this
writer, the beauty spots along the Russian River.
* * *
Committees appointed by President Wallman were:
Credentials— William Schoppe, Captain Harry Kelly,
San Diego; Chief Dorell La Fortune, Marysville; Chief
C. L. Collins, Redwood City ; Chief E. W. Gaddy, 'Fur-
lock; Captain Bernard McDonald, San Francisco, and
Chief William Pflaum, Piedmont.
Auditing — George Sears, San Diego; Chief Al Hunts-
man, Santa Cruz; R. K. Hodkinson, Newport Beach;
Chief John J. Harper, Burlingame ; Sheriff George Over-
holt, Fresno; Chief Fred Moore, Monterey.
Resolutions— Nat J. L. Pieper, FBI, San Francisco;
Chief Louis Mann, Emeryville; Sheriff A. A. Ross, Hum-
boldt county; Richard B. Hood, FBI, Los Angeles; Chief
Fred Hoelscher, Santa Barbara; Sheriff Daniel Murphy,
San Francisco; Chief Earl Dierking, Vallejo.
Memorial— District Attorney Ralph Hoyt, Alameda
county; Chief Ray T. Wallace, Fresno; Sheriff J. R.
Devitt, Santa Cruz; Sheriff Roy Heard, Willows; Chief
E. Raymond Cato, State Highway Patrol; Chief Thomas
Burke, San Mateo; Special Agent John L. Creighton,
Standard Oil Co., San Francisco.
Nominating— Sheriff John Steckter, Napa; Special
Agent Otis Bohn, San Francisco; Chief of Detectives
Stanley Decker, Pasadena; Chief O. E. Alley, Vacaville;
Chief Harold Vogelsang, Stockton; Chief Carl Buseng-
dal, Patterson. * * *
Governor Olson sent a telegram to President Wallman
stating he would be unable to attend this year's conven-
tion because of a conference with governors of the eleven
western states. * * *
Other telegrams were received from the following who
expressed regret at their inability to be present: John Ed-
gar Hoover, Mayor LaGuardia of New York City, and
Deputy Chief Hohmann, of Los Angeles.
* * *
Chief Alexander McAllister, who was absent because
he was attending the special course for police executives
conducted by the FBI in Washington, invited the Associa-
tion to meet in Sacramento in 1942, but as it was Southern
California's turn to have the convention, his invitation was
put over until a later date.
* -# •*
Chief R. B. Powers, Bakersfield, was unable to be pres-
ent as he was another Californian at the FBI school.
* * *
Chief L. E. Jones of Richmond, who is always to be
found where peace officers gather, was very much inter-
ested in Agent Hanson's address on guarding defense
plants, as there is some very important shipbuilding going
on over in Richmond as well as many other activities hav-
ing to do with providing supplies to the government.
Former Chief William Hallinan of Sacramento got a
big hand when he was presented to the convention by
President Wallman. * * *
President William Wobber, of the San Francisco Po-
lice Commission, was a visitor at the convention.
(Continued on next page)
SELLER LOWENGART CO.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
1400 FOLSOM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone Palo Alto 441 I
CARDINAL FRENCH LAUNDRY
Serving the Best Homes in Palo Alto, Stanford, Atherton
Los Altos and Woodside
260 HOMER AVENUE PALO ALTO. CALIF.
Phone Palo Alto 215 16
PALO ALTO MACHINERY 8c SALVAGE CO.
New or Used Pipe and Casing Scrap Iron and Metals
Structural Iron . Cable and Rope . Hardware . Machinery . Motors
2 18 CHANNING AVENUE PALO ALTO. CALIF.
Business Phone Palo Alto 4822 Residence Phone Palo Alto 7693
Ellison Body, Fender and Radiator Works
COMPLETE AUTO RECONSTRUCTION . . . DUCO PAINTING
641 ALMA STREET PALO ALTa CAL,p
Telephone Palo Alto 2 14 15
L. PERICOU. Prop.
UNIVERSITY FRENCH LAUNDRY
642 RAMONA STREET
PALO ALTO. CALIF.
October, 1>J4I
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 23
Sheriff Jack Steckter who installed rile new officers also
presented the badge to the retiring president as well as a
life membership. In a well chosen and sincere speech In-
reviewed some of the many things that Chief Wallman has
done in behalf of law enforcement agencies, citing the
numerous associations he has headed at the sacrifice of
much time and energy, and he reflected the sentiments of
everyone present when he said he had a great deal more
coming for the many services he had rendered his fellow
officers throughout these United States.
* * *
Marie Wallman, the junior past president's attractive
wife, opened and closed the convention with song. She led
the members in singing "Auld Lang Syne" at adjourn-
ment. She has always given freely of her exceptional vocal
talents and is always on hand to help make strangers get
better acquainted at these annual gatherings.
* * *
Attorney General Warren said it was marvelous to
think how well the peace officers had advanced civilian de-
fense plans, when a year ago hardly anything was thought
of the subject. He said this state was further advanced
than any other with possibly a couple of exceptions. He
said 1850 officers have taken courses under FBI instruc-
tors in California.
* * *
The Grace Brewing Company made many new friends
by the swell Dutch lunch and beer they served at their
brewery the opening day. Visitors and delegates were
taken to the big plant in Greyhound buses and they had
all they could eat of a variety of dishes. President Grace
was on hand to see that all were well served.
* * *
Santa Rosa Chapter International Footprint Associa-
tion of which Chief Flohr is a member, put on a banquet
and fine floor show on Thursday night, October 9, in the
Hotel Santa Rosa. It was a program of entertainment at-
tended by nearly every male member of the convention.
The ladies were entertained at an Italian dinner at
Guidotte's Cafe given under the auspices of the Women's
Committee headed by Mrs. Melvin Flohr. This commit-
tee also provided other diversions for the womenfolk who
accompanied the Association members. Tours were made
of the Valley of the Moon, Luther Burbank's gardens, and
other historic points in the county.
* * *
The Women's Peace Officers' Association entertained
at luncheon on Friday, the members of the Men's Asso-
ciation. Mrs. Elizabeth McQueen, aerial policewoman of
Beverly Hills, was the speaker at the luncheon.
* -* *
Sergeant McLaughlin of Hamilton Field sure made a
a hit with his piano novelties at the big banquet. He was
more than a fair sort of a singer as well as being able to
manipulate "them ivories."
* * *
Another charter member and officer who was warmly
greeted was Captain Duncan Matheson, who with his
wife and daughter, attended the annual banquet.
Telephone Woodside 655 1
Castleman
EDDIE'S GRAND VIEW
LIQUOR - SANDWK HIS ■ BEER
SKYLINE BLVD. (I Mile South of King's Mtn.) WOODSIDE ROAD
Phone Palo Alto 223 77
C. D. Berryessa-L. P. Strom
THE RUG CLEANING COMPANY
Our Specialty: Persian and Oriental Rugs
Matt re sues Renovated
92 1 ALMA STREET
PALO ALTO. CALIF.
Telephone 1 6 I 1 J
HARMON WILLIAMS
ROOFING
REDWOOD CITY
CALIFORNIA
Phone 3484
SOUTHGATE AUTO RECONSTRUCTION
PAINTING . . . WASHING
96 CHURCHILL PALO ALTO. CALIF.
WESTCOTT'S TRAILER PARK
TRAILER SPACE - GAS - OIL
TRAILERS FOR SALE AND RENT
EL CAMINO REAL
MOUNTAIN VIEW. CALIF.
Phone Palo Alto 3597
HOME CLEANERS & DYERS
LADIES' WORK A SPECIALTY
156 CALIFORNIA AVE. (Near S. P. Station) PALO ALTO. CALIF.
Phone Office Palo Alto 39 1 I
PALO ALTO PLUMBING CO.
SALES AND SERVICE
3 16 HIGH STREET PALO ALTO. CALIF.
Phone 836 A. Peterson
PALM AUTO COURT
TOURIST CAMP . . . COMFORTABLE AND CLEAN
ON 101 HIGHWAY MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF.
Phone Palo Alto 7551
STONE'S FURNITURE MARKET
Home of Reasonably-Priced Used Furniture and Antiques
23 10 EL CAMINO REAL MAYF1ELD, CALIF.
Phone 5 322
H. P. HANSEN 8C SON
PLUMBING AND HEATING
50 HOMER AVENUE PALO ALTO. CALIF.
F. M. Everton-K. E. Everton
Phone 23 19
HAMWOOD NURSERY
GLADYS AVENUE BETWEEN WHISMAN & TYRELLA
(Five Blocks South of Moffett Field)
MOUNTAIN VIEW. CALIF.
BERT HALL
PLUMBING - SHEET METAL - PAINTS - OILS
MOUNTAIN VIEW CALIFORNIA
M. Giacchino
Phone DElaware 7242
WHITE NURSERY
Wholesale Growers of Cut Ferns
Pelicani - California - Plumosus
P. O. BOX 115 (County and Valley Streets) COLMA, CALIF.
VICTOR
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ADDING MACHINES]
I • i KEARNY STREET
GArfield 5087
SAN FRANCISCO
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
October, 1941
Judge Edward P. Murphy
By Alec X. McCausland in "The Olympian"
The appointment of Edward P. Murphy as judge of
the Superior Court, brought to the city judiciary a figure,
colorful and dominant, whose life reads like an early
western saga.
Linguist, mine mucker, prospector, newspaper scrivener,
Judge Edward P. Murphy
school teacher, attorney, professor of law and playwright
of no mean ability, Edward Murphy's experience has been
varied and interesting.
Born in Austin, Nevada, the son of hardy pioneers,
who like countless others were lured bv the irresistible
magic of the gold and silver "rushes," Judge Murphy
witnessed drama — stark, scintillating and real — in the
mining camps of Goldfield and Tonopah. He watched
parade up and down the main streets of Goldfield and
Tonopah some of the most conspicuous and colorful char-
acters of the old west. He saw George Wingfield, Riley
Grannan, George Graham Rice, Nat C. Goodwin,
"Diamondfield" Jack Davis, Herman Davis, Zeh Kendall
and many other famous men who made fortunes in
Nevada.
He watched with awe the gold stampede to Rawhide,
and as a mere strippling in short pants, heard Herman W.
Knickerbocker's immortal panegyric over the body of
Riley Grannan, famous race track plunger.
Judge Murphy attended elementary and secondary
schools in Austin, Tonopah and Sacramento. He gradu-
ated from Santa Clara University in 1927 with the degree
of Bachelor of Arts. He majored in Latin, Greek, Ger-
man and Spanish and later taught these languages. He
was valedictorian of his class.
Following his graduation from Santa Clara, Judge
Murphy taught at St. Ignatius High School. He later re-
turned to Santa Clara to study law and graduated in
1929, receiving the coveted Bancroft-Whitney prize for
the highest average. He was admitted to the bar in 1929
at the age of 25.
In 1930 Judge Murphy was made professor of law at
Santa Clara. Later he practiced law in San Jose and
finally moved to San Francisco in 1933 to engage in gen-
eral practice. In 1939 Judge Murphy was appointed attor-
ney for and executive officer of the California Toll
Bridges. In this capacity he handled financial and legal
details which brought about refinancing the Bay Bridge
and ultimate reduced tolls. During 1940 Judge Murphy
played a prominent part in negotiations for the subse-
quent purchase of the Carquinez Bridge.
He served as judge of the Municipal Court and last
August was elevated to the Superior Bench.
CRANE CO.
301 BRANNAN STREET SAN FRANCISCO
ATKINSON-STUTZ
I 12 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Victor Welding and Equipment Co.
Manufacturers and Distributors
844 FOLSOM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
PACIFIC TEA PACKING CO., INC.
1663 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
BAILEY PAINT CO.
Cleo M. Bailey
606 MISSION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
A FRIEND
Compliments of
VICTOR EQUIPMENT COMPANY
844-54 FOLSOM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone TUxedo 3481
LYND AND GASS
AUTO PAINTING AND BODY WORK
1509 SUTTER STREET SAN FRANCISCO
ATTHOWE 8C CO.
PRINTERS
344 FRONT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO AUTO COURT
701 SUNNYDALE AVE.
SAN FRANCISCO
Geo. Osborne
MAIN ENGINEERING CO.
IRON PRODUCTS
I 10 HOOPER STREET SAN FRANCISCO
October, I'UI
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 25
FOOTPRINTERS' ACTIVITIES
Chapter No. 1, International Footprint Association, has
certainly been going to town the past month, and plans
have been made by President Paul Mackie and his corps
of officers to continue the splendid programs of entertain-
ment.
At the barbecue at the Wagon Wheel, Ben Lomond,
owner and chef, Bacca RattO, barbecued nearly 4(10 lbs.
Paul Mackie
of venison and half as much beef to feed the 525 Foot-
printers and their families who were present for the big
Sunday outing.
President Mackie, Secretary Noel Wylie and Director
Walter Vervais, the committee handling the affair, deserve
great credit for the success of the picnic.
Assistant District Attorney Edward Healy furnished
some of his splendid singing and stories with other num-
bers made up an interesting program.
There were Footprinters from Los Angeles, San Jose,
Salinas, Reno, Sacramento and Oakland chapters, and
Chief Chris Blaisdell of the Honolulu Fire Department,
i [-pi isrntcd Hawaii.
President Eugene L. Clue of Oakland Chapter, had as
his guests Chief Petty Officers Frederick Hook and Jack
Walsh of H. M. Ship Orion, which took part in the bat-
tles of Dunkirk, Malta and Matapan. These two British-
ers got a great kick out of the novel occasion and were
heartily received by the big crowd. Each made a brief
speech.
Walter Vervais was master of ceremonies, while Noel
Wylie and President Mackie kept busy seeing that every-
one was properly served with food and refreshments.
The annual initiation of candidates in the Roof Oar-
den hall of the Hotel Whitcomb, this month brought out
the banner crowd of the year. A class of 60 candidates
rode the goat, and more than 300 partook of the buffet
dinner.
The next big affair is scheduled for November 18,
which will be Chief Charles Dullea, vice-president of
Chapter No. 1. All chiefs of police from Santa Rosa to
San Jose will be special guests of the evening, and a special
program of entertainment will follow the dinner, all of
which will be held in the Roof Garden of the Whitcomb.
Phone Ballard I 162
WILLIAMS AND RUSSO
BUILDING MATERIALS . . . BUILDING SPECIALTIES
Roofing . . . Felts . . . Wood . . . Coal
805 W. SAN CARLOS ST. SAN JOSE. CALIF.
Phone Ballard 7939
JIM MALATO'S TAVERN
FINEST WINES AND BEERS
Whiskey and Mixed Drinks
797 ALMADEN (At Virginia) SAN JOSE. CALIF.
Phone Ballard 5472
W. L. White. Phone Columbia I2 7J - H. Carlson. Phone Ballard 5262
W. L. WHITE
AUTOMOTIVE MACHINE SHOP
Cylinder Reconditioning - Piston Grinding - Conventional and Cam
Ground - Drive Shafts - Wrist Pin Fitting - Fly Wheel Gears
Hard Valve Seats Installed and Ground • Cylinder Sleeves
VINE AND SANTA CLARA STREETS
SAN JOSE. CALIF.
Prepare now for the
INCOME TAX
that you must pay next year
Use THE PORTFOLIO PLAN FOR TAXES that was started
by this bank in 1938. It makes income tax payments simple.
Regular Savings Bank Interest Paid
THE SAN FRANCISCO BANK
SAVINGS Inc. Fit. 10, 1868 ■ Member Fedtral Deposit Ins. Corp. TRUST
526 California Street, San Francisco
Parker S. Maddux, President
+ SEVEN OFFICES— EACH A COMPLETE BANK +
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
October, 1941
Phone Mountain View 2243
MOUNTAIN VIEW POLICE
(Continued from page 12)
Mountain View has fine stores and shops, a splendid C. E. McCORMICK
twice-a-week newspaper and movie theatre.
To give an idea of how people flock to the little city
we present the following figures from the records of
Chief Excell's department which shows that at the main
Res. Phone 43 71
GENERAL JOBBING - SHEET METAL PRODUCTS
HEATING AND VENTILATING
"If Made of Sheet Metal, We Make It"
intersection in the town, 8,297 automobiles pass each 24 143 castro street mountain view, calif.
Officer Edward Henderson
Hi Has Joined Ihr Army
hours, a test was made. These are cars from outside Moun-
tain View, and with those that come in at other points,
3,028,405 cars enter and leave each year. The figures show-
that this is an increase of 12^ per cent over 1940.
In a prosperous and lively community like this, one
would surmise crime would be pretty much of a prob-
lem, however, the figures show that for 1940 there were
266 arrests made of which but a small per cent were
felonies, and all complaints were solved. A transient class
give the police some trouble during the height of the fruit
picking.
In 1940 there were no deaths in the city from automo-
bile accidents and this year there have been two fatalities
caused by a motorcycle accident.
Chief Excell is married and has a son, Robert, and a
daughter, Beverly.
Following are those who make up his department:
Officers A. C. Nelson, Gordon Ballard, Everett Cham-
berlain and Edward Henderson, who has taken a leave and
is now in the army, and Matron Leona Heilig.
The patrol cars are all radio equipped, with one way
sets, but it is expected before long that two-way will be
adopted by the city.
Mayor Daniel Burke and Councilmen Gritz Campen,
Ray Loucke, Newton Hidgon and Charles Latse give
Mountain View a city administration that keeps their fa-
vored city a progressive one, and they take just pride in
their little police department for the service it does in
giving excellent police protection.
Compliments of
FOOD MACHINERY CORPORATION
ANDERSON BARNGRANCE DIVISION
LOS GATOS
CALIFORNIA
ELkridge 495 1
WILLOW TREE CLUB
DANCING
. ENTERTAINMENT
SAN PEDRO ROAD (2 Blocks from Highway 1(11)
COLMA
HARRY'S
AUTO ACCESSORIES — SPORTING GOODS— RADIOS
UNIVERSITY AVE. AT WAVERLY PALO ALTO, CALIF.
Phone 661
THE FIX-IT SHOP
YOU BREAK IT .. . WE FIX IT
Lawnmower Grinding - Saw Filing - Cutlery Sharpening
742 VILLA STREET MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF.
Phone Mountain View 2 119
MOUNTAIN VIEW
IDEAL FRENCH LAUNDRY
25 1 VIEW STREET
Hand Work
MOUNTAIN VIEW. CALIF.
Phone Palo Alto 4 104
V. MEL ANI
WHOLESALE POULTRY
P. O. BOX I 14
PALO ALTO. CALIF.
Phone DElaware 5018
L. Masini Gc Sons
ABBEY HOMESTEAD NURSERY
Bedding Plants - Special Giant Pansies - Loam - Manure
HILLSIDE BOULEVARD DALY CITY. CALIF.
Telephone Fillmore 7878
Western Novelty Printing Company
PROGRAMS . . . ANNOUNCEMENTS
PERSONAL STATIONERY
1427 D1VISADERO STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone Palo Alto 86 73 C. M. Anderson. Owner
TOWN CLUB
256 HAMILTON AVENUE PALO ALTO, CALIF.
"You Can Do Better At the Peninsula"
PENINSULA FURNITURE CO.
The Peninsula's Largest Complete Home Furnishing Stock
PALO ALTO CALIFORNIA
October, IV-tl
POLICE AND PKACK OFFICERS' |Ol'RNAL
Page 27
As an example of what the smaller communities of Cali-
fornia are doing in completing plans for civilian defense we
present the following. It is a proclamation by Mayor
Daniel M. Burke and a request by the Defense Council
of Mountain View that all residents of the city and Fre-
mont township participate in Preparedness Week for
Civilian Defense — October 5 to 11.
Each citizen of the section was sent a copy of the proc-
lamation, together with a questionnaire which was most
comprehensive in ascertaining what each citizen could
volunteer and furnish in case of emergency.
The proclamation follows:
To Citizens "f Mountain View mid Fremont Township,
WHEREAS, in these days of world-wide turmoil, witli
subversive forces striving to destroy the ideals of our
nation, it seems fitting that a call for Americanism be made
at this time. Our security depends upon the cooperation
manifested by each one of us. Our help and service will
aid in preserving this nation.
Now, Therefore, I do proclaim October 5 to 11
as a Preparedness Week for Civilian Defense and the
organizing for major disaster.
Furthermore, I do invite all peoples of this com-
munity to serve their community by filling out the ques-
tionnaires you have received.
D. M. Burke, Mayor
It is the desire of our Civilian Defense and Major Dis-
aster Council of Mountain View and Fremont Township
to make a survey of each home by the use of a question-
naire which we have enclosed.
The purpose of this questionnaire is to learn the needs
of the home, the possibility of obtaining equipment, and
making provisions for shelter in case of a disaster. The
question arises, what can you do to help in helping others?
How can we help you if disaster should come your way?
It is important that you fill out this questionnaire prop-
erly. By doing so you will show your willingness, and your
good citizenship. The preservation of America depends on
your whole-hearted cooperation. Let's do our part in its
preservation.
Defense Council, Mountain View
W^WW^WJWW^WWWWWWWW^
WENTZ 8t ERLIN
INSURANCE
206 SANSOME STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
EXCEL PIE CO.
Phom- Palo Mi . , 7979
STEVE ANDERSON 8c SON
SAND • GRAVEL . ROCK I LMLM
Office^-601 PARK BOULEVARD
BOX 191, STATION A PALO ALIO. CALIF.
Phone 5)11
URBAN BROS.
BUILDING MATERIALS
READY- MIX CONCRETE GRAVEL AND CEMENT
96 HOMER AVE. (Entrance Off U. S. Highway 101) PALO ALTO
Phone 22330
DALE H. THOMAS
COMPLETE AUTO TOP AND BODY WORKS
809 ALMA STREET
PALO ALTO. CALIF.
Telephone Palo Alto 3306 - Burlingame 1228
PENINSULA REFRIGERATION CO.
R. W. Jordan
DEPENDABLE SERVICE ON ALL MAKES
COMMERCIAL - DOMESTIC
Commercial Sales and Engineering
43 1 FLORENCE STREET
PALO ALTO. CALIF.
Compliments ol
WELLS P. GOODENOUGH
PALO ALTO
CALIFORNIA
Phone 3 112
Palo Alto Lumber 8C Roofing Co.
COMPLETE BUILDING SERVICE
EMERSON AT CHANNING
PALO ALTO. CALIF.
VALLEJO
CALIFORNIA
Telephone Woodside 6598
VISIT BEAUTIFUL
BELLA VISTA INN
Unique Bar and Sky Lounge - Dining and Dancing
Cabins Available - Sizeable Parties by Appointment
Under New Management
7 MILES ABOVE CRYSTAL LAKES ON SKYLINE BOULEVARD
P. O. BOX 405 SAN MATEO, CALIF.
Page 28 POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL October 1941
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Phone Mountain View 272")
SOUTH BASIN GARAGE Mountain View Auto Laundry MIDTOWN LIQUORS
6206 Third Street San Francisco £1 Camino Real Mountain View. Calif. 7 1 44 Mission St. San Francisco
MONIHAN-STAUFFACHER CO. Nicholas Johnston Studio VENETIAN RESTAURANT
PLUMBING *
1552 Fulton Street San Francisco 427 Post Street San Francisco 763 Montgomery St. San Francisco
HEmlock 823! Oils, Chemicals, Colors
A. J. LYNCH 8C COMPANY NOB HILL HOTEL I. COHEN
170 Division Street San Francisco 1005 Powell Street San Francisco |272 Golden Cate Ave. San Francisco
E. J. FEISEL STANDARD DRUG STORE ACE GROCFRY
INFANTS WEAR Omer Van Haren. Proprietor
334 Mission Street San Francisco Cor. Divisadero & Geary San Francisco l3(" Florida St. San Francisco
REDMAN SCIENTIFIC CO. AUGUSTINE C. KEANE TINY'S WAFFLE SHOP
Attorney -at -Law
585 Howard Street San Francisco 465 Cali(ornia St San Francisco 43 7 Powell St. San Francisco
Compliments
RITEWAY EXCHANGE T MOSCOViTZ 22nd & TARAVAL MARKET
393 Valencia Street San Francisco g2 , Market St San Francisco 22nd & Taraval St. San Francisco
SHIMA TRANSFER CO. Bay Bridge Garage 8C Auto Park DELEVAN BOWLEY
General Insurance
1530 Geary Street San Francisco 524 Howard St. San Francisco 2 1 0 California St. Tel. GArfield 3834
WAlnut 5425 Chop Suey Cafe HEmlock 3646 W H Price
PALACE D. D.'s RUSSIAN ROOM ILG Electrk Ventilating Co
1843 Fillmore Street San Francisco 326 Sutter St. San Francisco ,434 Howard St. San Francisco
L'EMPORIO LUCCHESE Success Towing and Trans. Co. VICTOR JOHNSON 3C CO
GENTS' FURNISHERS 6 J 'Wii «• <-»_/.
530 Broadway San Francisco 951 Hudson St. San Francisco 140 Spear Street San Francisco
Pacific Electric Mfg. Corp. Wilson's Luggage Factory Compliments
5815 Third Street San Francisco 395 Ninth Street San Francisco OF A FRIEND
COOPER SCREW MFG. CO. HOUGH 8C EGBERT FRANK RETHERS
Attorney -at -Law
444 Brannan Street San Francisco 31, California Street San Francisco 605 Market Street San Francisco
_ »--„_.-, Columbia 2105 Res. Phone Ballard 5 758-R
ALELLLAsSEHvi,ctN PAUL P. GARBARINO CHAIN BELT CO.
Filbert and Van Ness San Francisco 34 S. Autumn St. San Jose, Calif. 366 Brannan St. San Francisco
NOONAN BROS. Success Towing & Transport Co. THE CORNER CUPBOARD
VAN «c STORAGE & r ANTIQUES
2006 Union Street San Francisco 951 Hudson St. San Francisco 2 1 0 1 Geary Street San Francisco
DR. M. B. MOOSLIN SUPERIOR ELECTRIC CO. Bus : °° 5°JJAppy ,*" : PR 866'
1811 Fillmore Street San Francisco 736 Folsom St. San Francisco 771 n„i«_i™ a c c-
/-* I Lolumbus Ave. San Francisco
THE MANTILLA BELLI & BELLI Phone OVerland. 825
Flowers for All Occasions rltZgerald S (Quality roods
1446 Haight Street San Francisco 426 Powell St. San Francisco I 1 0 I Cole Street San Francisco
COMPLIMENTS OF w r TAIT TNC Jack Mast Henry Stewart
a EBiPNn MURRAY'S CIGAR STORE
n. riVlErNL/ 883 Market Street San Francisco mi 0.^.111 c c-
22/6 Chestnut St. San francisco
Phone Mountain View 539 r .. .
Compliments
SCHOPKE 8C BURKE of UNITED STATES LINES CO.
Highway at El Monte Ave.. Mountain View (-.. A. SWAINSOIN San Francisco California
Telephone 2 116 W. R. Eyestone A. F. Desimone
LOS ALTOS LAUNDRY RICHFIELD SUPER SERVICE Poverty Hill Property Co.
State Street 365 West Portal Ave. San Francisco 35 1 California St. San Francisco
Telephone Palo Alto 3842 Phone ATwater 3030 Cabinet Work
W. D. Ryan Home Appliances FRED P" DeHOFF CO. EARL GLUNT
415 University Ave. Palo Alto, Calif. 465 California St. San Francisco 1 393 Valencia Street San Francisco
Compliments HAROLD SVENSON DR- c- B- CALDWELL
OFAFRIEND 760 Market St. San Francisco N°' "L'n'".""^' ^"^
October, V>4\
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 29
DR. ANDREW S. DANERI
DENTIST
2088 Union Street San Francisco
Phone TRinidad 1361
LUND'S AUTO WRECKING
81 19 East 14th Street
Oakland. Calif
Phone TEmplebar 2 388
MIKE'S SERVICE STATION
I 4th and Kirkham Sts.
Oakland. Calif.
Office phone Hlgate 3208
Standard Iron 8C Metal Co.
3rd and Myrtle Sts. Oakland. Calif.
Phone GLencourt 0420
Y. L. CHAN HERB CO.
2340 Telegraph Ave.
Oakland, Calif.
Phone Columbia 25 72 R. Zaro, Prop.
BIDOU'S FRENCH BAKERY
23 1 W. San Fernando St. San Jose, Calif.
KERR'S A-l MARKET
2 101 2 1st Avenue
San Francisco
ALEXANDER MOOSLIN
Attorney- at -Law
DeYoung Bldg. San Francisco
BELLI & BELLI
Florists
426 Powell Street San Francisco
O. P. O. CLOTHES
Phonr I I Km lock 7269 Gas Equipment
A. W. TUCKER
1045 Bryant St. San Francisco
WESTERN STATES EXPRESS
GUERNSEY FARM CREAMERY
1309 Ninth Avenue
San Francis
I 75 Shipley Street
San Francisco
BERYL LLOYD'S
925 Bush Street
San Francisco
HEmlock 7803 Common Carrier
J. Freitas Transfer Co.
34012 th Street San Francisco
HARBOR LIGHT TAVERN
Phone RAndolph 3386 Flowers
J. FREGOSI 8C SON
4834 Mission St San Francisco
LITTLE CITY NEWS
Published Weekly in and for the
North Beach District
Phone Mission 54 13
VALENCIA DISPLAY CO.
107 1 Valencia Street San Francisco
Martinolich Repair Basin
22 3 1 Chestnut Street
San Francisco San Francisco
PIER 52
California
WAlnut 9862 All Kinds of Chinese Dishes
HONG KONG CAFE
THE SERVICE SHOP
1215 - 19 Fillmore St.
San F
rancisco
2 76 Noe Street
BEHR MANNING CORP.
ABRASIVES
230 Eighth St. San Francisco
ATwater 3200 P. Wm. Wieboldt. Prop.
Wieboldt's Funeral Parlors
835 Valencia Street San Francisco
SUPERIOR ELECTRIC CO.
San Francisco
Compliments of
S. LANSING
736 Folsom Street
San Francisco
METHODIST BOOK CONCERN
83 McAllister Street San Francisco
Jim Finley
THE SILVER DOLLAR
San Francisco
64 Eddy Street
ERNEST MIDWAY
1071 Valencia
San Francisco
JACK MAST'S
3 3 Kearny Street
San Francisco
CIGAR STORE
2276 Chestnut St. San Francisco
Quality Food Store
1101 Cole St. San Francisco
McKINLEY'S GROCERY
San Francisco
1001 Stanyan St.
PLAY AND RELAX at . . .
PLAY LAN D
at the BEACH
Located at Ocean Beach near the historic
Cliff House and famed Seal Rocks.
Home of Thrill-Provoking Rides . . . Unique Restaurants
fronting the Blue Pacific . . . Oceans of Fun for Everyone!
Owned and operated by
WHITNEY BROTHERS
YUkon 2044
MI- WAY TIME FINANCE
M. I. WATERS, President
601 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
FORMER FBI AGENT DIES
Thomas Geraghty, former FBI agent and at the
time of his death an investigator for the State Personnel
Board, passed away at his Sacramento home September
19. The deceased, who was born in Rosemont. Minn ,
June 6, 1880. was an attorney at law and the holder of a
LLB degree from the University of Minnesota. He was
a judge of the U. S. District Court in Yaldez. Alaska,
from 1909 to 1918. He practiced law in Seattle a few
years before coming to San Francisco some years ago.
He was a member of San Francisco Chapter. International
Footprint Association.
Compliments
WESTERN PUMP COMPANY
522 W. SANTA CLARA STREET
SAN JOSE, CALIF.
Ballard 771 I
Mcintosh & Bellrose
SAN JOSE TIRE CO.
Goodyear Tires - Lifeguards Batteries - U. S. Raincoats
R, C. A. Radios • Sunbeam Appliances
361 W. SANTA CLARA ST.
SAN JOSE. CALIF.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
October, 1941
CHIEF WALLMAN'S ADDRESS
(Continued from page 6)
per 1,000 population, number per million dollar assessed
valuation, number per square mile, salaries of the several
ranks, motor equipment, police radio, jails and private
police, and similar information in 174 municipalities under
10,000 population — all of this a very valuable asset to
our association.
With the sanction of the association your president has
appointed four new acting committees: First, State Coun-
cil for Civilian Defense; second, General Training for
Police Officers; third. Peace Officers' Regional Training
School; fourth, Communication. Coordination and reports
by chairmen of these committees will be given later.
Another year of our association is passing into history —
trends have and are changing in every phase of modern
society, and we as law enforcement officials find ourselves
faced with problems of constantly improving our practice
and technique in order to successfully cope with main
new and fundamental problems which arise in law en-
forcement. In addition to dealing effectively with the
enemies of organized society, we are now actually engaged
in the combating and defeating the greatest enemy civi-
lized society has yet to encounter. All the institutions of
freedom we have cherished through the years are threat-
ened by a menace of despotism which seeks to replace lib-
erty with a system of world slavery, jeopardizing de-
mocracy— a fight between despotism and democracy. Ac-
tion must be taken before it is too late. With this in mind,
the Federal Bureau of Investigation was given jurisdic-
tion by the President of the United States in matters of
esponiage, sabotage, arson and violations of neutrality reg-
ulations. The President of the United States has requested
full cooperation and aid of all peace officers. Accordingly,
all law enforcement agencies in this state, as well as
others, accepted the responsibility in the interests of na-
tional defense, their obvious and imperative duty affecting
our nation, regardless of the lack of personnel, and con-
sistent with the maintenance of their respective normal
functions.
We, as members of the California Peace Officers' As-
sociation, without question, are in accord with the pro-
gram and not delinquent in our duties and responsibili-
ties. These special duties, including subversive activities,
are actively investigated and proper reports made and
forwarded to the departments as directed, and these added
responsibilities efficiently handled with no evasion what-
soever make us worthy of the trust and confidence of our
citizens whom we serve.
We must cooperate to the utmost with the F. B. I., the
secret service, postoffice inspectors, army and navy in-
telligence and other like agencies in all investigations on
alien registration, selective service regulations, and un-
American groups whether on the streets, in their homes,
or in a hall. Attention must be given to all reports, for
usually there is a tendency to disregard many which are
not appreciated until the same report appears a number
of times. Then the value becomes apparent. Therefore, all
CONWAY'S ARROWHEAD HERB CO.
4 14 SIXTEENTH STREET SACRAMENTO, CALIF.
Compliments of
CAPITAL FISH CO.
FRESH FISH
Fishing Tackle and All Kinds of Bait
1117 THIRD STREET SACRAMENTO, CALIF.
Phone 452 Licensed
LYTLE-WILCOXON LAND CO.
REAL ESTATE BROKERS
Insurance of All Kinds Written - Loans - Rentals
212 D STREET MARYSVILLE, CALIF.
Meet the Boys at . . .
BOB DOTY. Prop.
THE PEACH
Mixed Drinks and Best Beers
Fountain Service
364 BRIDGE STREET Phone 1152 YUBA CITY. CALIF.
POWELL &. PEARDON
FURNITURE . . . FLOOR COVERING . . . STOVES
Kelvinators All Sizes
COR. THIRD AND C STREETS MARYSVILLE. CALIF.
Frank Wopinski
A. O. Kurt
TRACY AUTO WRECKING
NEW AND USED AUTO PARTS
508 E. ELEVENTH STREET TRACY. CALIF.
Phone I 182-83
HUST BROTHERS
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIES
The Store of a Million Parts
THIRD AND E STREETS
MARYSVILLE. CALIF.
Phone 9540
GOLD 8C SON
Dealers in All Kinds of Junk • Second-Hand Machinery
Pipe - Plumbing Supplies and Fixtures
948 S. AURORA STOCKTON. CALIF.
"Sells the Best for Less"
Furniture, Carpets, Stoves
SAM NEWSTADT
COMPLETE HOME FURNISHERS
534 E. MAIN STREET 1325 S. EL DORADO STREET
Phone 2930 STOCKTON. CALIF. Phone 102
A Welcome Place
LINCOLN INN
WHERE YOU GET THE BEST
LINCOLN
CALIFORNIA
FRANK HOSKING
NEW AND USED FURNITURE
112-116 D STREET MARYSVILLE. CALIF.
We Specialize in Catering
No Party Too Large or Small
GAIA-DELUCCHI CO., INC.
Manufacturing of Ravioli and Tagliarini - Dishes for Rent
140 NORTH AMERICAN ST. Phone 7- 794 1 STOCKTON, CALIF.
Phone DOuglas 0710
RUSS BUILDING GARAGE
DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE
RUSS BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO
Nite: RAndolph 8254
Day: DElaware 72 78
AIRCO HEATING CO.
AIR CONDITIONING - WARM AIR HEATING
Water Heaters - Sheet Metal
5240 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
October, I'UI
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
l',i,,e 31
information, no matter how trivial or unimportant it
may seem, should be reported. If it is impossible to in-
crease your personnel for these added duties, your regular
duties being multiplied, and the not fully adequate per-
sonnel remaining the same, do the very best you can, re-
membering no matter how large or small the department
may be, we are all more or less in the same position. An-
other one of our problems in this state is that of having
adjacent military reservations. In such instances the mili-
tary authorities should and in some cases do establish in-
dependent military police to care for such problems. If
thej are not furnished, request such service. Small com-
munities especially find it impossible to secure extra men
to police their respective cities with the influx of thou-
sands overnight. Civilian police may be your answer.
Military police at draftee encampments are slow to act
on account of their short-time service, and sooner or later
must return to their outfits to live with men arrested.
Regular military police have been suggested to overcome
this condition. In general the cooperation between cities,
counties, state and federal law enforcement agencies in
California is ideal.
There are, however, agencies not included in this co-
operation, and because of regulations governing same, pro-
hibit divulging information from their records with no
exceptions provided. Among these are the Social Security
Board and the U. S. Board of Censors, and I now sug-
gest to the resolution committee that they express our de-
sires by proposing a resolution suggesting that these re-
strictive rules be amended. (To be continued)
STATE COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
(Continued from page 7 )
protection, evacuation, transport, traffic, supply, first aid.
IV. To develop hypothetical cases in the five situations
just mentioned to determine what facilities will coordi-
nate: To broadcast, monitor and re-broadcast the alarm;
to detail adequate man-power, equipment and supplies to
meet the situation adequately ; to further extend activity
when necessary; to recall man-power and equipment when
capture is effected or situation is controlled or overcome.
To accomplish this coordination of communications,
the regional organization plan of the State Council for
Civilian Defense has been adopted.
The state was divided into nine regions, each region
embracing several counties.
There are thirty-six members of the Peace Officers'
Association of the State of California on the committee.
The members in this region — Region 5 — are as follows:
J. N. Black, chief of police, San Jose.
H. P. Gleason, sheriff, Oakland.
C. W. Dullea, chief of police, San Francisco.
Donald T. Wood, chief of police, San Anselmn.
Earl Dierking, chief of police, Vallejo.
John A. Miller, sheriff, Martinez.
H. F. Zink, chief of police, Palo Alto.
M. F. Flohr, chief of police, Santa Rosa.
John P. Steckter, sheriff, Napa.
(To be continued)
SPEAR 8C CO., INC.
GENERAL AGENTS
554 PINE STREET
SAN FRAN'
CLEVELAND TRACTOR
2660 HARRISON STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
ALEXANDER MOOSLIN
ATTORNEY- AT-LAW
DEYOUNG BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO
CArfield 0306
BEIER & GUNDERSON CO.
NEW AND USED OFFICE FURNITURE
7 7 BATTERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
BAY CITY GRILL
45 TURK STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
SUHR & WIEBOLDT, INC.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
1465 VALENCIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
VOTE FOR
ALFRED J. ENNES
TREASURER
ELECTION NOVEMBER 4th. 114 1
"A Friend Indeed!"
Compliments
THE PALACE HOTEL
EDMOND A. RIEDER
General Manager
Unique Dining Room
Home Cooking
HOTEL DORCHESTER
All Outside Rooms
American Plan from $5 5.00
European Plan from $27.50
1482 SUTTER STREET SAN FRANCISCO
HAWLEY FORGE & MFG. CO.
5 ZENO PLACE SAN FRANCISCO
CHAS. J. SCHMITT CO.
52 3 FOLSOM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
A. R. REID CO.
DRAY1NC
2600 OAKDALE AVENUE
SA\ FRANCISCO
DOuglas 62 7 1
C. E. JAMIESON AND COMPANY
MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS
Pacific Coast Branch
383 BRANNAN STREET SAN FRANCISCO
HOME LAUNDRY CO.
3 3 38 SEVENTEENTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
October, 1941
ENNES SEEKS TREASURER'S POST
Seeking the office of city treasurer in the coming elec-
tion of November 4 is Alfred J. Ennes. Ennes is a promi-
nent business and civic leader in San Francisco, a director
in the Central Council of Civic Clubs, and grand secre-
tary of the Cabrillo Memorial Society, Inc. In the latter
position he was instrumental in popularizing the name of
Cabrillo, discoverer of California. Ennes is a graduate
of the University of California and a student of law at
Lincoln University. Further, he has studied economics
and finance. Ennes is married and forty years old. He is
a real estate and insurance broker and very well liked by
his fellowmen for his friendliness and energetic spirit. If
elected to office he says he will conduct it in a modern and
approved fashion. Ennes has been president of several
merchants' associations and has their support. His list of
indorsements include that of the Taxpayers' League for
Good Government, Inc.
Palo Alto 8852
Phone Mountain View 784
GEO. CAVAGNARO 8c SON
DRAYING
San Francisco Phone MArket 3394
506 MOUNTAIN VIEW AVENUE MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF.
PAUL PARMIAN1
PAUL'S
The Best in Groceries. Wine and Liquor
EL CAMINO REAL SOUTH OF PALO ALTO. CALIF.
LIDDICOAT MARKET
Liddicoat Bros. — Meat Department
Larsen & Co. — - Groceries and Delicatessen
Balerie fit Co. — Fruit and Vegetables W. Simani — Bakery
PALO ALTO CALIFORNIA
Phone Ballard 2 3 70
Res. Phone S. C. 1110
Anderson Building Supply Co., Inc.
O L. Anderson, Manager
All Kinds of Second Hand Lumber, Plumbing Fixtures • Pipe Fittings
Doors - Windows, Etc.
52 1 WEST JULIAN STREET
SAN JOSE, CALIF.
HOME LAUNDRY CO.
A Particular Laundry For Particular People
We Handle All Classes of Laundry Work
3338 Seventeenth St. Phone MArket 1130
Phone Palo Alto 3 728
V. Hansen. Prop.
HANSEN FURNITURE CO.
QUALITY FURNISHING— NEW AND USED
Let Us Furnish Your Home
5I<> EMERSON STREET
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA
Telephone Mountain View 892
BIRD CAGE CAFE
Jim Rubenaker and Fred Holwerda, Props.
Banquets and Private Parties Arranged
"Every Day a Picnic — Never A Dull Moment"
One-Half Mile North of Mountain View on 101 Highway
Phone Sunnyvale 3898
AIRBASE HOTEL
Apartments - Restaurant - Board and Room
C. Artal. Prop.
2 15 EVELYN AVENUE SUNNYVALE, CALIF.
Telephone Palo Alto 9666
Frank Haywood
SPRAY RITE AUTO REFINISHERS
AUTO BODY AND FENDER WORKS
B06-8I2 EMERSON STREET
PALO ALTO. CALIF.
N. S. Cheng
California Manufacturing Company
Manufacturers of
"BULL HEAD" WORK CLOTHING
"CAMPUS KING" COLLEGE CORDS
Telephone 8595
QUACKENBUSH FURNITURE CO.
Office and Factory: 841-845 MARKET ST.
OAKLAND. CALIF. 2011 EL CAMINO REAL
PALO ALTO. CALIF.
Compliments of
BLANKENSHIP MOTORS, Inc.
RESTWELL COURT
Harry Halvorsen, Prop.
NEW AND STRICTLY MODERN COTTAGES
REASONABLE RATES
OAKLAND
CALIFORNIA
SOUTH CITY LIMITS
PALO ALTO. CALIF.
October. 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
MAD DOGS
Page 33
By Opie L. Warner
A dog is supposed to be man's best friend, and, judging
by the very many authentic stories we hear, it seems a dog
is really man's truest and most lasting friend, for the reason
that he stays with his master through sickness and poverty,
even unto death, thus bringing to shame our vaunted hu-
man friendship. But even our best friends have faults — and
our dogs are no exception to this rule.
The truth is always bitter, and our Director of Public
Health, Dr. J. C. Geiger, forcibly brings to the attention
of the citizens of San Francisco the fact that dogs, as play-
mates or companions in a household, rank in about the
same grade or class as rattlesnakes.
Cases of rabies or hydrophobia are of quite common oc-
currence in San Francisco and down the peninsula. In
fact, it seems this epidemic has become chronic in San
Francisco and vicinity, and Dr. Geiger, ever on the alert
in questions concerning the health of our citizens, found it
necessary to produce the information regarding rabies for
public use of the citizens of San Francisco, which is quoted
in full herewith :
The Disease. Rabies or Hydrophobia is an acute and
highly fatal disease, generally communicated to man
through a wound made by the teeth of some infected lower
animal, the saliva being the infective medium. Dogs, cats,
goats, cows, horses and other animals are all susceptible to
the disease and their bites are very dangerous. Rabies may
also be contracted by allowing the saliva (froth) of an in-
fected animal to come in contact with a cut or abrasion on
the hand or other part of the body. This sometimes hap-
pens in adjusting muzzles or administering medicine, and,
therefore, great care should be used in such operations, for
it has been proven that in the case of the dog the saliva is
virulent (poisonous) from twenty-four to forty-eight hours
before it shows any signs of being sick.
Symptoms. The disease in the dog appears in two forms
— the dumb variety, which is by far the most common ; and
the furious type, which, because of its wild migratory
character, is more dangerous to the community. The dumb
variety is characterized by progressive paralysis of the low-
er jaw, change in character of voice, marked nervousness,
and death usually results in from three to six days. The
animal may appear very affectionate, but may bite without
warning.
In the furious type, he may suddenly leave home, wan-
dering off for many miles, perhaps, to return in a day or
two emaciated, wounded, and utterly changed. During the
Phone Los Gatos 303
E. Velo, Mgr. Day Phone: Columbia 730
Night Phone: Columbia 2493-J
VILLA ARQUATA
RINA REPETTO, Prop.
Ideal Yearly Resort and Restaurant - Excellent Italian Cooking
Home Made Ravioli our Specialty - Accommodations for Parties
42 CENTRAL AVENUE LOS GATOS, CALIF.
HOTEL LYNDON
LEWIS H. NEUMANN, Manager
California's Paradise
LOS GATOS
CALIFORNIA
Phone 377
"Always Careful"
KERFUL LAUNDRY and CLEANERS
SAVE — CASH AND CARRY
LOS GATOS CALIFORNIA
Telephone 665
EFFIE WALTON, Real Estate
Let EFFIE Sell You A Piece of "The Good Earth"
350 N. SANTA CRUZ AVENUE LOS GATOS, CALIF.
F. PEDERSON
AUTO REPAIRING
SAN PEDRO & ST. JAMES SAN JOSE. CALIF.
EATON'S LUNCH COUNTER
Best Food in Town — Prices Reasonable
Open All Night
LOS GATOS CALIFORNIA
KURZE ELECTRICAL WORKS
MOTOR REWINDING . . . INDUSTRIAL WIRING
562 W. SAN CARLOS STREET SAN JOSE. CALIF.
Phone 325 E. Hanson, Prop.
HANSON'S GARAGE
AUTO REPAIRING AND CREASING
Dodge and Plymouth Specialist
58 SANTA CRUZ AVENUE LOS CATOS. CALIF.
Office: Santa Clara 76 Res.: Santa Clara 37RI-I9JI1
R. CALI 8C BRO.
CUPERTINO FEED STORE
Hay and Grain . . . Draymen . . . Complete Line of Orchard Supplies
Grain Cleaning . . . Grinding and Rolling
CUPERTINO CALIFORNIA
Phone Ballard 2972 H. 1. Buckman-Ed Hackett
HAWAIIAN SHACK
DANCING NIGHTLY
740 PARK AVENUE SAN JOSE. CALIF.
Phone Ballard 1072 We Buy and Sell Used Cars
Paul Navarra and Lehmann Bros.
AUTO WRECKERS
Used and New Auto Parts
1989 S. First Street San Jose. Calif.
One- Half Mile South of City Limits
Phone Ballard 8320
FRED JULIAN
AUTO WRECKER
Used Auto Parts — You'll Find It Here
1093 W. SAN CARLOS ST. SAN JOSE. CALIF.
CUPERTINO CAFE
Joe Enos. Prop.
WINES AND LIQUORS PROPERLY AGED
CUPERTINO CALIFORNIA
FRANK AIASSA
DRIVE IN MARKET
MARKET AND ST. JAMES SAN JOSE. CALIF.
Page 34
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
October, 1941
period of "running mad" he may have bitten many persons
and other animals. He may bite and tear his own flesh at
the sight of the wound and seems impelled to bite anything
that comes in his way, as if some relief could be gained
in that way. He can not be said, as a rule, to fight with
other dogs. He bites them and passes on, but does not go
out of his way very much to attack them. His main object
seems to be to keep moving, as if to escape something.
What to do with a suspected animal. When an animal is
suspected of having this disease, it should be captured at
once, if possible, using great caution not to be bitten, and
securely confined. The Department of Public Health must
be notified of the case immediately by phone (UNderhill
4701 ), the informant being prepared to give the name and
address of the owner, as well as name and address of
persons or animals bitten, if any. The inspector will call to
see the animal as soon after the report as possible and will
have it removed to the pound, where it will be held during
the period of isolation (14 days) and returned to owner
at the end of that time if it does not develop the disease.
The department must be notified immediately of any
animal dying under suspicious circumstances or that has
been destroyed for the same reason. A written report of
examinations made in such cases by the department will be
forwarded to the owner or informant.
What to do when bitten. The bite of any animal should
be cauterized at once by the family physician, or at the
emergency hospitals: Central, Civic Center; Mission, 22nd
Street and Potrero Avenue; Potrero, 2412 Third Street;
Harbor, 7 Clay Street, and Park, Stanyan and Waller
Streets.
Clinics, where patients may have their wounds redressed
after cauterization at the Emergency Hospital: Children's
Hospital, 3700 California Street; Stanford University,
Sacramento and Webster Streets; San Francisco Poly-
clinic, 1535 Jackson Street; University of California, 2nd
and Parnassus Avenues; Mt. Zion Hospital, 2200 Post
Compliments of the
M. L. DOANE LUMBER CO.
SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA
Ballard 7398
CALIFORNIA AUTO COURT
1850 S. FIRST STREET (101 Highway)
SAN JOSE. CALIF.
Phone Ballard 15 30
E. A. MacLEAN
CLOBE MANUFACTURING CO.
Special Furniture Made to Order • Cabinet Work
Boat Building - Glass and Mirrors
3 I PLEASANT STREET
SAN JOSE. CALIF.
Compliments of
G. ARMANINO
22 YEARS IN COLMA
Compliments of the
UNIVERSITY HOTEL
SQUARE D CO.
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
130 POTRERO STREET SAN FRANCISCO
ALBERT M. BENDER CO.
INSURANCE
311 CALIFORNIA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
A. W. WOODRUFF
INTERIOR DECORATOR
1550 PACIFIC STREET SAN FRANCISCO
EXbrook 43 15
WORLD IMPORTERS, INC.
IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC HIGH GRADE LIQUORS
Seattle - San Francisco - Los Angeles
4 14 BRANNAN STREET SAN FRANCISCO
UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER CO.
53 1 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
PACIFIC VEGETABLE OIL CORP.
62 TOWNSEND STREET SAN FRANCISCO
EXbrook 4 I 9 I
MARYLAND CASUALTY CO.
2 10 SANSOME STREET SAN FRANCISCO
SPENCER CORSET CO.
Agency for Men. Women and Children
1058 TWENTYSEVENTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
PALO ALTO
CALIFORNIA
MARINE MAGNESIUM PRODUCTS
EAST GRAND AVE. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
GEORGE E. SWETT 8C CO.
58 MAIN STREET SAN FRANCISCO
N. T. TURNER CO.. INC.
Jewelers and Watchmakers
704 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
DANIEL G. LONGTIN
SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA
SINGER SEWING MACHINE
59 GRANT AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Phone DElaware 9606
ACME OVERALL SERVICE
John J. Rego, Prop.
438 MT. VERNON AVE. SAN FRANCISCO
J. M. HOTCHKISS ESTATE
1 DRUMM STREET SAN FRANCISCO
October, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 35
Street; Mary's Help Hospital, 145 Guerrero Street; St.
Mary's Hospital, Hayes and Stanyan Streets, and Home-
opathic Clinic, 185 Haight Street.
Persons bitten by animals found rabid upon examina-
tion will be notified and advised as to what course to
pursue. It is needless to say that the Pasteur treatment is
absolutely necessary in such cases. The Department of Pub-
lic Health is prepared to administer this treatment when
the patient is unable to pay a private physician.
THE POLICEMAN'S PRAYER
Give me unfailing courage at all times and under all
conditions.
Let me look into the face of death with unblinking eyes
and with no sense of fear.
Teach me to realize that there are prowling wolves ever
ready to devour the innocent, that there are depraved
creatures, cast in comely mould, to whom murder is but
an incident, and crime in all its hideous phases only an
COURT HOTEL
555 BUSH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone TEmplebar 9358
Free Pickup and Delivery
BURROWS BROS.
GATEWAY SERVICE STATION
Wash and Polish - Signal Gasoline - Expert Lubrication
29th St TELEGRAPH AVENUE OAKLAND. CALIF.
McDONOUGH'S BOWLING ALLEYS
Centrally Located - Light and Airy'
The Popular Indoor Sport for Young and Old — Ladies and Gentlemen
CIGARS. CIGARETTES. LIQUID REFRESHMENTS
5 78 THIRTEENTH STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phones: Business. FRuitvale 4274
Res.. FRuitvale 1948W
PHIL'S AUTO WRECKING CO.
Trucks and Cars Bought for Wrecking - Rebuilt Windshield Wipers
and Fuel Pumps - Rebuilt Generators and Carburetor Exchange
New and Used Car Parts - Automobile Glass Installed
752 HIGH STREET, at S. P. Tracks OAKLAND. CALIF.
NEWMAN & KORN, Inc.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BUTCHERS
525 CLAY STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Compliments of
Phone GLencourt 1286
AMERICAN BAG 8C UNION HIDE CO.
THIRD AND HARRISON STREETS
OAKLAND. CALIF.
Phone CHina 07 19
5-8 P. M. Daily
DON WOO
Most Reliable Herbs for all ailments, especially Kidney, Liver.
Stomach, Blood, Skin Diseases. Many testimonials on file.
194 Seventh St., Oakland - Phone HIgate 6692 - 9.4 Daily
718 CRANT AVENUE Sunday 9-12 SAN FRANCISCO
TWinoaks 05 I I
W<
Maurice TalofT
Res. OLympic 6072 - Pvt. TWinoaks 05 13
WHOLESALE ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO.
Lighting Fixtures and Electrical Supplies
824 WEBSTER STREET OAKLAND. CALIF.
Telephone ANdover 6011
A. C. Reynolds, Mgr.
R. Y. P. MANUFACTURING CO.
Manufacturers of
JUICE EXTRACTING MACHINES & PULPERS
Factory: 1222 • 42nd Ave. P. O. Box 482 Oakland, Calif.
Phone GLencourt 733 1
STRAUB MANUFACTURING CO.
A Complete Line, Including Ball Mills. Crushers. Feeders. Tables
Classifiers. Screens. Etc. — Assaying and Ore Testing
Mining Machinery
570 CHESTNUT STREET OAKLAND. CALIF
PACIFIC FOUNDRY CO., LTD.
3 100 NINETEENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Walton N. Moore Dry Goods Company
345 MISSION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
MArket 1323
Open Sundays and Evenings
KING BROS. BOOK STORE
New. Used and Unusual Books
If You Cannot Secure the Book You Want. Try Us
1224 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
LEONIDE KOSLOFF
CHINESE ANTIQUES
210 POST STREET SAN FRANCISCO
WALWORTH-CALIFORNIA CO.
PLUMBERS AND STEAMFITTERS SUPPLIES
665 SIXTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
GArfield 0650
ROBERT KIRK, LTD.
MENS SHOP
3 7 POST STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
E. J. Willig Truck Transportation Company
565 BERRY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
ORTEGA & EMIGH, INC.
COFFEE
310 CALIFORNIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
SEAWALL WAREHOUSES
1501 SANSOME STREET SAN FRANCISCO
UNderhill 2050
DE SOTO SEDAN SERVICE
A FULLY INSURED 2 4 -HOUR CAB SERVICE
S 8C C MOTORS
1701 VAN NESS AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
CRaystone 9710
HOLLYWOOD FLORIST
403 GEARY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments
FRUEHAUF TRAILER CO.
OF CALIFORNIA
2030 THIRD STREET SAN FRANCISCO
PACIFIC BREWING & MALTING CO.
162 GUERRERO STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
HENRY A. FRICKE
664 FULTON STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Page 36 POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL October, 1941
5 72 W. SANTA CLARA STREET SAN JOSE. CALIF.
occupation.
May I never disgrace my uniform nor think too lightly Telephone Ballard 70lo Sam Herrick
of those who by long service and faithfulness to duty
have earned the right to rank above me. SAN JOSE PLATING WORKS
Let me traverse my beat as the Roman Emperors of old
trod the Forum, but preserve me from the personal vanity
and the arrogance which too often goes with power.
Save me from all pettiness in my dealings with those
less fortunately placed in life. Phone Ballard 7616 L. Roger Nash
Aid me in understanding that my calling is a truly
noble one and that it involves self-sacrifice, the mainte- NASH MANUr AC 1 URING CO.
nance of a robust body and a cool head, and that first and general machine work
last I must be a man amongst men.
Help me to be lightning quick in determining the right
thing to do in grave emergencies.
Help me to cultivate a warm heart and a ready hand
for the weak and needy.
May I be greatly feared by the law-breakers and greatly Compliments
loved by my friends.
Cause me to do my work with cheerful mien and honest
zeal.
Teach me to bear myself in storm and sunshine in con-
genial or distasteful locations, always as the blue clad
symbol of civilization's law, without which there would
be but little happiness on this earth and no reason what
Manufacturers of Nash Turbine Pumps
502-512 W. SANTA CLARA ST SAN JOSE. CALIF.
WESTERN PLUMBING SUPPLY CO.
Telephone Columbia 862 P. M. Matich. Mgr.
ever for human' progress. * San Jose an<i Watsonville Concrete Pipe Co.
HIGH PRESSURE IRRIGATION PIPE
All Kinds of Cement Work
CHARLES J. SCHMITT CO.
523 FOLSOM STREET SAN FRANCISCO 560 STOCKTON AVENUE SAN JOSE. CALIF.
Compliments of
LAGOMARSINO HOG CO.
COLMA CALIFORNIA
Columbia 2850 I. T. Hagedohm
DEALERS SUPPLY CO.
Wholesale Distributors Fir-Tex Insulation - Pabco Roofing
Telephone Ballard 1005 Estimates Cheerfully Civen 650 STOCKTON AVENUE SAN JOSE. CALIF.
Call on us
GENERAL BOX DISTRIBUTORS
WOODEN BOXES OF ALL KINDS I
Manufactured At Our Plant in San Jose
540 SAN AUGUSTINE ST. SAN JOSE. CALIF.
LAWRENCE WAREHOUSE CO.
37 DRUMM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA
Compliments of
BEAR PHOTO SERVICE
330 GROVE STREET SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
Telephone Columbia 5588
ALBERT DeSHIELDS FOUNDRY
BRASS • BRONZE - ALUMINUM CASTINGS
WEST JULIAN STREET SAN JOSE. CALIF.
Opp. Food Machinery Plant. Formerly Gavin's Foundry
Phone Ballard 7296
WALTER T. VOGEL
USED CARS
Largest Lot in San Jose . . . See Us First and Last
5 75 W SANTA CLARA STREET SAN JOSE. CALIF
Phone Mountain View 2 72 7
Mountain View Auto Laundry
EL CAMINO REAL MOUNTAIN VIEW. CALIF.
October. VJ41
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
CALLING ALL CARS!
ATTENTION
ALL POLICE OFFICERS!
Read why you and your wives, your children and your friends have such a stake in the pass-
age of Amendment No. I on the November 4th ballot. You are bound to San Francisco. The
very nature of your job prohibits you from packing up and leaving for elsewhere should con-
ditions be adverse to your interests. Don't be misled by the privately-owned utility. It wants
you to think that all we have to do to circumvent the order of the United States Supreme
Court, is to amend the Raker Act. But Congressional leaders declare in no uncertain terms,
that the Raker Act will NOT be amended. They agree with the decision of the Supreme
Court that the privately-owned utility has no right to make profits from power generated on
the people's property.
• • •
I STUDY THIS... 1
The United States Supreme Court has ruled that
the City of San Francisco can no longer dispose of
Hetch Hetchy electric power to a privately owned
company. The city is given until June 30, 1942, to
desist.
San Francisco is faced with two alternatives —
either provide a distributing system, city-owned, or
forfeit the great generating plants at Hetch Hetchy
to the Federal Government. There is no other way
out.
Amendment No. I provides for the purchase of
the P. G. & E.'s distributing system in this city. From
the revenues, and over a period of 33 years, this sys-
tem will be paid for, and property owners cannot be
taxed one cent to make this purchase.
In fact it means that instead of the privately-
owned company making a profit of $7,142,000 annu-
ally, this money will be made by the City of San
Francisco. Right now the P. G. & E. allows the city
a net profit of $2,000,000 for its power. This means
TAXES WILL BE REDUCED AND ELECTRIC
POWER RATES LOWERED
This will mean much to police officers and their
families, for most of them are home owners, who can
not pick up and leave the city when taxes are too
high and utility rates are more than other large
Pacific Coast cities.
San Francisco's water department and street rail-
way are examples of what public owned utilities
mean to the wage earner and tax payer.
Water rates have been reduced since San Fran-
cisco purchased the water system. Street car fares
have remained at five cents, on the city-operated
system. In other cities on the Coast the fares range
from seven to ten cents.
HELP PASS AMENDMENT NO. I AND GET A
30% REDUCTION IN ELECTRIC POWER
RATES AND IN THE TAX RATE
Note: — Unlike the privately-oivned utility's advertising, this ad is paid for by voluntary donations of public-spirited citi-
zens and not from profits made from excessive rates charged consumers of electricity in this city and called "surplus."
Stohl. Ne!s S
270 Claremont Blvd
San Francisco, Cal
Sec
U
562, P. L. & R.
S. POSTAGE
PAID
San
Pe
Francisco, Calif,
rmit No. 3172
OPEN FOR BUSINESS AS USUAL
Serving the
San Francisco
Bay Area . . .
This is a "family" store, faithfully serv-
ing the needs of all. Long established, it
is a tradition in San Francisco Bay Area
to shop at The Emporium . . . Five sell-
ing floors that answer your every personal
and home requirement.
Open 9:45 A.M. to 5:45 P. M.
MARKET STREET OPPOSITE POWELL
EXbrook 6800
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments
of
Hotel
Mark Hopkins
GEORGE D. SMITH
General Manascr
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^N OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
November, 1941
PLAY AND RELAX at . . .
PLAY LAND
at the BEACH
Located at Ocean Beach near the historic
Cliff House and famed Seal Rocks.
Home of Thrill-Provoking Rides . . . Unique Restaurants
fronting the Blue Pacific . . . Oceans of Fun for Everyone!
Owned and operated by
WHITNEY BROTHERS
YUkon 2044
MI-WAY
TIME
FINANCE
M. I.
WATERS,
President
601 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
GAYLORD HOTEL
JONES at GEARY
One of San Francisco's
Newest Hotels. All rooms
equipped with electric re-
frigerated buffet, radio,
tub and shower.
#2.50 Single
#3.50 Double
•
Douglas F. Harrison
Manager
"The Recommended Laundry"
LA GRANDE & WHITE'S
Laundry and Dry Gleaning
More leisure for you — more style
to clothes — use our modern service.
Phone MArket 0916
San Mateo 1488 . . Redwood 301
San Rafael 1576
Telephone R- 5-852
Ferdinand Boussy, Prop.
LE CHATEAU BOUSSY
... In the Heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains . . .
Eight Miles South of Los Gatos on Old Highway
■
AN ALL YEAR PLACE WHERE CUISINE IS THE
BEST . . COTTAGES CLEAN AND COMFORTABLE
■
Tap Room . . . Imported Beverages
Hospitality Unsurpassed
Squab, Chicken and Steak Dinners from $1.25
LOS GATOS CALIFORNIA
WINCHESTER
MYSTERY HOUSE
The World's Largest, Oddest Dwelling
In Santa Clara Valley, four miles West of San
Jose, California. Take Stevens Creek Road to
Santa Clara and Los Gatos Road (also known as
Winchester Road).
■
THE MYSTERY HOUSE, ONE OF THE
WORLD'S WONDERS, WAS PLANNED AND
BUILT BY THE LATE SARAH L. WINCHES-
TER, OF WINCHESTER RIFLE FAME.
^
Here's One You Can Tell Your Wife
. , , And she'll love you for it. Tell her she can buy
an Airflex Mattress — famous for its lasting comfort
— and save from #5.55 to #25.50! She'll buy at the
manufacturer's prices at the Airflex Manufacturing
store. Airflex's resilient, double-tempered coils are
unusually sensitive. Air conditioned with hundreds
of tiny airlets. Finest, fluffy filling. From #10.95 to
#49.50 — Budget Terms.
AIRFLEX
EDWARD McROSKEY MATTRESS CO.
1687 MARKET STREET • SAN FRANCISCO
*\ f
EAST ASIATIC
COMPANY, Inc.
433 California Street
San Francisco
Californi
Novi mber, I ''41
P< »l Id AND I'l ACE OFFICERS' JOURNA!
COLLON AN Electrical & Manufacturing Co.
3215 Mission Street Electrical Work in All Its Branches Phone Mission 7282
Featured in This Issue
Civilian Defense in San Francisco
Th:s Is Co-operation —
By Opie L. Warner
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President Wallman's Address
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NOVEMBER, PHI
No. II
Civilian Defense in San Francisco
San Francisco residents as a whole may not know it, but
this city is as well prepared as any other municipality on
the Coast as far as Civilian Defense is concerned. It is
doubtful if anv other community has had a more com-
Theodore J. Roche
Chairman, San Francisco Defense Council
prehensive survey, a more united effort and a more intelli-
gent committee of citizens to gather data and present a
plan for Civilian Defense in case of war.
Mayor Angelo J. Rossi selected Attorney Theodore J.
Roche, formerly president of the Police Commission for
over a quarter of a century, as chairman of the San Fran-
cisco Civil Defense Council, which was made up of the
following well known and public spirited citizens:
Frank N. Belgrano, Jr., Charles R. Blyth, Lyle Brown,
Dr. Edmund Butler, John R. Cahill, Harry Ivory,
Thomas Larke, Jr., Max P. Lilienthal, A. T. Mercer.
Clay Miller, Florence M. McAuliffe, John D. McKown,
Senator John F. Shelley, William H. Smith, Roy C.
Ward, Allen G. Wright and Jack H. Helms, who was
the executive secretary.
The Council submitted its report to Mayor Rossi after
an exhaustive study of every report from war-torn Europe
and from every block in San Francisco to determine what
should be done to protect all utilities and factories, to se-
lect possible locations for shelters of all kinds and to ascer-
tain the needs in an extreme emergency of caring for
thousands of people, getting them food, shelter and medi-
cal care when necessary, and all other things that must be
faced when once the war clouds break over us.
While the general plan has been developed around the
principle of using all the present departments of the city
as a means of meeting war-time emergencies, the main
work will fall upon the police and fire departments, ac-
cording to the Council's program, and all other depart-
ments of the municipal government will have their part
when and if the time comes, and will be co-ordinated into
one great organization to be personally directed by Joseph
A. Murphy, who was appointed by Mayor Rossi because
of his well known ability as an organizer and as an execu-
tive. He was confidential secretary for the late D. A.
White and started many departmental changes that are
today used by the police of not only this city but others
throughout the country. For a number of years Director
Murphy has been a vice president of the American Trust
Company, in charge of the Mission District branch bank
of the company on 16th Street. That institution granted
him a leave of absence that he might help in the civilian
defense program.
With the appointment of Director Murphy, headquar-
ters were opened in the Hunter-Dulin building and a
force of volunteer workers put to work.
The first big event of the council's program was "L'
day registration for volunteer workers. Explaining this
action in registering volunteers, which started on Novem-
ber 13 and continues for 24 hours a day thereafter until
the need for same is passed. Director Murphy said:
"Millions of people in the world today are living in
virtual slavery, their freedom lost, their homes destroyed
and their national life nullified, because of wishful hop-
ing— hoping that the catastrophy of modern war would
not reach them. We likewise hope, but the people of San
Francisco are nor the kind to permit such thinking to
nullity the facts — and the facts arc too plainly written to
ignore.
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November, 1941
"Today we are asking every patriotic and civic-minded
person to prepare himself for service in our civilian de-
fense forces.
"Mayor Angelo J. Rossi has issued to the San Fran-
cisco Civilian Defense Council authority to proceed in
swift action to carry out the provisions of the exhaustive
report prepared for the Council by Theodore J. Roch?.
Chief Charles W. Dullea
In Charge of Training Citizens for National Defense
"Chief of Police Dullea has been authorized as chief of
police defense service to enroll 2,500 auxiliary police
officers and to arrange for their training. Likewise, in con-
junction with Chief Charles Brennan of the Fire De-
partment, the tremendous task of training 10,000 air raid
wardens will be undertaken.
"Fire Chief Brennan has been appointed chief of the
fire defense service of the Civilian Defense Council with
authority to enroll 12,000 auxiliary fire fighters.
"These are all volunteer services. It is now up to the
men and women of San Francisco to heed this call for
service in defense of their city against that time which
may never come, but for which, if we are to be clear and
logical in our thinking, we must be prepared.
"Modern warfare with its vicious attack on the civilian
population and on non-military objectives makes neces-
sary a new concept of the part civilians must take in our
national emergency.
"While this first call is for auxiliary police, auxiliary
fire fighters and air raid wardens, we want to impress upon
everyone, that this is but the beginning of the need for
service in civilian defense."
Chief Dullea in a statement said :
"Police protection assumes a new responsibilitv and in-
creased importance under civilian defense. The possibilitv
of sudden emergency — or a series of emergencies — which
might develop under war conditions must be faced. It is
not enough that our army, navy and our air force are all
about us. We must be prepared as civilians against attack
from the air, against sabotage, against panic and the dis-
ruption of every normal activity in a great city.
"To meet this demand, before it is a need, we will re-
quire 2,500 volunteers for the police auxiliary service —
men who are physically fit, mentally alert and fired with
patriotic zeal to give of their time and energy for train-
ing in police work.
"We likewise need 10,000 citizens for voluntary service
in the air raid warden service.
"Carefully prepared plans have already been made for
the proper training of this personnel. Your Police Depart-
ment stands ready to give of its time and experience in the
training of the auxiliary forces under its direction.
"Every walk of life in the city, every one out of 500
square blocks must be prepared. Go to your neighborhood
police station or fire station as soon as you can and regis-
ter for service in civilian defense."
Fire Chief Brennan pointed out the extreme vulner-
ability of a city such as San Francisco and issued a call
for 12,000 auxiliary fire fighters.
He stated : "The price of safety is unceasing vigilance,
thorough training and prompt action. Fire is no respecter
of boundaries and fighting incendiary bombs is a duty
which may fall upon any able-bodied citizen. There is
nothing in the ordinary civilian's life to teach him what
to do under such circumstances, or how to protect his
family and his home in the event of fire. As an auxiliary
fire fighter, he will be trained in how to fight fire and
handle auxiliary equipment. Men of good character and
physique and not subject to military draft are particularly
sought for this service.
"With the officers of the Police Department, we will
also have the training of air raid wardens, for where there
are bombs, there will also be fire."
In his orders announcing the opening of the campaign
to get volunteers not only for the auxiliary police but for
every activity, Chief Dullea announced that Director of
Personnel George Healy would have charge of all police
activities and he supervised the opening day's registration
with a detail of officers to see that the people visiting the
various police stations were given every consideration and
information.
The operation of the defense plan calls for the use of
the following services which will give the city full cover-
age in any emergency. Fire, rescue, police, air raid warden,
public works, public health, public information, evacua-
tion and morale service.
Nothing has been overlooked in the setup and from now
on a well organized force of men and women will perfect
the plans as presented by Chairman Roche and his fellow
council members.
Should members of the San Francisco Police Depart-
ment desire telephone numbers of any public school in this
city, the same may be obtained from the police PBX
operators, who have been supplied with a list which is
kept up to date. Do not telephone the Board of Education.
November, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 5
THIS IS CO-OPERATION
By ( )i'ii; L. Warner
Inspector William Gilmore, in charge of the auto theft
detail of the San Francisco Bureau of Inspectors, presents
a most interesting case of an example of quick thinking,
quick acting and quick results, as well as a demonstration
Inspector William Gilmore
of the close co-operation existing between peace officers
of every class in California.
The case has to do with the theft of the automobile of
Eugene P. Byrnes of Corte Madera last month. It was
taken from the vicinity of Eleventh and Howard streets
after it had been outfitted with a new set of tires.
Inspector Gilmore and his detail put out the customary
bulletin on the car and waited for reports.
A few days later they got news the car and the thief
who took it were in the custody of the Ventura sheriff's
office, having been placed there through the clever work of
R. R. Sikes, State highway patrolman.
It seems Officer Sikes was traveling south on Highway
101 near Ventura. A car with a negro in the driver's seat
passed by. Officer Sikes observed that over the license
plates were the words "Corte Madera."
Now, Officer Sikes used to live in Marin county and as
a State patrol officer covered all of that beautiful com-
munity.
"That's funny," he thought. "There never were any
negroes in Corte Madera when I was living in Marvelous
Marin. Guess I better look into this."
Fitting the words to action, he wheeled his bike around
and took after the car from Corte Madera. Overhauling
it, he casually asked to look at the driver's license. This
was displayed by the colored lad, who remarked he was a
chauffeur for the registered owner, Mr. Byrnes.
Giving the impression that the negro's story was okeh,
Officer Sikes off-handedlv shut this question at the driver:
"Say, by the way, where is this Corte Madera town ?"
To which the colored boy smugly replied: "Why, boss,
it's just a little jerk place in the suburbs of Los Angeles."
Then Mr. Colored Boy got some of the fastest action he
has seen since he left the army a few weeks ago.
Officer Sikes informed him he had been in Corte Ma-
dera many times and that it wasn't in any Lcs Angeles
suburb, and for the prevaricating would-be chauffeur to
start heading for the Ventura sheriff's office, which he did.
The negro gave the name of Bill Pittar and he was
slammed into the county bastile while Sergeant L. B.
Williams, in charge of the highway patrol in Ventura
county, with Officer Stiles checked on the car to see what
was missing.
So thorough were they that when Inspector William
Gilmore arrived to take over the car and charge of the
prisoner, Sergeant Williams presented him with a well-
prepared inventory of missing equipment, which included
the leather back seat, spare tire and wheels, fog lights
and the set of new tires which had been traded in for a
set of old ones, Pittar admitting he got $4 in cash for
the trade.
Not only did he have the inventory, but Sergeant
Williams had a statement from the prisoner as to where
he had disposed of the parts, all in Los Angeles.
Inspector Gilmore went to Los Angeles and with In-
spector Ferguson of the Los Angeles Auto Theft Detail
soon had all the loot recovered, with the exception of the
four new tires traded for the old ones. However, the
officers had no trouble persuading the dealer who made
the trade to give Mr. Byrnes a brand new set of the same
kind of tires as he lost, for Los Angeles has an ordinance
like San Francisco's that makes it unlawful to dispose of
second-hand goods in less than 21 days after purchase.
The dealer's explanation for selling the new tires the day
after buying them was that he was ignorant of this law.
and it was accepted by the peace officers after he produced
the five new tires.
It seems that after Mr. Pittar "sneezed" the Byrnes
carry-all, he proceeded to see more of California than the
usual tourist sees in a whole summer. He went up the San
Joaquin and Sacramento Rivers road to Martinez, Anti-
och, Rio Vista, Sacramento: back to Stockton, Manteca.
Modesto, to Merced; then a detour to Yosemite; thence
back to Fresno, down through Bakersfield to San Diego:
thence back to Los Angeles, and he was just completing
his itinerary which called for a leisurely trip up the Coast
route.
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November, 1941
President Wallman's Address
(Following is a continuation from last month of the
presidential address to the State Peace Officers' Associa-
tion, delivered at the Santa Rosa convention October 9 by
President Bodie Wallman, chief of police of Oakland.)
It is not at all gratifying to present a report which
darkens the gloom by traffic death and injury in the State
of California since January 1, 1*541. From one of our
local cities I received a report that death by vehicle viola-
Chief Bodie Wallman
tions are up 23.5'r, and injuries 33.2$ to date, and the
economic loss to that particular city on account of acci-
dents amounts to $1,890,000. In the State of California,
in which we are all concerned, there was an increase in
this death rate 17.94ff in the first 7 months, and an in-
crease in injuries 20.27%. The economic loss to the State
of California through automobile accidents based upon
the same figures as given by the National Safety Council
would be approximately $66,960,000 for the first seven
months of this year. National deaths have increased 17'r
for the first seven months of this year, and between 2Qc/c
and 25% in injuries; and, the national economic loss, with
20,080 deaths, of which 9,500 were workers, for the first
seven months, would amount to $903,600,000. Fifty per
cent of those killed or injured were industrial workers,
and this has a bearing on Defense work. About the same
proportion exists in the state of California. Four out of five
cases in this State involve either a drunken driver or pedes-
trian killed, and five out of six injury accidents were re-
corded either as drunk or drinking to excess.
I- am calling your attention to these facts for the condi-
tion is rather alarming and something should be done, and
can be done, particularly by those who have not taken
advantage of opportunities that have been given them.
Surely you are familiar, first, with the fact that there is a
Safety Division in the International Association of Chiefs
of Police which will provide assistance to cities and states
in the organization with an effective traffic control and
accident prevention program; second, they are sponsoring
traffic officers' training schools; and, third, the publishing
and distributing of publications and research. The Acci-
dent Investigation Manual should be in every department.
Furthermore, in the State of California we have a Peace
Officers' Private Council participated in by 42 cities,
divided into groups in reasonable areas so that attendance
can be had at convenient points.
A digest of measures introduced in our 1941 State
Legislature up to and including January 25th affecting
criminal law and procedure was edited by the Law and
Legislative Committee of this Association who on March
15, 1941, met in a general committee at San Francisco
with the District Attorney and Sheriffs' Association of
the State. The Committee was called to order by your
President. Attorney General Earl Warren was elected
presiding officer and James T. Drew secretary. Senate and
Assembly bills to the number of 178 were reviewed and
discussed. Of these, 46 were approved, 80 were disap-
proved and 52 were passed for further study. Of the 46
approved bills, 39 were passed by the Legislature and
signed by the Governor. The discussion of the bills in com-
mittees, as well as in the Legislature, was carefully
watched by Richard H. Chamberlain, Assistant District
Attorney of Alameda county, and James T. Drew, Secre-
tary of the Association. On numerous occasions they were
assisted by other members of the Association, especially by
Attorney General Warren, Ralph Hoyt, Henry Lyon,
Ira Reedy, George M. Smith, Lowell Sparks, Lawrence
Carr, J. D. Steckter, Grat Hogin, Charles Dullea, Elmer
Arington, Harold Vogelsang, Homer Cross, Paul Mad-
den and Ra\ Cato.
It no doubt will be very gratifying to the members of
the Association to know that during the last year 89
applicants were accepted — all full time and paid law en-
forcement officers — making the total to date 603 members.
We unfortunately lost nine members by death. Our able
Secretary, James T. Drew, has been in a great degree
responsible for this increase in membership and Associa-
tion funds. I wish to thank Jim personally, and I know
you will compliment him very highly for his tireless efforts
in visiting law enforcement agencies extending from the
Oregon line to the Mexican border, not only securing
new members and holding those who, unfortunately,
through lack of interest or participation, were falling by
the wayside, but he has constantly and sincerely offered
the assistance of the Association and co-operation of its
officers to all departments. He has attended many asso-
ciations and subordinate peace officer meetings in the
several districts of the State of California, as well as the
International Association of Chiefs of Police at Buffalo,
N. Y., this year. He discussed and compared state associa-
tions, including our own, and ascertained from the presi-
dents of state peace officers associations in convention the
progress made in their respective jurisdictions, and was
(Continued on page 22)
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State Communications Committee
(Following is the second installment nf a progress n
port nj the Communications Co-ordinating Committee <>f
the State Peace Officers' Association, as presented at the
annual convention in Santa Rosa, ()< tol>cr 'J, by Chief 'if
Police John .1. Greening nf Berkeley, chairman <if the
committee.)
After tabulating and summarizing the returns on hand
from enforcement agencies, we find certain outstanding
Chief John A. Greening
facts that, it is believed, may be considered as holding for
the entire state.
1. Every department has a telephone. It may be a mul-
tiple trunk PBX board, or it may be a single line
phone.
2. Ninety-five per cent of all departments may be
reached by telegraph during most of the working day,
and main during 24 hours of the day.
3. Less than 50 fr have made any provision for, or
given any thought to, alternate sources of communi-
cation (railway telegraph, etc.) should commercial
telephone or telegraph fail.
4. Only about 20rr have made available to themselves,
directly, or through cooperation with a nearby de-
partment, a contact with the State teletype network.
It is apparent that alternate facilities are being over-
looked in many cases, and complete dependence is being
placed on the ordinary daily services in use. Only a small
minority have any definite plans to use alternate radio
services such as the forestry, the highway maintenance
services or the amateur facilities that exist in many
localities.
When we turn to police radio, we find that a similar
condition exists. About 6095 of the agencies reporting
have police radio facilities and 45 '< have two-waj in
operation. (This finding is rather heavily weighted in
favor of radio-equipped departments, tor some areas re-
ported onlj those departments which had radio ami sub-
mitted no reports tor those departments not mj equipped.)
However, onlj about IS', ,,( ;l|| departments reporting
bad am type ot emergencj power for use in case of com-
mercial power failure, anil onlj about the same percentage
had any kind of auxiliary transmitter to be used in i
failure or destruction ot the main transmitter unit. A tew
additional are contemplating or have under way such
vitallj necessarj alternate units.
The next important matter to be considered, is how
well are we backing up our neighbors' lines? We find that
less than 40$ reporting have provided any adequate moni-
toring of their local radio channels. In other words, in
main cases one department could not warn its neighbor ot
trouble, ask for assistance in any emergency or even pass
on information by radio because no effort was made to
monitor his channel. I firmly believe that this is one
vitally important factor that all of us are overlooking.
that of continual adequate monitoring of at least one
common channel in any given area. If 1 can bring to you
now this one urgent suggestion, that everyone possible
arrange to keep a listening watch on at least one radio
channel in his area at all tines. 1 think we will have made
ice great step forward.
May I call your attention at this time to the fact that
we must not lean too heavily on the expected future
activity of the Civilian Defense Councils, to correct some
of the deficiencies in our procedure that exist in the daily
performance of our police duties. While it is true that
Civilian Defense will depend in a great measure on the
resources of the constituted police authorities for the
greater portion of its functions, we must not forget that in
many cases the defense program has as a goal, an entirely
different result from that arrived at in normal police
activity. For instance, the defense program must work to
keep highways and roads open, to evacuate a large number
of civilians rapidly, to facilitate troop movements, and
must be sure of communications at all times, to do this
job right. However, in many instances the aim of a co-
ordinated police program is to block these roads so that a
fleeing criminal may be apprehended, and hysterical flight
of citizens may be controlled.
Let me illustrate: In August of 1934. under the aus-
pices of the Anti-Racket Council in the East Bay area, a
series of tests were run. All departments participated to
test the efficiency of a covering plan in effect in the entire
area. A car was started at a given time, and all men on
patrol in accordance with previous instructions attempted
to locate this car before it could escape from the area.
Remember, this was over seven years ago — the only radio
station monitored at all was that at Berkeley — there was
no two-way, but in six out of seven runs, the car was
Stopped within an hour after the start of the test. A car
was started on different davs. from Oakland. Alameda.
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November, 1941
TOUGHER FOR THE LAWLESS
Address by John Edgar Hoover, Director, F. B. I., before the Graduation Exercises of the 18th Session,
F. B. I. National Police Academy.
In a brief span of years, law enforcement has undergone local police agencies will co-operate with Mayor Fiorello
a great transformation. In this, the F. B. I. National H. LaGuardia, Director of Civilian Defense. Training
Police Academy has been a motivating force. But the task courses are being inaugurated by the F. B. I. in 55 cities
has just begun. for police chiefs, sheriffs and superintendents of state
Police training is in its infancy. Training schools by police and members of their executive and administrative
the hundreds have afforded a medium of instruction. But staffs. This administrative training will be followed by
they must be expanded in a practical manner, making sjhools held in numerous sections of the country for the
benefit of police officers who are to perform civilian de-
fense duties.
The success of the F. B. I. Law Enforcement Officers
Mobilization Plan for National Defense could never
have been achieved without the police training that has
already been carried on. The training programs of the
present and future must be followed by continued and
intensive instruction if law is to prevail over lawlessness
and if social order is to triumph over subversion.
You can hasten the progress of law enforcement by
constantly studying the methods of the enemies of society.
You can further the cause of law and order by interpreting
the motives of those who oppose established government.
You can take heart in the fact that your accomplishments
can often be judged by the intensity of the attacks directed
against you when you do vour duty. All law enforcement
agencies must recognize that regardless of their efficiencv
they will be vilified, smeared, and condemned by the ene-
mies of truth and decency.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is a good illustra-
tion. Despite the great burdens of the national emergency,
calling for ceaseless hours of toil by hundreds of F. B. I.
agents, which can never be measured in terms of arrests,
tical law enforcement calls for reality and the facing of prosecutions or convictions, in the last fiscal year 6,182
facts. We must keep police training within the ranks of convictions resulted from our investigations, more than in
professional law enforcement and out of the hands of
theorists. Otherwise, chaos will follow.
A new and important duty awaits you graduates of the
National Police Academy as you return to your posts. As
the threat of war comes closer to our shores, officials of the
government have begun to plan for civilian defense. Here thousands upon thousands of complaints which could be
Director John Edgar Hoover
available to every peace officer in the land every modern
scientific technique. As with every popular cause, barnacles
have sought to attach themselves to police training. Prac-
any other fiscal year. As an indication of the increased
burdens imposed in the last fiscal year, a total of 68 368
investigative matters in national defense work came to the
attention of the F. B. I., as compared with 16,885 during
the previous year. This, of course, does not include the
again, the American law enforcement officer will be in the
first line of defense. It was for that reason that the Federal
Bureau of Investigation has given you special training in
the functions of law enforcement agencies for civilian
defense.
It will be your task to give this information in turn to
your fellow officers and direct the civilian defense in your
communities. I cannot emphasize too greatly the impor-
promptly eliminated. If just one spy were thwarted, and
there have been hundreds, the entire appropriation of the
F. B. I. would have beeen justified.
In the meantime, other Special Agents were apprehend-
ing over 2,600 Federal fugitives, while fingerprint experts
identified over 7,100 fugitives from justice for local,
county and state law enforcing agencies. But again, this
does not tell the story of the Bureau's accomplishments in
tance of this duty. We have learned from the Battle of surveying protective facilities of defense industries, en-
England how vital an adequate civilian defense is to the forcing the Selective Service and Training Act, investi-
morale of a nation. The care with which you plan may gating extortion cases, bank robberies and some one hun-
determine the fate of your community should the totali- dred different Federal violations; nor of the work of the
tarian tyrants of Europe unleash their attack on America, scientists in the F. B. I. Crime Laboratory where over
Your work will be a part of a nation-wide program in 14,000 scientific examinations were made involving over
which the Federal Bureau of Investigation and state and (Continued on page 24)
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Director George Healy Given Important Post
llu' appointment of Director of Personnel George
Healy to have charge of enrolling and properly training
the 2,500 men needed in the civilian defense program for
an auxiliary police force gives this city a man to head this
important work who has a proven record for accomplish-
ments in the San Francisco Police Department.
No one knows better than Chief Charles \V. Dullea of
the qualifications of Director Healy, for the two have
Director George Healy
progressed up through the ranks together, and they have
worked on many details and cases. Director Healy is noted
for the thoroughness with which he tackles an assignment
and the energy and understanding he brings to any police
job. There are few who can excel him in preparing evi-
dence for a trial or for getting information from witnesses
in criminal cases, and for interrogating suspects. Routine
matters and small things do not bother him as he realizes
they sometimes add up to big things.
Since he was appointed personnel director in June of
last year he has turned out a larger number of graduates
than in any previous year.
Since he joined the Police Department on June 30.
1913, Director Healy has served in nearly every district
in the city, and he has done plenty of time in the Bureau
of Inspectors and in the Identification Bureau. For a num-
ber of years as a patrolman he was a bailiff in what used to
be the police courts, now the municipal courts. All this
added to his experience and legal knowledge.
Before he joined the Police Department, Director
Healy was a member of the Fire Department, but the life
of a fireman evidently was not as full of action as the
Police Department.
In the Bureau of Inspectors he served on the automobile
detail, as well as on the homicide and the robbery detail.
He was identified with many tough cases during his tenure
with that branch of the service.
Director Healy has been cited twice for meritorious
service, once on September 13, 191f), tor giving a pint and
a half of blood needed for a transfusion for A. Silva. who
had been -.hot down, and the second citation was won in
March, 1924, when he captured a robber named J.
Thomas, who was giving the police and citizens quite a
bit of worry and work. Thomas was captured after an
exchange of pistol shots, in which Healy narrowly escaped
being put out of commission. He, however, won out and
captured the bandit.
Director Healy is a family man and derives his greatest
enjoyment being with his wife and twin daughters. He
is quite an athlete, and as a member of the South End
Rowing Club is one of its best hand-ball players.
Fire Department Chief Charles Brennan has assigned
Battalion Chief Al Sullivan to take care of the training
of 12,000 men for the auxiliary fire force. Chief Sullivan
will work with Director Healy in perfecting these two
great agencies into a formidable organization to help out
in case the worst comes.
POLICE TARGET RANGE
City Hall inertia again threatens completion of a proj-
ect important to the safety of San Francisco citizens — the
police target range, now under construction by the WPA
at Lake Merced.
Work on the project is coming along in good shape, but
no money has been provided for targets, a rather necessary
part of any pistol range.
Lack of interest, or foresight, seems to be the cause,
as the amount of cash involved is not great.
A few years ago San Francisco policemen were notori-
ously poor shots. Then a group of men in the department
decided to do something about it.
Lacking city funds, they chipped in their own cash,
bought necessary material and got permission of the armv
to build a range at Fort Funston.
Markmanship in the department began to imprrn-c. and
now San Francisco police, for the most part, arc good
shots.
National defense activities have closed Fort Funston to
the police, hence the Lake Merced range.
Everyone agrees that target practice is a vital part of
police training.
Officers arc not often called upon to shoot, but when
they arc, it usually is under the most difficult conditions
and their own lives as well as the lives of citizens depend
on the accuracy of their aim.
We can't expect the bnvs to finance another practice
range, however. We should be ashamed that they had to
do it even once.
Let's have some action on this important matter. City
Hall. It will take some time to get the targets after they
are ordered, und time's awastin'l — The "'Call-Bulletin.''
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Traffic Revolver Club's Annual Meet
What was probably the last annual banquet to the hon-
orary members to be held by the San Francisco Traffic
Police Revolver Club, Inc., at Fort Funston, the one held
October 22 was the largest of its kind ever held there since
the Revolver Club was formed. Two reasons why this was
probably the last: the approach of war and second, the
Wobher represented the commission, was the next speaker.
He likewise paid his compliments to the club, pointing out
the necessity of members of the Police Department to be
perfect in the use of firearms, and expressed his pleasure
at being able to help with the construction of new head-
quarters for the Police Department members. He paid
President Wm. P. Wobber, Sr.
Police Commission
Lieutenant Edward Pootel
Traffic Revolver Club President
Past President Walter McGovern
Poller Commission
Speakers at Annual Banquet of Tnifjit Police Revolver Club
new target range and recreational hall on the shores of
Lake Merced which Commissioners McGovern, Wobber
and Walkup and Chief Dullea promised a year ago, will
be completed ere another year rolls around.
Every available place in the banquet room was rilled
with diners and tables had to be set out in the reading
room and lobby to take care of over 150 members and
guests attending.
President Edward Pootel, Vice President Clement
Crosbie and Secretary Emil J. Dutil saw that everything
was complete in every detail.
President Pootel acted as master of ceremonies for the
evening and after reading several messages from absent
members and noted public officials and citizens he called
upon Chief Dullea as the first speaker. The chief assured
the club members that nothing was going to retard the
construction work on the new range and clubhouse, as
priorities had been assured for the necessary work. He
reviewed the work of the club and paid tribute to its
president and secretary as well as others who had done so
much to make the organization the fine one it is today.
He assured his continued support in every way of the
club. He also expressed his pleasure at the co-operation of
the civilian members of the club.
Commissioner McGovern, who with .Commissioner
special tribute to Secretary Dutil for his tireless efforts
for the benefit of the club.
President Wobber expressed himself as highly pleased
with being a member of the club, and likewise pledged his
support in any way that would tend to train members
of the Department in the use of all kinds of firearms. Com-
missioner Wobber as head of the Police Commission this
year, like his predecessor in that office. Commissioner Mc-
Govern, has displayed a keen interest in all improvements
in the Police Department.
Other speakers were :
Colonel C. S. Doney, who welcomed the guests on be-
half of General E. A. Stockton, called away by the death
of his mother.
Colonel C. S. McCullough, N. R. A. referee, who told
of the fine spirit of friendship that has existed between the
club members and the personnel at Fort Funston through-
out the years, and how the club would be missed when it
moved.
Dodge Reidy, city architect, told of the progress on the
new range and clubhouse.
Sheriff Daniel Murphy who said this gathering was an
example of how every class of citizen could gather on a
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Police Aid Association Election Dec. 12
At the November meeting of the San Francisco Police
Widows' and Orphans' Aid Association, held on the 14th,
the following members were nominated for the different
offices of the association to be voted on at the annual elec-
tion scheduled for December 12:
Officer Matthew Carberry
Hill Be New Association Secretary
President, Sergeant Frank P. Murphy, Bureau of In-
spectors.
Vice president, Officer George A. Langley, Company E.
Treasurer, Sergeant John R. Dower, Co. B, incumbent.
Financial secretary, Officer Owen M. Fogarty, Head-
quarters Company, incumbent.
Recording secretary. Officer Matthew C. Carberry,
Headquarters company.
Trustees (five to be elected) : Officers Arthur E. Gar-
ratt, Co. K, incumbent; Retired Officer Arthur W. Hex-
trum, incumbent ; Officer Walter L. Sullivan, Co. A, in-
cumbent; Officer Michael J. Reilly. Co. K, incumbent;
Officer John T. Butler, Headquarters companj : Officer
James A. O'Meara, Co. F; Officer Thomas T. Miller.
Co. F; Officer Martin J. Reichlin. Co. K (APB).
There is missing in the list of candidates the name of
one police officer, who for over 30 years served with honor,
distinction and efficiency in one of the most important
offices of the association, and whose ability, patience, un-
derstanding and legal knowledge had much to do with the
progress of the organization, which today is one of the
most solvent and successfully managed police insurance
associations in the country. That man is Sergeant George
Kopman, who took his retirement pension la*t August, and
with the completion of this year, as recording secretary,
asked that his name not be presented.
Sergeant Kopman, born in Castroville Calif., on Wash,
ington's Birthday anniversary, IS'77, joined the Police
Department here on January 11, 1905. From the first he
took an active part in the affairs of the Aid Association,
and in 1^10 was selected as recording secretary. He has
since that time without am opposition, been reelected each
succeeding election. He has kept the records in a manner
that would do credit to a big insurance company and he
has taken care of all correspondence and business of his
office with great care and neatness. Some 20 years ago he
passed the bar examination and his legal training has been
of great value to the association.
Last summer Sergeant Kopman's health began to fail
and he figured it would be the best step to take to get his
retirement. With his long record of service and with a
disability record as well, he had no trouble in being pen-
sioned. He is now a resident of Salinas, making his home
with two sisters in that thriving community.
While the loss of Secretary Kopman is regretted, the
association is indeed fortunate in having a young man step
in and take over the work of the old veteran. Officer Mat-
thew Carberry of the Special Service Bureau took over
when Sergeant Kopman had to leave for hospitalization.
So well has he filled the office, so thoroughly has he taken
to his duties, that the membership has rewarded him by
making his nomination one without any opposition, and
his election is a foregone conclusion.
In point of service as an official of the association, only
Kopman has exceeeded that of Officer Arthur E. Garratt,
who is rounding out his twentieth year as a trustee. He is
up for re-election this year.
Two important constitutional amendments will be
voted on at the December election :
One provides for the increasing of the salary of the
Treasurer, Recording Secretary and Financial Secretary
from $25 per month each to $50 per month each.
The other provides that the funds of the association
may be invested in not only United States bonds, but in
bonds of cities outside California having 100,000 popula-
tion, California city, county, school, municipal utility dis-
tricts, metropolitan water districts, bridge and highway
districts, toll bridge authority and municipal utility rev-
enue bonds. This measure was voted 787 for to 17.?
against, last year, but lacked the necessary two-thirds
affirmative vote of the entire membership.
President Michael Riordan had the two amendments
read at the November meeting and all members have been
advised of their presence on the ballot at the forthcoming
election.
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Emeryville's Chief Mann
By The Editor
Emeryville, situated between Berkeley and Oakland, on the Oakland baseball club's park has been in Emeryville.
the eastern shores of San Francisco Bay, contains more But the industrialists, desiring a place that offered the
industrial plants in its compact area than will be found in best in rail, water and other transportation outlets, de-
any similar area in this country. These great factories are cided that Emeryville fitted their requirements, and so
important branches of some of America's largest manu- some twenty years ago factories began to spring up over
facturing concerns and leading corporations. the incorporated limits of the little city, already possessing
Chief Louis Mann and Police Department in Front of Emeryville City Hall
Left to Right: Officer Ed Wilson, Assistant Chief Farina, Officers Ray M n haclson, George Haas, Chief Mann, For J Representative
of Albany, J. Campbell ; Officers Sherrod Ashbrook, Leo Newberger, Art Sargent, Emmett Connolly, John Doyle, L. Hale, James
Donovan, Arthur Brock
In this terrain some 2,500 people have their permanent
homes and over 15,000 are employed in the many plants,
the majority of which are working overtime on the pro-
duction of those things essential to national defense.
While many look upon Emeryville as a place of smoke-
stacks and buildings devoted to manufacturing, it is never-
theless true that it is a most favorable spot for homes, and
back from the industrial district will be found many that
house not only families whose men folks work in the fac-
tories, but those who commute to San Francisco or Oak-
land, Richmond and other cities. Emeryville has a very
desirable climate and at the turn of the century and for
many years afterwards was a favored picnicking spot, with
its famous Shell Mound park, as well as being a racing
center — the best of horseflesh at one time contesting over
the old Emeryville track. For over a quarter of a century
a few big and small ones.
Emeryville is a well-governed and well-policed city, and
though prosperity built upon payrolls is plentiful, the city
has but little crime, crooks having learned to keep clear of
this town. It has always been a city well administered by
the police, but under its present Chief of Police, Louis H.
Mann, it has, in the face of added population and added
factory employment bringing more police problems, main-
tained an even higher point of efficiency.
On August 8, Chief Mann rounded out 30 years as a
member of the police department and for nearly six years
of those three decades he has headed the department of 11
members.
Chief Mann, who hails from Kansas, came to California
in 1902 and became associated with the Emeryville race
track and when it was closed down he was a member of
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the force of special officers who policed the place. With
this background it was but natural he should step into a
regular policeman's job when the racetrack ceased to exist.
Through his long service he has maintained a reputation
of being a humane officer, one who mastered every detail
of law enforcement and whose moral and physical courage
were of a high order.
Chief Mann is not only popular and well liked among
the people of the city and the men who run the big facto-
ries in Emeryville, but he is verj popular with fellow
police officers throughout northern California. He is mar-
ried, having taken as his wife Miss Margaret Redmond of
Emeryville.
Like all California communities, Chief Mann's great
problem is traffic. He has San Pablo avenue running
through his city, and that highway arterial carries plenty
of traffic over the mile and more it traverses Emeryville.
Also in peak houis of the afternoon between 4 and 5:30
o'clock, 150 trans-bay busses pull out of the car barns on
San Pablo avenue in Emeryville.
Because he maintains a 24-hour patrol service and has
every important crossing covered during rush hours, traf-
fic accidents have been kept at a most surprising low level
and fatalities have been almost negligible.
In 1939 Chief Mann and his department received the
highest citation and award from the California Safety
Council because of the splendid record for reduction of
traffic accidents. That year there were no deaths from
such accidents and no children were injured by automo-
biles which made a two-year record for this most desired
absence of injury to school children.
So far this year two people have been killed in auto
accidents in Emeryville.
The traffic violator gets quick service in Emeryville
when he operates in that city. The officers of Chief Mann,
though courteous at all times, can get plenty stern when
drivers get careless. For the fiscal year ending last June
20, there were 2,223 cases cited and handled by Police
Judge J. L. Cannon, who for over fourteen years has been
dealing out justice with an even hand and who sees that
all traffic law breakers coming before him are properly
punished.
The so-called major crimes are held at a minimum in
Chief Mann's domain, there having been but two safe-
blowings in five years and other burglaries and robberies
have likewise been small. As an illustration of the fine
record in this regard, we present the report of the Emery-
ville police department for 1940-41 :
Petty thefts — 69.
Burglaries — 39.
Stolen automobiles — 12.
Nine felony arrests cleared up nearly all these com-
plaints and two men wanted for crimes committed in other
jurisdictions were arrested bv the Emeryville police.
The absence of burglaries and robberies is due. Chief
Mann states, to the fact his police cars, equipped with
radio, keep an all-night patrol of every part of the city.
Chief Mann's work is made easier by the fact that he
has as assistant chief, Frank Farina, veteran member of
the department, who i> recognized around the Baj as one
oi our leading peace officers.
Chief Mann is also fortunate in having Mayor Al J.
LaCosta as his boss, for Mayor LaCosta is ever back of
Ins police and lire departments and has seen that both are
provided with everything necessary for the best m [aw
enforcement.
Besides being a member of the Ba\ Count] Peace Offi-
cers' Association, Chief Mann is a member of the Cali-
fornia Peace Officers' Assoi iation and of Oakland Chapter
No. 7, International Footprinters, which gave its Novem-
ber meeting in bis honor and a large turnout of members
and special guests gathered at Angelo's Cafe at Forty-
third and San Pablo avenue on that occasion.
MUNICIPAL CARMEN'S UNION
APPRECIATIVE FOR HELP GIVEN
San Francisco, Calif., Nov. 4, 1941.
Chief Charles W. Dullea,
San Francisco Police Department.
Dear Chief Dullea:
On behalf of the members of the Carmen's Union, Divi-
sion 518, which embraces all of the platform men of the
Municipal Railway, and on behalf of myself personally, I
wish to extend a sincere word of acknowledgment and
appreciation of the fine co-operation extended to me re-
cently by a committee of San Francisco police officers.
This police committee, appointed to draw up and sub-
mit a salary increase amendment for the members of the
Police Department, worked wholeheartedly with a Fire
Department committee and with our representatives to
secure a favorable hearing on the proposal, but when it
seemed impossible, or at least impractical, to urge a police
salary increase amendment at this November's election, the
Police committee and Fire Department committee grace-
fully withdrew and continued to work in the interests of
the Municipal Railway platform men. That we were able
to receive partial concessions of salary increase was due in
no small measure to the assistance and co-operation of the
Police and Fire department committees.
I would like the men of the Police Department to know
that the men of our L'nion deeply appreciate this co-opera-
tion and that when the time comes when the men of the
Municipal Railway can reciprocate, you shall not find us
wanting.
I have expressed these sentiments often in the past few
months by word of mouth, but this is the first time that
I have had the opportunity to address a letter to the men
of the Police Department and I would appreciate your
conveying this message to them.
Yours very truly,
WlIXIAM A. McRobbie,
President. Division 518.
HEmlock 5996
Compliments of
MODERN WOODTURNING COMPANY
13 7 YORK STREET
SAN KR ANCISCO
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San Francisco Chapter of Footprinters
San Francisco Chapter, International Footprint Asso-
ciation, dedicated its November meeting, held in the Sky-
room of the Hotel Whitcomb, on the evening of the 20th,
to Chief of Police Charles W. Dullea.
It was a largely attended gathering, with chiefs of police
from various neighboring cities. Sheriff William Emig of
Angelo J. Rossi
Spoke at Chief Dullea Night of San Francisco Footprinters
Santa Clara county, came long with nearly 50 members of
the San Jose Chapter, headed by Howard Hornbuckle and
Undersherirt T. Grover Graham.
Mayor Angelo J. Rossi, Police Commissioners William
P. Wobber, Sr., Walter McGovern and Ward G. Walkup,
Eneas Kane of the mayor's executive staff, Inspector Peter
Maloney of the mayor's official family, were present to
assist in doing honor to San Francisco's chief of police.
Chief E. Raymond Cato of the California Highway
Patrol, grand president of the International Footprinters,
who was in Washington, D. C, on defense matters, was
able to get through with his work and arrive bv airplane
in San Francisco in time for the banquet.
He said: "I would not miss such an opportunity to pay
my respects to such a fine police officer and such a loyal
servant of the people as my friend of many years stand-
ing, Chief Dullea."
He said that in the national emergency now facing us
it is well to have law enforcement headed by such "able
and fearless officers as Chief Dullea."
Mayor Rossi in his talk expressed his delight in seeing
so many out-of-towners present to honor San Francisco's
chief of whom he stated : "I will not say he is the best chief
of police in the country, because there are other chiefs
present tonight, but I will say there is no chief of police
better than Charley Dullea."
Mayor Rossi also took occasion to dwell on the com-
plaints of a few out-of-town residents who come to San
Francisco and violate our traffic laws, get tagged or ar-
rested and then go home and threaten to boycott this city.
He said the laws are on the books, and he is back
of the chief and the Police Department in their work of
citing violators, whether they be in or out-of-towners.
"Those who come here should realize," he stated, "that
it is necessary for their protection as well as to save others
from injury that these laws are enforced, and I want them
enforced as they have been in the past, and let me say
that when I go to another community I do not violate the
ordinances and laws of that community. I am particularly
careful to observe even one of them."
Commissioner Walter McGovern made the address of
the evening. He said that Mayor Rossi, when he appointed
the present board of police commissioners, said it was up to
them to give the city the best in police administration and
law enforcement. He said the commission decided the best
waj to do that was to remove the Police Department from
politics, so they started by reorganizing the department
and put Charles W. Dullea in as chief of police.
"While there is a goodly crowd here tonight," the
commissioner pointed out, "if Chief Dullea was a politi-
cian he would have every inch of space in this big hall
filled with captains and other uniformed commissioned and
non-commissioned officers."
Too many of the police departments of this land are
dominated by politicians. Commissioner McGovern
charged, and it has done more to harm our law enforce-
ment than any other factor.
The speaker, as a fellow member, thanked the members
of Chapter No. 1 for so honoring Chief Dullea, "for," the
speaker declared, "he is the kind of chief the people of San
Francisco want, a 'copper' from the ground up and is not
a politician in any sense of the word."
Commissioners Wobber and Walkup were also pre-
sented to the gathering, as were other notables present:
Sheriff Emig, Sheriff Daniel J. Murphy, Chief Jester, of
Albany; Captain John Engler, Captain Michael E. I.
Mitchell, Chief Wisnom, of Hillsborough; Chief A. Le-
Roy, of Antioch ; James Drew, William Schoppe, of the
National Auto Theft Bureau, former chief of Oakland;
Chief White, Sunnyvale, and Robert Loughrey, James
Rae and Vice President Val Hammack.
President Paul Mackie acted as master of ceremonies
and dispensed with any business matters for the evening.
Chief Dullea responded to the main speeches in which
nice things were said about him and said his work of
policing San Francisco was made easier by the support of
the mayor and three police commissioners, as well as many
of the members of the Footprinters present at the banquet.
Walter Vervais, Charles Fox and Secretary Noel O.
Wylie had charge of the evening's festivities that closed
with a fine floor show under the direction of Lou Emmel.
The next meeting of the Chapter will be held Dec. 6.
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The Candid Friend Says.
For many years m\ avocation brought me in close touch
with members <>t police departments and, believe it or not,
1 would give an} named number of, sa\, the San Francisco
Police Department, a grade A on all-around intelligence
and business acumen when I would be very careful indeed
in conferring a like grade on a like number of a cross-
section of our great metropolitan population.
From close observation of court procedure for the past
quarter of a century 1 have come to the honest conviction
that a court or a jury decision as to the guilt or innocence
of a defendant is the only decision worth while. Endeavor-
ing to act strictly as the man on the sidelines I have been
wrong in my advance verdicts far too many times to have
any belief in myself in such all-important decisions. To
the readers of the daily press I would say: The correct
judgment will appear in the evening editions of the last
day of the trial, so, don't be a Daniel-come-to-judgment
until then. But, to my friends, the police department mem-
bers on the case, I will say: Do not pass judgment even
on those you find breaking the law. Your job is to present
the defendant and the evidence to the court. Passing judg-
ment is the business of the court. In your testimony, if you
have doubts as to certain points, give the defendant the
benefit of the doubt. By doing so the judge will be inclined
to give far more credence to your testimony.
Taxpayers do not today — and probably will not for
quite a number of years to come — regard police officers
among the intelligentsia, consequently they do not expect
you to be a diplomat. They are willing to pay you for
possessing and using what is commonly known as horse
sense.
* * »
Every day some citizen is discommoded by being
charged with some violation or other of the local, State or
Federal laws. It is only natural he will make some inquiry
concerning the cause of his arrest, "l our city charter,
ordinances and the State laws are your great unseen power.
In justice to your self-respect and the honor of your
department do not let that citizen think for a moment
you are not familiar with the laws you are paid to enforce.
* * *
A policeman is a policeman and a criminal is a criminal.
Neither has a right — constitutional or otherwise — to break
the law. Remember, however, no matter what the charges
placed against him, the defendant, under our grand flag,
still has his constitutional rights.
* * *
So-called crazy people and unloaded guns are at the
back of many tragedies. This business of being ultra hu-
mane is entirely out of place in handling people who are
mentally unbalanced. It is the acme of police prudence to
handle such persons with the utmost caution. A good offi-
cer can be firm and cautious with a maniac, while at the
same time be humane. In the handling of such persons,
;b well as in the handling of hardened criminals, the long
list of casualties to police officers would be reduced by
half had the victims been alert and thorough in the search
and handling of their killers.
A good fellow and, as it were, all things to all men, is
quite all right for a politician or a person who has some
commodity to sell. A police officer is going very far afield
in aiming at being a so-called good mixer. I have known
some ultra popular members of the city's finest who would
have given ten years of their life not to have been so pally
with certain people before the scandal broke. Yes, Cob-
bler, stick to your last, and that other one — Play in your
own back yard — are reliable tips to the young officer who
would like to go first-class, and find new friends for old.
* # *
The county or city pays your salary. You asked for the
job. To your fellow officer — and much more so to the ordi-
nary civilian — you are both a blow-hard and an ingrate
if you bemoan your fate as being a mere police officer.
What a great boon to civilization that only about one one-
hundredth of one per cent of the human race can do
mind-reading!
* * #
The very best officers play fair, even with the toughest
and meanest criminals, as well as with their fellow work-
ers and their superior officers. In this way they have help
coming from every quarter. Such officers secure confessions
from criminals who would actually serve a long period in
state prison rather than admit a single act to an officer who
had fallen down on even a slight promise made to them.
— Opie L. Warner.
TRAFFIC VIOLATORS'
SCHOOL DATES
The San Francisco Police Department is holding
classes for traffic violator groups in Room 102 of the
Hall of Justice located at Washington and Kearny Streets
in San Francisco.
These classes are held on Tuesday evenings at 8:00
P. M. and on Thursday afternoons at 2:00 P. M.
Classes are held as a part of the police program of
traffic safety education and are conducted by Police
Officer John E. Curley.
The San Francisco Police Department will accept for
this class am violator sent to it from surrounding
communities.
Telephone San Bruno 89 7
J. RODOTA & SON
EAGLE CEMENT LAUNDRY TRAY CO.
Office and Factory:
1225 HERMAN STREET SAN BRUNO, CALIF.
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GET NEEDED EQUIPMENT
Plans to supply all law enforcement agencies with essen-
tial equipment and supplies during the national emergency
have been formulated hy the Priorities Division, Office of
Production .Management, with the advisory assistance of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the International
Association of Chiefs of Police.
With all industrial production devoted primarily to
lease-lend orders of Allied governments and the naval and
military forces of this country, police departments quickly
felt a shortage in such items as firearms, ammunition,
ammunition re-loaders, motorcycles, radio and other equip-
ment vital to the public safety. A two-point program, elim-
inating as much delay and red tape as possible, embraces
( 1 ) relieving the immediate shortage in firearms and am-
munition and (2) planning for all law enforcement equip-
ment and supplies during the next two years.
At the request of OPM Director William S. Knudsen,
the Defense Supplies Corporation, a subsidiary of the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, has set up proce-
dures to furnish firearms, ammunition and other equip-
ment, not available through the regular channels, to law
enforcement agencies. DSC just recently purchased,
under blanket priority from OPM, a supply of .38 Smith
& Wesson military and police revolvers, 4-inch barrel,
blue steel model. Law enforcement agencies will place
orders direct with Defense Supplies Corporation for this
weapon which is, at the present time, the only one avail-
able. At a later date, the plan will be extended to include
the Colt's military and police revolver, primers and re-
loaders and ammunition. Orders handled by Defense Sup-
plies Corporation must be on a cash basis, however, and
to this extent public law enforcement agencies will be
required to seek modification of their purchasing procedure.
It is the urgent recommendation of the Priorities Divi-
sion, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Inter-
national Association of Chiefs of Police that re-loaded
shells be used for target practice by police not only as an
economy measure but also, and of utmost importance, as a
conservation measure for ammunition.
The second phase of the program embraces a survey of
all law enforcement agencies in the United States to deter-
mine their equipment needs for the years 1942 and 1943
so that immediate steps may be taken to plan for their
manufacture and issuance of necessary priorities orders.
Such a survey is now being conducted by the International
Association of Chiefs of Police, and when completed the
data will be given to OPM to use as a guide for produc-
tion and priorities orders. This is the first time in the
history of law enforcement an effort has been made to
determine the over-all needs and purchasing powers of
police agencies. Chiefs of all local police departments,
county sheriffs, and state police and highway patrols are
co-operating in this endeavor by submitting two-vear esti-
mates of their purchases of all vital equipment and sup-
plies in which there is now, or may later be, a shortage.
THE NEW "NON-FIX" TAGS
The new traffic tags that it took years to formulate
have been in operation since the middle of November. Of
course, like all innovations, they are a cause of trouble to
the officers of the department who have, for such a long
period, been accustomed to the old style ones, but the con-
sensus of opinion is that they make for efficiency and traffic
law enforcement, especially in view of the fact that each
and all of them have to be accounted for.
Now when a traffic officer hands out a tag, it is so
numbered and so checked in the Hall of Justice, as well as
at the individual police stations he has to be most careful
that it is so made out that it cannot be later cancelled in a
traffic court for any mistake on his part in the matter of
filling the various pieces of information called for by the
court. A different system of formulating and checking on
the court calendars has also been inaugurated with a view
to making the necessary reports for the controller and for
the Motor Vehicle department.
One point in the case of the new tags is the fact that
only one charge will appear on a tag. This will save
trouble for the judges. If an offender has one tag, he has
broken only one traffic law; it is different if he appears
with a "full hand." Under the old system, one little tag
often virtually represented the whole motor vehicle book.
Then the judge was in a quandary, indeed.
\ oV( mber, \{>4l
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Chief Farrell of Atherton
Paffi 17
Atherton, San Mateo county, is not much when it
comes to a business center or a place where factories hum,
but it figures pretty high in public notice when it comes
to residential properties and as a line place to live in.
But a few scattered places of business are to he found in
Chief Farrell is highlj thought ot bj the people h •
serves and he is ever interested in bettering the policing ..t
this community. He has adopted ever) agencj that prom-
ises to give the fullest protection to the residents ot Ather-
ton and no chief of larger cities is better informed or more
the incorporated limits of Atherton, but you will find some energetic in giving the maximum in police efficiency than
Chief Farrell.
To keep abreast in law enforcement he has attended all
schools for instruction of police officers, given by the state
and FBI and other agencies, as well as attending all con-
ventions of peace officers in this section of the State. He is
a member of the State Peace Officers' Association, the Bay
Counties' Peace Officers' Association and of the Peninsula
Police Officers' Association. He is to be found at most of
the meetings of these organizations.
When one-way radio was introduced in police depart-
ments. Chief Farrell adopted that method of communica-
tion for his department. Now with two-way radio at Red-
wood City, he has equipped his patrol cars with dual sets,
getting and receiving calls from the Redwood City station.
Chief of Police Farrell has done his share to make
Atherton a desirable place to live in.
SPENCER CORSET CO.
AGENCY
1058 TWENTY-SEVENTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
MARINE MAGNESIUM PRODUCTS
Chief John E. Farrell
of the finest residences — palatial in nature, wonderful
landscaped estates — as well as less pretentious homes.
Property values in Atherton are the highest in this section
of the State for urban real estate. The climate is unexcelled
and all kinds of flowers, fruits and vegetables are produced
in profusion.
Atherton covers nearly five square miles of territory
and nearly 2,500 contented people reside in this area. The
town has a small but very efficient police force. Chief
John E. Farrell is head of the department, and has been
since 1*330. Prior to that time he was a member of the
sheriff's office of San Mateo county, and it was his splendid
service in this organization of peace officers that led to his
being selected as chief of police for Atherton.
Burglaries are the most prevalent crimes in this com-
munity, but Chief Farrell and his assistants manage to
bring in those who make unlawful entry into the residences
of the townspeople.
In the streets that traverse the home districts of the little
city there are a few auto accidents — none fatal. However,
there are two main arterials that pass through the town —
Middleheld Road and El Camino Real. On these high-
ways about 140 accidents per year, in which from one to
four deaths annualh are caused bv careless motorists.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
CALIFORNIA
HANSEN & HANSEN
BUILDERS
597 MONTEREY BLVD.
SAN FRANCISCO
UNderhill 3543
SANITARY TOWEL SUPPLY CO.
84 NINTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
HUGH F. HALL
GENERAL CONTRACTING
2288 THIRD STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
MONSON BROS.
475 SIXTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
HEALY TIBBETTS CONSTRUCTION CO.
1 100 EVANS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
H. A. FRICKE
PAINTER
664 FULTON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
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Lieutenant Alexander McDaniell of Harbor Station,
is a great striped bass fisherman, and he enjoys nothing
more than to initiate others into the sport. The other day
he prevailed upon Inspector William Gilmore of the auto
theft detail, to join in a party that included besides him-
self, Officers John McDonnell, Patrick Olson, K. Cado-
gan, Ernest J. Coryell and County Jail Engineer Ignatius
"Iggy" Keenan.
Inspector Gilmore had never fished for bass before. He
will do a lot of fishing from now on as he was the first
one of the party to land a limit, and he says the first fish
that grabbed hold of his sardine bait almost cured him of
ever fishing again. It seems the Inspector knew less about
reels on a fishing pole than he did about striped bass, for
when the bass struck his hook it started for the sea and
almost took Bill with him. Though he asked for assistance
all he got from the gang was requests for a light, a ciga-
rette or a piece of tobacco, while one passenger wanted to
know the time, and if the bass hadn't got tired out from
dragging so much of Gilmore's fishing line he probably
would be going yet.
* x- *
Lieutenant Edward R. Pootel of the Traffic Bureau,
with his family has left for a vacation on the California
deserts. They headed first for Palm Springs and then
after a visit in that sector were going to make a trip into
Death Valley.
* * *
Sergeant James Quigley has been assigned by Chief
Dullea to take charge of the warrant division of the
Traffic Bureau located in the City Hall. Because of the
great number of tags that clear through this division, and
because thousands of warrants have beeen issued through-
out the year, necessitating a close study to see that only
proper ones are issued and that all cases check with the
records of the Traffic Bureau, it was felt the experience
Sergeant Quigley has had, together with the knowledge he
attained during his recent course . in the Northwestern
University Traffic School, would make the division as per-
fect as it is possible to make it.
The many friends, in and out of the Police Department,
of Inspector Daniel O'Neill, for years head of the Bureau
of Identification, and recognized as one of the best identi-
fication experts in the country, regret to learn he is dan-
gerously ill in Letterman General Hospital at the Pre-
sidio. During his absence from the post he has so well filled
for so many years, Officer Timothy Burke, his able assist-
ant, has been placed in charge by Captain of Inspectors
Bernard McDonald. If there is anything in the Bureau
of Identification Officer Burke is unfamiliar with it was
something that was slipped into the Bureau the night
before he came down to work in the morning.
The following transfers have been made during the
past month in the San Francisco Police Department :
Officer Frank J. Browne, Headquarters Co. to Co. I.
Officer Alfred E. Brune, Jr., Co. I, assigned to mounted
duty.
Officer Herman T. Lewis, Co. A to Co. E (day duty).
Officer Charles H. Cornelius, Co. E to Co. A (day
duty).
Officer Thomas M. Lavell, Co. A to Co. I.
Officer Henry W. Julin, Co. I to Co. D.
Officer William P. Kavanaugh, Co. D. to Co. A.
Officer Martin Scanlan, Co. K. to Co. G.
Officer Kenneth F. Carstensen, Co. G. to Co. K.
N. Dan Danziger, in charge of public relations for the
San Francisco Civilian Defense Council announces the
first day for registration of volunteers for police and fire
service totaled over 2,000.
* * *
Military police posts have been established at the
following terminals in San Francisco, at which locations
officers of this department may turn over soldiers to the
military police for misdemeanors and minor offenses such
as "drunk," etc. :
Southern Pacific Station, 3rd and Townsend streets;
LJnion Bus Station, 4th and Market streets; Greyhound
bus station, 5th and Mission streets; Southern Pacific Sta-
tion, Ferry Building; Southern Pacific Station, Oakland
Pier.
-* * *
Change in telephone numbers for removal of dead ani-
mals: telephone Mr. John P. Grimley, HEmlock 1035, if
no answer, call EXbrook 0540 to leave message.
Pho
Mis
8067
B SC G Basement and Shop Cleaning Co.
NO JOB TOO LARGE OR TOO SMALL
725 FLORIDA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
VAIencia 8996
Max Andichou. Prop.
HOTEL DE PAU
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
Special Steam Beer
1396 EVANS AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
November. I 'HI
POLICE AND IM ACE OFFICERS' JOURN \l.
I>,uj, 19
AMERICAN SPECIAL OFFICERS'
ASSOCIATION
The monthly meeting of San Francisco Chapter, Ameri-
can Special Officers' Association, held November 10, in
the courtroom of Judge Herbert C. Kaufman was the
largest attended h\ special police officers of am since the
organization of San Francisco Chapter.
Judge Herbert C. Kaufman
1 he occasion was noted for the presentation to Presi-
dent Robert Schafer of the charter from the National
officers. This presentation was made by Judge Kaufman,
who pointed out that through organization the best results
for good were accomplished, and in these times it was
almost imperative that all engaged in any endeavor have a
widespread organization to help carry on their work and
ideals.
He offered his courtroom for all future meetings of
the Association.
President Schafer replied to Judge Kaufman's address
and stated that other chapters were being formed through-
out the State and that the outlook was indeed bright for
the success of the San Francisco unit of the Association,
new members being added to the charter roll each week.
He thanked Judge Kaufman for his kind offer of a meet-
ing place, which he accepted on behalf of the local chapter.
Judge Twain Michelson was also present and paid his
respects to the organization and wished it every success.
The next meeting will he held on December 8 in the
courtroom of Judge Kaufman at the Hall of Justice.
Phone Mission 15 75
Charles A. Koenig
INLAID FLOOR COMPANY
Incorporated I8Q7
Hardwood Floor Contractors . . . Machine Floor Sanding
Manufacturers Hardwood Flooring
600 ALABAMA STREET at 18th ST. SAN FRANCISCO
VAlencia 304 1
TALBOT REFINING COMPANY
OFFICERS, ATTENTION!
Please be conservative on your parking tagsl
(Signed) A GOOD CITIZEN
B. 8C M. CAVERN
1 I I EMBARCADERO SAN FRANCISCO
E. G. Erickson — MOntrose 6950
G. F. Wagner LOckhaven 2582
ERIKSON & WAGNER
GENERAL MILL WORK
Phone MArket 8510
York and Mariposa Sts.. near Bryant St.
San Francisco
Compliments of
J. E. GALANTINE
R-l BOX 327
LOS ALTOS. CALIF.
F. TWAY
SHIPSMITH
227-229 MAIN STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
CLARENCE T. BRAUN & COMPANY
MANUFACTURERS OF CURLED HAIR AND CHAMOIS
1207 THOMAS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
DOuglas 45/
A. D. SCHADER
RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION
144 SPEAR STREET
RAILROAD MATERIALS
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone San Bruno 8>4 W
GARDELLA'S GROCERY
Santa Clara and El Camino Real
Lomita Park. Calif.
Phone 709- W
RUBIN'S DEPARTMENT STORE
LENORES BEAUTY SHOP
561 San Mateo Avenue San Bruno. Calif.
RAndolph 5 060
101 POOL ROOM
BEER AND SOFT DRINKS . . . POOL TABLES
101 VISITACION AVENUE BRISBANE. CALIF.
Phone Redwood 195 5
Delivery Service
MERLET'S GROCERY
QUALITY MEATS . . . VEGETABLES
490 WOODSIDE ROAD
REDWOOD CITY. CALIF.
Telephone South San Francisco 440
MARIO VOLONTE
Authorized Dealer
DE SOTO • PLYMOUTH MOTOR CARS
101 LINDEN AVENUE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
WOODSIDE GARDENS
Bedding Plants . . . Geraniums . . . Pelargoniums
Fuchsias . . . Tuberous Begonias
J32 WOODSIDE ROAD
REDWOOD CITY. CALIF
Telephone San Bruno ^74
Res. Phone: Mission 8078
RICHARD DeLUCCHI
BUILDER
420 SAN MATEO AVENUE
SAN BRUNO. CALIF.
1449 CARROLL AVENUE
S \N FRANCISCO
Telephone San Bruno 5 3 Frank Jonushat
Sunniaster Venetian Blind Manufacturing Co.
820 SAN MATEO \ VENUE
SAN BRUNO. CALIF
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November, 1941
FLASHES
From lost property reports- are culled the following
word mix-ups :
"One Rag Land overcoat." (It is quite a while since
any Bill McCann or Ball Mackin overcoats were re-
ported missing. )
"One double ladies' tan leather traveling case, with
ladies' ware and other contents and one alligator leather
black double man's suitcase with toilet articles and razor,
Chick." (That honeymoon couple was off to a good start.)
"One white gentleman's overcoat with cuffs on the
sieves, patch pockets, double breasted and pleated skirt."
(This must be the very latest in overcoats.)
"One mule hair lady's coat, European make, cost $500."
(That European coat factory could do well down in
Kansas.)
"One Be Age man's fancy shirt, valued at $12.00."
(It does cost real money to dress in an up-to-date way.)
"Property stolen from sailor's sea chest which was in a
sealed envelope addressed to loser." (What large enve-
lopes some people can find.)
"One black ladies' hat and one blue single breasted
ladies' coat."
Descriptions of suspects:
"Man wearing a brown suit about 27 years old."
"Suspect told victim he was in the habit of not drinking
when working but when he did drink he went a mite too
far." (Now, there are possibly not more than 50,000 000
men like this suspect. )
"Suspect stuttered but could sing good Hill Billy songs
without stuttering." (It would be easy to get this suspect.
Just say "hello" to him ; buy him a couple of drinks like
the victim did, then ask him to sing "She'll be coming
round the mountain.")
* * *
Aided case report:
"Truck wheel ran over left leg, causing abrasion of the
knee capsule." (Those medical terms are so very clear
it is a pleasure to use them.)
Tipsy Man: "Officer, I want to get to the Bethlehem
works. What car will I take?"
Officer: "That depends. Where do you intend to board
the car?"
T. M. : "I don't know yet, because I just came to town.
Wait a minute, I will ask the bartender."
T. M. (again) : "I am in a joint on Third Street near
Howard Street and the bartender says I can room around
here pretty reasonable."
Officer: "Well, in that case you can take a Third
Street car and get off at Twenty-third."
T. M. : "I did have a few more drinks than were good
for me, officer, but don't you know streets with names like
that don't cross?"
Officer: "I am not joking. Just follow the instructions
I gave and you will find I am correct."
T. M.: "Well, you speak like a gentleman. I guess I
am nuts. Thank you just the same but I'll do what my old
lady often told me when I want to get to any place in a
strange city, pass up a few drinks and hire a taxi."
Phone South San Francisco 1830
MAC'S MOHAWK SERVICE
TIRES AND ACCESSORIES
1246 BAYSHORE HIGHWAY
BATTERY SERVICE
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Phone South San Francisco 1367
A. ONEY. Prop.
NORMAN HOTEL
ROOMS AND APARTMENTS . . . REASONABLE RATES
Parking Space Free to Guests . . . Under New Management
405 CYPRESS AVENUE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
R.dwood City 1838
Res. Phone Redwood City 2308-M
GOLD'S FURNITURE STORE
SAM GOLD. Prop.
761 WOODSIDE ROAD REDWOOD CITY. CALIF.
Telephone South San Francisco 393
EL CAMINO MARKET
STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES
Imported Goods . . . Fresh and Choice Meats
213 EL CAMINO REAL & ORANGE AVENUE
Telephone San Bruno 525
Free Delivery
SAN BRUNO CUT RATE
TOBACCOS . . . WINES . . . LIQUORS
513 SAN MATEO AVENUE SAN BRUNO, CALIF
G. M. HEYWOOD RAndolph 7062
BUILDERS' SUPPLY SERVICE
Paint, Building Material, Electrical Goods, Hardware, Gasoline,
Motor Oil, Cement and Roofing
iOI VISITACION AVENUE BRISBANE. CALIF.
Tel. South San Francisco 1360 REESE LLOYD. Mgr.
METROPOLITAN HOTEL
Fire Proof Steam Heated
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA
Telephone RAndolph 9658 G. RAFFO
Compliments of
LAVAGNA BOCCIE ALLEY
ALLEYS OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
2901 SAN BRUNO AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone MOntrose 7700
JONAS DRUG CO.
AL KOMSTHOEFT. Manager
1901 IRVING STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
EXbrook 0064
Established 1879
HAVISIDE COMPANY
Salvage and Derrick Barges
Ship Chandlers - Sailmakers - Ship Riggers
56-62 STEUART STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
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POLICE AM) PEACK OFFICERS' JOURNAL
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
POLICE COMMUNICATION OFFICERS
ASSOCIATION
Report of Meeting in Sun Mateo Novi inher 13, 1941
By R. J. WOOLLUM, Secretary-Treasurt r
Over titty members and guests were present at the regu-
lar monthly meeting of N.C.P.C.O.A. held in San Mateo.
After the dinner at Villa Chai tier a very short meeting
was called at which time those present heard short talks
by Lt. Paul Fritschel, U. S. Navy, and by Buck Harris,
manager of General Electric Company's short-wave
Russell Woollum
Re-elected Secretary
broadcast station KGEI located at Belmont. The plans
for the evening called for an inspection trip to the KGEI
transmitter for all those present. Since this trip was
scheduled for 9 o'clock it was necessary to cut the business
meeting short and the entire group then proceeded to the
KGEI transmitter building.
Since the station is off the air from 9 to 10 o'clock, it
was open season for radio men and each and all made
the best of it. Through the courtesy of the chief engineer,
H. Scholes, the group was able to see the "inside workings"
of a 50-kilowatt short wave transmitter and the best evi-
dence of interest was the number of questions Mr. Scholes
was called upon to answer. In other words, the inspection
was enjoyed by all.
The next meeting is scheduled to he held in Richmond
on December 11. 1941. The following men were present:
Herb Watson, Richmond police; Emery L. Simpson, Central
Trade School, Oakland; Ray Burton, Alameda police: Chief
Hon Wood and J. M. Lewis, San Anselmo police; Chief A.
Collins, Redwood City; Opie L. Warner. San Francisco PEACE
Officers' Journal; Ray Gada, Sheriff's office, Modesto; Ed
Benham. Jr., Colusa; Dan McNeil, Pittsburg police; John E.
Farrell, Atherton police; Harley Adams, Herman Schwandl
and Henri Kirhv, San J'i-e police; Ted Bindner, Alameda po-
lice; Walter Wisnom, Chief, Hillsborough police; Merrill Le-
Boeuf, Marysville police; Frank Winter- and Ed. Borbeck, San
Francisco police; E. A. Whitehead, General Electric Company;
H. Scholes, Chief Engineer, KGEI ; V Peterson, General Elec-
tric Company.
Elvin Fiege and Mario Chirone, E. C. Wenger Co., Oakland;
Don Caples, Piedmont police; Rudolph Get/, Piedmont fire
department; Joseph Bates and Edw. Maeshner, Berkeley police;
C. B. McMurphy and R. J. Woollum, Alameda County sheriff's
office; John Maybee, Sonoma County sheriff- office; Lt. Paul
Fritschel, V. S. Navy; R. H. Stubbe and W. H. Harrington, San
Mateo County sheriff's office; Fred Deetken and Chas. Walsh.
G. E. Supply Co.; K. V. Keeley, California Highway Patrol,
Sacramento; Henry L. Bogardus, San Francisco police; Paul
Nesbit, Lodi police; Mott Brunton, San Francisco; Geo. Allet-
son, superintendent water works, Hillsborough; Buck Harris,
manager of KGEI.
There were a number of guests present whose names do
not appear in this list. To those the writer offers apolo-
gies because the complete roster could not be obtained.
Day Phone 2840 Night Phone 1961
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24-HOUR WRECKER SERVICE
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POOL HALL . . . BEER WINE AND LIQUORS
Good Meals Served
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Phone South San Francisco 163
Compliments of
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Phone South San Francisco I :
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SOUTH CITY AUTO SERVICE
COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE
2 CRAND AVENUE SO" 'TH SAN FRANCISCO
One-half B'ock off B.^vchore High- ,iv
South San Francisco Liquor Store
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
November, 1941
CHIEF WALLMAN'S ADDRESS
(Continued from page 6)
informed by our Secretary that we are one of the largest
of state peace officers' associations, consisting of full-time
and paid law enforcement officers.
Realizing that there would be grave responsibility
placed upon all peace officers and prosecuting agencies in
the State of California due to the fact that the United
States may become involved in the present World War
conflict, Attorney General Warren invited a group of
peace officers to meet with him at Sacramento January 9,
1941, for a discussion on civilian defense. Approximately
125 officers representing city, county and state agencies,
attended, and a State Council to develop plans for co-
ordination of law enforcement activities relating to na-
tional defense was organized. The Division of Criminal
Identification was made the agency for collecting infor-
mation, and act as a clearance house for the State Council
for the State civilian defense.
On January 27, 30 peace officers and technical experts
from vital industries in this State assembled in Sacra-
mento for conference on law enforcement problems as
provided by the State Council. J. C. Beswick, Chief of
the Bureau of Trade and Industrial Education, acted as
a conference leader. He appointed as assistants George H.
Brereton and John T. Gifford. Important problems were
developed bv use of the conference method. These meet-
ings were conducted daily from January 27 to February
6, inclusive, except Saturday afternoons and Sundays.
Every law enforcement problem which might present itself
during the emergency was discussed and analyzed, and
appropriate action determined for solution. Valuable tech-
nical advice, information and assistance was given by peace
officers, specialists and experts in civil life. A report of all
these conferences was compiled and published by the Bu-
reau of Trade and Industrial Education, California State
Department of Education, for the Attorney General, and
the law enforcement officers of this State — a very valuable
contribution, consisting of 120 pages. Have you secured
your copy? As a result of these conferences, both State,
regional, zone, county and city, peace officers have already
prepared for a civilian defense plan by the organization of
schools for uniform training of reserve personnel, the in-
vestigation and prevention of sabotage and subversive
activities, the maintenance of adequate supply of firearms
and other police equipment, the issuance of passes and
special identification for all authorized persons during
emergencies, except paid police officers, firemen and deputy
sheriffs ; arrange for guards to protect life and property
during emergency, make plans to gather all necessary in-
formation on missing, injured and dead persons during
emergency; the collection, identification and disposition of
dead bodies; safeguarding of vital defense industries and
areas and public utilities; the handling of bombs; survey
and make plans for necessary sustenance and shelter of the
reserve personnel on duty during; the emergency and such
extra duties assigned bv the committee on co-ordination.
During the years of association with the California
Peace Officers' Association, we have made many close per-
sonal friends, and I can point to a score of instances where
this friendship has resulted in increased efficiency in my
particular field. I believe that our Association and these
conventions afford an invaluable opportunity to all mem-
bers of the profession to develop individually the splendid
contacts through the multiplication of these friendships,
and by the mutual understanding of one another's prob-
lems, efficiency must develop.
Again, may I thank you for the honor bestowed upon
me as your president. Personally, and on behalf of the
Association. I want to thank the officers and those who
were actively engaged on the several committees for their
efficient services and loyal support, as well as those who are
participating in the arrangement of and as speakers on the
program. ( The End)
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 23
Sergeant Quigley Knows His Law
While at Northwestern I niversitj taking his year's
course in Traffic. Sergeant James Quigley's assertion that
a hoard of supervisors could enact an ordinance that
would constitute a misdemeanor, was questioned h\ one
of the professors. Sergeant Quiglej wrote to Fred 15.
Wood, legislative counsel of the State of California, for
Sergeant James L. Quigley
his opinion concerning the power of our San Francisco
Board of Supervisors to legislate by ordinance, making an
ordinance violation a misdemeanor.
For the benefit of our readers, we herewith quote Mr.
Wood's reply in full :
"It ou ask by what authority a county board of super-
visors in California can legislate by ordinance, making
violation thereof a misdemeanor.
"This authority is granted directly by the constitution
of the State.
"One of these provisions appears in Section 11 of
Article XI of the constitution, reading as follows:
"Any county, city, town, or township may make and en-
force within its limits all such local, police, sanitary, and
other regulations as are not in conflict with general laws."
"Our courts interpret this enabling provision as having
the effect of constituting each count} board of supervisors
within the territorial limits of its jurisdiction a little
legislature. This applies generally to each and every
county, whether it has a freeholders' charter or not.
"This power is exercised for and on behalf of a county
by the board of supervisors as the governing body of the
county, subject, of course, to the limitations and restric-
tions of the initiative and referendum power reserved to
the people of the countv.
"An example of a supreme court case upholding the
authority of a county board of supervisors in exercising
the police power thus vested in the county to prescribe a
penalty for a violation of a certain ordinance adopted by it
is in In re l.uh, 174 Cal. IS'0. The following portion of
the court's opinion is significant in this connection:
"Except as affected by the initiative and referendum
provisions of our law, which are in no way involved
here, the legislative power of a county is vested in the
hoard of supervisors thereof. As was said in Odd Fellows
Cem. Assn. v. San Francisco, 140 Cal. 226, 231, (73 Pac.
987), 'the power conferred by the constitution in this re-
spect, subject to the two exceptions, that it is local t.i the
city and that it is subject to general law-, is as broad as
that of the legislature itself,' and the Hoard was vested
with the right to exercise within the limits of its jurisdic-
tion, to use the words of the case just cited, the entire
police power of the state, subject only to the control of
general laws.' Necessarily this constitutional provision
gives to a county 'the right to determine what police regu-
lations it will prescribe, and the only limitation upon the
exercise of the power is. that such regulations shall not
be in conflict with the general laws of the state'.' 1174
Cal. at 181.).
"A similar source of authority direct from the constitu-
tion to the local governmental unit has reference to cities
and to the City and County of San Francisco organized
and existing under a freeholders' charter. 1 hese provisions
appear in sections 6 and 8 of Article XI of the constitu-
tion. The principal clause in this connection is that portion
of section 6 of Article XI which declares that cities a :d
towns organized under freeholders' charters are em-
powered :
"To make and enforce all laws and regulations in re-
spect to municipal affairs, subject only to the restrictions
and limitations provided in their several charters."
"This provision redounds to the benefit of the City and
County of San Francisco ; at least to the extent of those
functions which it has that partake of the nature of a city
as distinguished from a county.
"A somewhat comparable authority is enjoyed by the
governing body of a countv organized under a freeholders'
charter under the provisions of Section 7' _> of Article XI
of the constitution."
Fred B. Wood,
Legislative Counsel.
THANKS FROM ROTARY
The following is a copy of a communication received
by Chief Charles W. Dullea. from the Rotary Club of
San Francisco :
"We are just in receipt of a letter from Mr. Luther
DuBois, who has charge of the boys of the 'Future Farm-
ers of America,' wherein he states: 1 wish you would
please convey to the Police Department of San Francisco.
my sincere appreciation of their cooperation. Without their
cooperation the program would have been absolutely im-
possible. What a grand feeling it gave us to roll into Jessie
Street back of the Palace and be met with kindly, courte-
ous police officers who had reserved space for us. Please
thank them for their assistance'.''
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
November, 1941
TOUGHER FOR THE LAWLESS
(Continued from page 8)
42,000 specimens of evidence. Twenty-four hours a day,
fingerprint experts have struggled to keep abreast of the
rising flow of fingerprint cards, averaging over 25,000 a
day. You men of law enforcement know how the identifi-
cation service alone has aided every community in the land.
I mention these facts because, regardless of the good
work you do, there still remains a group of persons who
go around the country like a pack of mongrels, yapping
ill-advised, badly conceived ideas. Animated by personal
motives for the most part, they carry their knapsacks of
lies, nostrums and subversive propaganda, seeking to blind
the eyes of America while they scuttle the forces that
stand between them and success in debauching the land
we love. The record is clear. There are those who hold
that the Government of the United States can be over-
thrown. But to succeed they must first conquer Arre:ic.in
law enforcement.
The principal line of attack of these subversive forces
is that law enforcement violates civil liberties and infringe;
upon human rights. Of course, law enforcement dees in-
fringe upon the activities of the criminal, the subverter,
the espouser of foreign isms. That is our job, because we
are fighting for Americanism while subverters are fighting
against it. Civil liberty stands for freedom and so does
America. * * *
We would be faithless to our duty if we relaxed for a
single moment our vigilance against those three totali-
tarian terrors — the Nazi, the Communist and the Fascist.
The spurious godless doctrines of these isms are destruc-
tive of our American way of life. * * *
It is true that Communists may have temporarily
stopped their agitation for interruptions in the defense
effort. Their previous tactics no longer suit their purpose.
The change resulted not from any new respect for Amer-
ica but from fear of an enemy America had already rec-
ognized.
Hitler boasted in "Mein Kampf" — that confession of
mental debauchery — that America would be too soft to
resist a fifth column attack. I challenge him to twist his
lying tongue into a claim that his "Battle of America" is
"progressing according to plan." We have thwarted his
agents and in fact our own agents have used his devices
in hoodwinking the over-publicized efficiency of the
Gestapo.
American industry, producing arms and munitions for
the foes of Hitler, has suffered no major disruption at the
hands of saboteurs. Nearly 2,000 plants have been sur-
veyed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the pur-
pose of planning safeguards against such attacks. Plant
owners and state and local police have co-operated with
our agents to tighten this protection. It must be assumed,
however, that Hitler, as his position becomes more pre-
carious, will lash out with even greater fury at American
industry. We must be prepared to meet this onslaught.
I am proud to say that today American law enforce-
ment is more efficient than ever before in our history.
However, in times of crises, crime increases and the re-
sponsibility of law enforcement becomes greater. It is our
task to meet these new demands with even greater effi-
ciency and to conqur in the American way whatever dan-
gers face the citizens of our land whom we are sworn
to protect.
NEPTUNE METER CO.
320 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
GRAN AT BROS.
America's Largest Manufacturing Retail Jeweler
Grant Ave. at Geary Street Mission at 20th Street
San Francisco, California
Broadway at 19th . . . Oakland, California
Compliments
H. V. CARTER CO.
52 BEALE STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
MONTEBELLO WINE CO.
OF CALIFORNIA
2507 BRYANT STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
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Service from 8 A.M. to 8 P.M.
The Sign
BY INGTON ELECTRIC CO
of Service ELECTRICAL WIRING . . FIXTURES . . REPAIRS
Radios . . . Electricians
1809 FILLMORE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
CLINTON L. MARKLEY
Attorney
620 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO
DAN S. HEWITT
Department Inspector
UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS
Thanking the Police Department for the many favors
shown our members.
GREEN 8c WHITE STORES
MAX MOE
10 1 FILLMORE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
M. THOMPSON 8C CO., INC.
Insurance Brokers
311 CALIFORNIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments
GERNHARDT STROHMAIER CO.
MISSION AT I8TH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
TOLEDO SCALE CO.
968 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
LANDIS SHOE MACHINE CO.
925 HOWARD STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
RICHMOND SANITARY CO.
290 DIVISION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
"November. 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 25
TRAFFIC CLUB ANNUAL MEET
(Continued from />/it/c 10)
common ground and break bread and enjoy a swell social
time. Deputy Chief Riordan also spoke briefly.
Officer Michael Reilly made a short speech in
which he advised the citj architect to see that there was a
large enough dining room in the new clubhouse, as he and
his gang did not like to crowd the eaters into reading
rooms.
Captain Duncan Matheson, a charter member of the
club made a few remarks.
A. \V. Wilder and Preston King, of the Board of
Public Works, were also on the program for short speeches.
Assistant City Engineer S. P. Duckel reported on the
progress of the new range.
The barbecued steaks were prepared by Armando
Flocchini and Al Hoffman, of the Durham Meat Co.,
civilian members of the club and two of its b:st marksmen.
Officer Michael Reilly and his crew consisting of Officers
Nels Matheson, Arthur L. Swertz, Enzo L. Digrazia,
Myron Hook, Frank Norman, Otto Dietschy, William
Rees, Fred Schuler, Ralph Heckmann and Frank Dunphy
did a swell job serving the diners.
Sergeant Carl E. Perschied had charge of the liquid
refreshments and Sergeants William Hermann and Luther
Arentz acted as heads of the reception corrmittee.
Officer George W. Thulander saw that the tables were
all gorgeously decorated with flowers and greenery, fur-
nished by Otto's flower shop and the Serveau florists.
Accordion music was furnished by Al Sosso and his two
sons, Sonny and Happy. Others present were :
Colonel C. S. Doney, Fort Scott; Colonel G. S. Mc-
Cullough, N. R. A. referee; I. W. Hellman, president,
Wells Fargo Bank; J. K. Moffitt, chairman, board of
directors, Crocker First National Bank; R. D. Brigham,
vice president, Anglo California National Bank; F. T.
Letchfield, vice president, Wells Fargo Bank; H. Bos-
wick, general manager, P. G. & E. ; A. Ghirardelli, Ghi-
rardelli Chocolate Co. ; Ernest West, West Tailoring Co. ;
J. Ranshohoff, Ransohoff Department Store; Walter Kap-
lan, general manager. Emporium Department store; L. S.
Hamm, attorney, West Coast Theater Syndicate ; Charles
McLeod, Schmidt Lithograph Co. ; A. W. Kohner, vice
president, Wells Fargo Bank; W. Wooten, Standard Oil
Company ; Allen Lowry, vice president. Union Oil Co. ;
C. Bernard, general manager, Greyhound Lines; P.
Wormser, vice president, S. & W Fine Foods; H. J. Car-
doza, general sales manager, Schmidt Lithograph Co ;
B. Schmidt, Schmidt Lithograph Co. ; J. Peden, general
manager, Shreve, Treat, Eacret Co.; H. Shine, assistant
cashier, Wells Fargo Bank; H. Stewart, Shell Oil Co.;
A. B. Swinerton, Swinerton Construction Co. ; R. Low \ .
general manager, Livingston Bros. ; O. Schoning, vice
president, Schmidt Lithograph Co. ; H. A. Mitchell,
general manager, Barry Printing Co.; Dr. Sterling Bun-
nell, Dr. Frederick Long, Dr. O. Wirt, Phil Bekeart, Co't
Firearms Co.; Bob Schaffer, jeweler; M. T. Kresfller.
Kresteller Motor Co.; F. H. Eckemoth. S. & W. Fine
Foods; J. Cattermole, genera] manager. Equitable whole-
sale grocer; \V. C. Lundin, Marwedcl Tool Co.; R. S.
Peters, jeweler; Dan \laher. Maher Paint Co.; Noble
Wright, Wright Electric Co.; Leo Hal ley, \\
Laboratory; E. C. Wood, P. G. & E. ; S. A. Schneider,
E. J. Kraut, B. K. Lerer, J. F. Peterson, Southern Pacific
Railroad Co.; Commissioner McGovern, Michael Rior-
dan, Captain John Engler, Ton] Toomey, Supervisoi Fred
Meyer, I. M. Grabow, Captain Bernard McDonald,
Captain Arthur L. Christiansen; (Jndersherifi W. V.
Hollingbery, Captain John Wade.
HENRY TOTH
REAL ESTATE
1225 RUSS BUILDING
SAN FRANCISCO
Always Welcome At
SAM'S LOG CABIN
Tony and Uncle Joe to Serve You
247 WILLOW STREET SAN JOSE. CALIF.
Ballard 8715
Compliments
CASTRO-HACIENDA
5 1 NORTH MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
WESTERN FOUNDRY
62 STOCKTON AVE. SAN JOSE. CALIF
Telephone Ballard 3875
Levin's Machinery and Salvage Co.
1922-1932 SOUTH 1st STREET SAN JOSE. CALIF
On thj Monterey Highway
Columbia 1107 Contractor's License No. 1693 7
FRED HAYDEN
ROOFING CONTRACTOR
Roof Repairs . . . Insulation . . . Free Inspection
750 STOCKTON AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
ORCHARD SUPPLY CO.. LTD.
44 VINE STREET
SAN JOSE. CALIFORNIA
Telephone EXbrook 5288 B. Lalanne-A. Cantegrit
GOLDEN EAGLE HOTEL
402 BROADWAY SAN FRANCISCO
ELBEE & CO.
Distributors of
COIN OPERATING MACHINES
1103 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone UNderhill 9480
HUB TAVERN
WE SERVE THE BEST
1680 MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
MARIO'S MARKET
GROCERIES . . . FRUIT . . . VEGETABLES
2951 TWENTY-THIRD STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone South San Francisco 14 74
GOLDEN EAGLE HOTEL
Room and board . . . Home Cooking . . . Prices Reasonable
701 BAYSHORE HIGHWAY SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
November, 1041
STATE COMMUNICATIONS
COMMITTEE
(Continued from page 7)
Berkeley, Richmond, lower Alameda county and from
Contra Costa county.
Following is a resume of a case actually run on August
9, 1934, at 10:50 A. M.:
Origin: Berkeley, California; Shattuck avenue and
Centre street.
At 10:50 A. M., a test car driven by Dan Wallace,
city electrician, left the American Trust Company build-
ing at Centre and Shattuck avenue and headed south on
Shattuck avenue. At 10:52 A. M., Sergeant Frock called
the desk officer at Berkeley Police Department and gave
him a description of the car and occupants. As a result,
Covering Plan No. 1 was at once put into effect.
Nine minutes and forty seconds after leaving the bank
building the car was apprehended at Kales and Broadway
in Oakland by a motorcycle officer, who had been sent
from Northern station to cover a secondary covering point.
The Berkeley Police Department covering plan called
for the use of six officers on primary covering points, and
five officers on secondary covering points. These officers
were given instructions ahead of time as to the general
nature of the test but without information as to the exact
time the test was to be made or of the point of departure.
The route taken was in no way predetermined and was
entirely up to the driver of the test car. His actions were
governed entirely by circumstances, the object being to
escape if at all possible.
Officers were assigned covering points so arranged that
they could reach such posts within two to nine minutes
from the time the first alarm was received.
A sample report of an officer on a covering point:
l.Post: Fish Ranch Road and 'Funnel Road at the
County line.
2. Officer: Simpson, D. M. Berkeley Police.
3. Time of alarm: 10:53 A. M.
4. Arrival at Post: 10:58 A. M.
Recall : 11 :05 A. M., by auto radio.
All cities in the East Bay participating operated under
similar plans, and all officers involved filed similar reports
which were later gathered together, tabulated and studied
for weaknesses and where weaknesses were found, methods
were developed to overcome them.
It is felt that the work commenced by your committee
is vital to our State, particularly at this time. May I again
urge you to continue the work so well begun. We look to
the co-ordinator in every area to collect all the informa-
tion in his area, and forward to us for final tabulation.
If you will remember, there was a considerable quantity
of questionnaires sent to each co-ordinator for distribution
in his area.
When this work is done, it is time for the co-ordinators
to work on the later phases of the program and begin to
formulate plans within their own cities or counties,
whereby in hypothetical cases, such as previously referred
to, the alarm may be spread and man power detailed to
the best advantage. As fast as possible, these plans should
be expanded to cover an entire county, several counties
in a group and eventually, on a few moments' notice, the
entire state.
(The End)
Compliments of
GUERIN BROS.
208 SOUTH LINDEN AVENUE
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco Tel. DElaware 1466
So. San Francisco 858
REICHHOLD CHEMICALS, INC.
Synthetic Resins . . . Industrial Chemicals . . . Chemical Colors
LINDEN AVENUE
PACIFIC COAST PLANT
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
Compliments of
ARMOUR & CO
Compliments of
SWIFT & CO.
Telephone San Mateo 176-7595
Equipment for Rent
SMITH
Excavating, Grading of Roads and Driveways
Top Soil . . . Earth Fill
Yard and Office: First Avenue and Railroad. San Mateo, California
Phone 7 146
FOLEY & BOETTCHER
LUMBER CO.
Lumber . . . Paint . . . Building Materials
Hardware . . . Plumbing Supplies
BAYSHORE HIGHWAY AT CYPRESS AVE.. SAN MATEO, CALIF.
Telephone San Bruno 144 7
W. L. MORRISON
TEDDY TRAILER COMPANY
1033 EL CAMINO REAL
LOMITA PARK. CALIF.
Phone: P. A. 6603 Phone: Redwood City 312
KERTZ & SON
FEED AND FUEL . . . COAL, WOOD, GRAIN, ETC.
434 HIGH STREET PALO ALTO, CALIF.
160 MAPLE STREET. REDWOOD CITY. CALIF.
Pho
2975
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Charles. Prop.
NEW GARDEN MOTEL
Every Modern Convenience . . . No Limit to Tourist Comfort
Off the Hiehwav Between El Camino Real and U. S. 101 By-Pass
COR. BROADWAY & BEECH ST. REDWOOD CITY, CALIF.
Distinctive Permanent s
South San Francisco 76
ZOLA'S BEAUTY SHOP
Authorized Viteen Treatments
Complete Beauty Service
389 GRAND AVENUE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
E. Milani, Proprietor
Phone South San Francisco 1874
SEA CAVE GROTTO
Cocktail Bar . . . Crab Ciopino
935 BAYSHORE BOULEVARD
Dancing . . . Short Orders
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Phone 469-R
ACE BEDDING CO.
MANUFACTURERS AND RENOVATORS
Upholstering . . - Bay Furniture
Venetian Blinds
381 GRAND AVENUE
Linoleum
Window Shades
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Phone Mission 0745
B. E. Car
WOODEN BOX 8C NOVELTY CO.
NOVELTY BOXES . . . HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD BOXES
FANCY REDWOOD BOXES
2006-2014 BRYANT STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
November, I'UI
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' fOURNAL
Page 27
SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS DIRECTORY
R. LEVIN CO.
Scrap Iron - Metals
436 - 1 I th St. San Francisco
Easy Washing Machine Corp.
EVERSHARP PENCIL CO.
153 Kearny Street
San Francisco
ELBOW ROOM
H. S. WATSON CO.
Auxiliary Transmissions & Power Take-offs
1145 Harrison Street San Francisco
CArfield 64 18 Wire Works
M. MORELLO
1 355 Market Street
San Francisco 200 Hyde Street
San Francisco 135 . 5tn Street
San Francisco
JAMES L. LAWRENCE
5 7 Post Street
San Francisco
Western Pacific Fruit Market
Bill E. Pappas
311-319 Potrero Ave. San Francisco
PACIFIC SHOE CO.
CArfield 6936
Tailor
W. S. EDWARDS
W. TAPPENBECK
Pork Store
3117 - 24th Street San Francisco
BACKYARD CAFE
45 1 Washington Street San Francisco 760 Market Street
San Francisco I 024 Kearny St.
San Francisco
SHANGHAI LOW
SILVER CLUB
532 Grant Ave.
San Francisco 5999 Mission Street
San Francisco
DElaware I 5b6
A. R. Haskins, Prop.
GOLDEN WEST AUTO COURT
Baraco Electric 8C Hardware Shop
6991 Mission St.
San Francisco
2038 19th Avenue
H. W. B. TAYLOR
Attorney -at -Law
1 Drumm Street San Francisco
Phones: DO. II0O-GA. 1143 Jewelers
GRACIER— MENDLER
San Francisco
San Francisco 212 Stockton Street
OLLIE'S BEAUTY SALON
A. C. WOCKER
212 1 Taraval St.
San Francisco
Decorator
13 70 Sutter Street San Francisco
Compliments of
CARNATION ICE CREAM CO.
Johnnie's Quality Grocery
Stockton- Vallejo Fruit Market GROWERS RICE MILLING CO
99 Sanchez St.
San Francisco 1 3 65 Stockton Street
San Francisco
Fillmore 9734
Italian Dinners
CHESTER'S CAFE
TAYLOR GROCERY
3138 Fillmore Street
San Francisco 103 Taylor Street
San F
rancisco
THE MANTILLA
UNITED DRUG CO.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
November, 1941
SOLANO PEACE OFFICERS
The last meeting of the Solano County Salaried Peace
Officers' Association was held in Rio Vista. Chief of Police
Floyd Holmes of Rio Vista certainly gave the boys a
swell setting and a swell steak dinner with all the trim-
mings. The dinner was held on the old Rio Vista Acad-
Sheriff John Thornton
of Solano County
emy Grounds, donated for the occasion by Roy Ish who
now owns it.
Past President Constable H. E. Emigh, of Rio Vista,
gave Chief Holmes a hand in making the affair the suc-
cess it was.
This was the first meeting presided over by the newly
elected President Harry L. Oliver, undersheriff of Solano
County. He rushed through the routine business and pre-
sented the speakers of the evening, who took the part on
the program usually given to guest speakers. The two pre-
sented at this meeting were Solano County's legislative
representatives, Senator Thomas McCormack and Assem-
blyman Ernest Crowley. These veteran legislators, who
have so ably represented their districts so long, gave a
very interesting and constructive resume of the new laws
passed and signed by Governor Olson at the last session
of the legislature, and which are now in effect. Thev also
dwelt upon some measures affecting law enforcement that
were presented and defeated.
Besides these public officers there were preent the en-
tire Board of Councilmen of Rio Vista, Supervisor George
Demmon, of Vallejo ; Tax Collector Walter Parker and
Ray Nutting, well known automobile dealer of Vallejo,
all these coming as the guests of Chief Earl Dierking.
The next meeting, scheduled for December 17, will be
held in Vallejo, and Chief Dierking and his assistants are
preparing for a real big evening, one that the bovs will
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To All Members of the
San Francisco Police Department
Greetings:
Another year has passed, and, in the ushering in of the festal season of Christ-
mas and New Year, we find our beloved city preparing to withstand danger and
death from a ruthless, unscrupulous foe.
Every effort our brain and sinew can muster is offered to our country, utterly
and unselfishly. You have given freely of your talents to insure a safe and peace-
ful community in restful times. Now, your duties are multiplied and the dependence
of our citizens upon your discipline, ability and resourcefulness is doubled.
That you will prove equal to any occasion, all acknowledge. We are proud of
you. In the midst of perplexities, dealing with the many problems that arise at this
crucial time, I have never felt concerned about the Police Commission, the Chief
and his officers and men. I fully realize their ability to cope with any situation,
alertly, intelligently and with the same fidelity to duty that is evidenced by our
armed forces in action, staking their all on the outcome.
I trust circumstances will allow to you all, the enjoyment of the blessings of
the approaching season with your families and dear ones.
May God preserve our beloved city, state and nation.
Sincerely,
ANGELO J. ROSSI,
December 18, 1941. Mayor.
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Featured in This Issue
Our Police in This Emergency-
By O />/< L. Warner
Attorney General on Blackouts
PAGE
3
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U. S. Bonds— What They Will Buy-
By J. E. Drew 5
Sacramento Prepared for Civilian Defense —
By Chief A. K. McAllister 6
American Red Cross Appeals for $50,000,000.... 6
Police Responsibility in Present War —
By Assistant Chief Fritz Kaminsky 7
Praise for FBI Academy —
By Congressman Clifton A. Jl'oodrum 8
Me
ial Services for Judge Golden 9
Meeting New Traffic Problems —
Address by Chief Charles If" . Dullea 10
Chief Greening of Berkeley 13
Chief Jones of Richmond 15
The Candid Friend Says —
By the Editor ... 17
Bay Counties Peace Officers' Association 18
Big Brother Bureau Has Novel Way to Raise
Funds 23
Our Peace Officers Were Ready 25
Flashes 26
Peninsula Peace Officers' Association 29
New NBC Studios 30
Covering All the Beats 31
Giving Offenders a Chance 32
Directory
ibe Editor is always pleased to consider articles suitable for publication.
Contributions should preferably be typewritten, but where this is not pos-
sible, copy should be clearly written. Contributions may be signed with a
"nom de plume," but all articles must bear the name and address of the
sender, which will be treated with the strictest confidence. The Editor
will also be pleased to consider photographs of officers and of interesting
events. Letters should be addressed to the Editor.
SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Hall of Justice, Kearny and Washington Streets
Telephones SUtter 2020 - 2030
Radio Short Wave Call KGPD
Mayor, Hon. Angelo J. Rossi
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
Regular Meetings, Monday, 7.30 p.m Hall of Justice
Hon. Wm. P. Wobber, Sr., President.. .AM Jessie Street
Hon. Walter McGovern 625 Market Street
Hon. Ward G. Walkup 240 Second Street
Captain Chas. F. Skelly, Secretary
Room 10+, Hall of Justice
CHIEF OF POLICE Charles W. Dullea
DEPUTY CHIEF OF POLICE Michael Riordan
Bur. of Inspectors.. Bernard J. McDonald Hall of Justice
Residence - 1341 31st Avenue
Traffic Bureau Albert S. Munn 635 Washington St.
Residence - 226 Jules Avenue
Dept. Sec'y Capt. John A. Encler Hall of Justice
Residence - 1631 32nd Avenue
Director
Bur. of Personnel Lieut. George Healy Hall of Justice
Residence - 4028 18th Street
Supervising Capt Arthur L. Christiansen Hall of Justice
Residence - 1346 24th Avenue
Director - Bureau of Criminal
Information Lieut. Frank E. Winters Hall of Justice
Residence - 670 41st Avenue
Director - Bureau of
Special Services Lieut. Emmet Moore Hall of Justice
Residence - 2186 15th Avenue
Inspector of Schools Traffic Control — Byron J. Getchell
Residence - 533 Brussels Street
Property Clerk Capt. Peter M. McGee Hall of Justice
Residence - 225 Ashton Avenue
City Prison Lieut. John J. Casey Hall of Justice
Residence - 188 Liberty Street
Central Capt. M. E. Mitchell ...635 Washington St.
Residence - 1471 29th Avenue
Southern Capt. John A. Reed 360 Fourth St.
Residence - 438 21st Avenue
Harbor Capt. John M. Sullivan. Drumm & Comm'l Sts.
Residence -4075 26th Street
Mission Capt. Joseph Walsh 3057 17th Street
Residence - 170 Beaumont Street
Northern Capt. Aloysius I. O'Brien 841 Ellis Street
Residence - 2610 Sacramento Street
G. G. Park Capt. John J. Casey Golden Gate Park
Residence - 570 16th Avenue
Richmond Capt. Francis J. McGuire 451 Sixth Ave.
Residence - 75S Tenth Avenue
Ingleside Capt. Leo J. Tackney Balboa Park
Residence - 2533 ISth Avenue
Taraval Capt. John J. Wade 2348 24th Avenue
Residence - 200 Juanita Way
Headquarters Capt. John A. Encler Hall of Justice
Bayview Sub-Station 1676 Newcombe Avenue
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Volume XIX
DECEMBER, 1941
No. 12
Our Police In This Emergency
By Opie L. Warner
To what extent can our police department aid national
defense? That question requires a very comprehensive re-
ply. With a view of generally showing what our police
department can do it is only necessary to draw attention
to the fact that it really and truly is our local army — the
army of San Francisco.
Realizing that our police department is a local army in
every sense of the word helps us to visualize, in a gen-
eral way, what to expect from it in ordinary times. But.
now that we are at war — actual war — there are additional
actions and additional results looked for from our San
Francisco Police army.
Well, in addition to offsetting the well laid plans of the
criminal who is ever in our midst, our police department
must actively aid our national government, the factors of
our national government, especially that portion of our
government represented by our Federal law enforcement
agencies and the Military Intelligence Division.
To achieve a truly and worthwhile national defense is
impossible unless local security be well night perfect. Our
local army — our police department — must be in perfect
accord, through many conferences and must keep close
contact with our national War Department in order to
effect the peace and security of our patriotic citizens.
I will take just one concrete example of this inter-aid,
in the matter of cooperation between our local army and
units of the national army. Unfortunately we must admit
it is possible to find — eyen in military organizations —
people who can well be classed as "the enemy within our
gates." The Intelligence Department finally secures all
the necessary information linking that certain party with
fifth columnist cooperators. An arrest must follow. The
provost marshal notifies the police, and the arrest is made.
Thus the military posts need the police in connection with
information gathered perhaps over a long period. Some-
times too the police have information useful to the military
post Intelligence officials. Thus persons wanted by either
the police or the military may be finally trapped through
information secured by either group.
The military department seeks the arrest of the defeat-
ist, the anarchist, the fifth columnist and the police want
the man who violates the law in connection with attacks
against persons and property. Through a proper liaison be-
tween both units arrests follow — and the security of the
community is vastly improved.
So far I have pointed out only the military organiza-
tions acting in conjunction with a semi-military organiza-
tion— the police department. Now I will introduce a third
unit. This third unit is so vitally important to national
security that both the police and the military forces would
have their best efforts virtually nullified without its full
co-operation — yes, the full cooperation of the common
people. Inasmuch as the police are the direct appointees
and employees of the people it is only natural to assume
that the federal government looks to the police for a 100
per cent cooperation in the matter of keeping up local
morale.
Wars today are conducted on a national butchery stand-
ard— the enemy must be annihilated. As we are only too
well aware, by recent happenings in Europe, the people
may lose their morale and let down the army.
At the present time feeling is high and the national spirit
is burning brightly in every state of the Union. But people
are fickle — as history only too sadly reveals. Armies have
been let down before, and anxiety, unrest and weariness
burn up morale like a forest fire. Fuel aplenty for this
fire is, sad to relate, available in the form of fifth column-
ists, traitorous propagandists and ghoulish saboteurs.
The police — the bluecoats who walk the beat 24 hours
of the day — are definitely the people on whom falls a great
portion of the heavy task of keeping up the morale of the
people. The police officer on the job is the one who must
watch out for the deadly brands of sabotage — psychologi-
cal and otherwise. To him falls the task of ferreting out
the human rats who would destroy our most bountiful
mother, America.
The local police patrols the industrial areas always
alert to spot the murderous thug who would burn or blow
up the hives of industry in which good Americans labor so
hard to earn the wherewith for themselves and those de-
pendent upon them.
Having its finger ever on the local pulse the local police
are a source of dread to the furtive stranger who would
work to lessen the morale of our people and thus kill the
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December, 1941
will of the people to fight with and for the valiant Ameri-
cans who are wearing American uniforms, fighting and
willing to give the supreme sacrifice that freedom — the
freedom which typifies America — shall not perish.
As head of the San Francisco Police Department, Chief
of Police Charles W. Dullea, has always kept in close
contact with local military. United States Secret Service
and FBI authorities, and stands in the highest esteem
with all groups of Federal and State authorities. Under his
leadership in this present crisis our good citizens of San
Francisco will have nothing to fear from the overt or
covert acts of those ingrates who live only to destroy their
neighbor and the greatest nation on earth — America.
Thoroughly and tirelessly Chief Dullea has worked to
he ready for the emergency which is at hand. His office
contains maps of San Francisco plotted out in the minu-
test detail, and covering every particle of information
needed for attacks from within the walls of our city by
the Golden Gate. He and his men are readv for the
saboteur — whatever the knave's brand may be.
I he police captains and commissioned officers of the
nine police districts into which San Francisco is divided are
thoroughly familiar with the situation which so definitely
presents itself to San Francisco.
The chief has taken fullest advantage of the whole-
hearted offer of men in every walk of life throughout the
city they love so well to act as air raid wardens.
These good citizens will be of infinite aid to the police
department. They will be thoroughly familiar with what
to do and what not to do under various trying circum-
stances. Through their training under police commissioned
and non-commissioned officers these wardens will add 100
percent to the volume and efficiency of the work of our
local department in any exigency.
1 he wardens of the department can be assembled at am
time without delay or confusion for the reason that Chief
Dullea has complete data on each city block so indexed.
cross indexed and filed in his office, as to block numbers,
addresses, and telephone numbers, he has virtually a police
district station in every block in the city.
As a police department San Francisco is well fortified
for keeping up the morale of the people of the City of St.
Francis. Chief Dullea is proud of the response of the men
and officers of his department who have willingly taken the
order to work 12 hours daily with no days off — and he is
also proud of those brave San Franciscans who have rallied
to the aid of his department to take police care, as directed,
by him, of the city block by block, when danger calls.
Attorney General On Blackouts
Following is the message teletyped by Attorney General
Karl Warren to San Francisco. San Mateo, Santa Clara,
Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Napa, Sonoma and
Marin counties:
Attorney-General Earl Warren
"At the request of Mayor LaGuardia, national direc-
tor, Office of Civilian Defense, as main sheriffs, chiefs of
police and fire chiefs in the bay area, as could be gathered
together on short notice, met in the office of Mayor Rossi
today, December 10, 1941, with General Ryan of the
Fourth Interceptor Command.
' As a result of this meeting, in order to clarify the pro-
cedure in connection with aircraft warnings, the following
\\ as agreed upon :
"Blackouts are to be put into effect only upon the
order of the aircraft warning service information center,
indicated by the air raid warning message, 'red' through
the information points hereinafter designated. These or-
ders will be disseminated as follows:
From army information center to San Francisco, San
Jose, Oakland, Vallejo and San Rafael, and from these
points to other local points in accordance with local ar-
rangements.
"The only audible signals to be used are as follows:
"Lpon receipt of the air raid warning "air raid message
— red,' a signal of two minutes' duration, consisting of
either a fluctuating or warbling signal of varying pitch,
or a succession of intermittent blasts of about five seconds'
duration, separated by a silent period of three seconds.
"Upon receipt of the all-clear signal, 'air raid message
— white,' a continuous signal of two minutes' duration at
a steady pitch will be given.
"It is the intention of the interceptor command, that the
following counties in the bay area be blacked out as a unit,
simultaneously: San Francisco, San Mateo. Santa Clara,
Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Napa, Sonoma, Marin.
"This communication supersedes all previous advice in
conflict herewith.
"EARL WARREN, Attorney General,
"San Francisco Office."
December. 1<J4I
I'OI.ICK AM) PKACF OFFICF.RS' JOURNAL
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U. S. Bonds-What They Will Buy
Hv I. E. Drew
{The following is an address made before the Santa
Rosa convention of the Stat* Peaci Officers Association
by J. /'.. Drew, son of former Chief of Police James T.
Drew of Oakland, and for many years now the able sec-
retary-treasurer of the State Peaee Officers Association of
California. At the time the younger Mr. Drew was direc-
tor of public relations for the California Bankers Associa-
tion. In this position his work was so outstanding that he
has since been promoted to Secretary of Public Relations
Council of the American Bankers Association with head-
quarters in X, <c York. — The Editor.)
I am delighted to be with this group tor a few minutes
and to present the very warm greetings of the California
Bankers Association, and to bring you on behalf of that
group our very sincere congratulations on your work in
making California one of the bright spots of the land in
crime prevention and law enforcement. We are in a posi-
tion to appreciate your work. Today we come and pay
tribute to it. And we bring you a word of appreciation for
the unselfish work you are doing in your own communi-
ties to further the cause of National Defense.
And it is of National Defense I speak very briefly this
morning, a side of National Defense that will probably
not be covered by other speakers on this program. I come
on behalf of the Treasury Department to talk about
United States Defense Bonds and Stamps, democracy's
way of underwriting national security.
You know we take this country of ours so much for
granted. For more than 150 years this America has been
growing and developing spiritually, economically, politi-
cally and socially until today it stands unparalleled among
the nations of the world — unparalleled in material and
spiritual wealth. Material wealth that is unknown in other
lands, and spiritual wealth — the rights, the privileges, the
liberties, the freedom that are undreamed of by men and
women in other countries.
But this is no time to pause in reverent retrospect or
to go on blindly in patriotic zeal, for this America, and all
those rights and privileges are under attack and much of
the attack is successful. The drums of war are drawing
nearer and nearer every day.
America is determined to provide impregnable defenses
for this land, and throughout the country has come a
cry, and a stirring call for men, machines, tools, planes,
tanks, ships, guns, food, steel, ammunition, every mate-
rial, every profession and every skill that will make
America strong and safe.
And the people of America have been answering that
call swiftly, eagerly and efficiently. They have answered
it with all the skill, experience, and facilities at their com-
mand. America is becoming prepared. But all this costs
money. How are we going to pay for it?
1 here is one way — the way I like, is through the pur-
chase of Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps a method of
financing National Defense known only to democracies.
rhe Treasury Department of the United States is giving
you and me an opportunity to buy a share of America, to
become partners in this great defense enterprise, and we
can do it through the purchase of bonds and stamps.
The bonds start at $18.75, and they run in denomina-
tions from $50 to 510,000. Most of us are interested in
the lower range bonds. These bonds, the $18.75 bonds,
yield approximately 3 per cent, and if held by the buyer
until 1951, the ten-year maturity date, will be worth $25,
or a 33 per cent appreciation in capital. Forgetting the
national defense feature it is a real investment in itself,
backed by all the resources of the United States.
For those who cannot buy a bond, the Treasury De-
partment has provided another means of aiding defense,
through the purchase of stamps. The stamps can be bought
at prices ranging from 10 cents to $5.00, and when over
a period of time they amount to $18.75, they can be
converted into a bond.
The different denominations have been provided for
every purse, from the school boy to the business man. You
can buy your bonds at all banks or post offices, and at
some retail stores.
What, some of you are going to ask, can my little bond
do for national defense? That is a very natural question,
when we talk in terms of billions. What can my little bond
do for America? Believe me, it can do plenty. Here is an
example: Your $18.75 bond will buy seven steel helmets
for soldiers in the army. Your $18.75 bond will buy one
winter flying jacket for a man in the air corps. It will buy
one held telephone for a company in the marine corps. It
will buy four shells for the 37 mm. gun on the modern
tank. Or it will buy 145 rounds of ammunition for the
modern machine gun. and it will hire an operator to punch
out 2700 aluminum parts for the modern combat plane.
I hat is what the purchase of a single bond can do.
This thrift program built around national defense has
already received the enthusiastic approval of the American
people, and I know it will commend itself to you. In this
program you can play a tremendously important part, first
by buying the bonds and stamps yourself, and next by
taking the story of this great defense campaign back to
the people of your communiy. where you, the law enforce-
ment officers of California, stand recognized as leaders in
the defense movement.
You can tell the people of your community that through
the purchase of bonds they become partners in American
defense ; you can tell them that they can actually own a
part of America, and you can tell them that through the
purchase of bonds they provide a curb on the evil of infla-
tion and acquire a back log of financial security for use
when this crisis is past. And finally, keep in mind, that
through the purchase of bonds they are preserving, defend-
ing and fortifying the American way of life.
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Sacramento Prepared for Civilian Defense
By A. K. McAllister, Chief of Police
To meet emergencies created by the defense program, a day with city departments and private organizations in-
there has been established effective this date within the volved.
police department, a bureau of operations. It will be the further duty of this bureau to continue
This bureau is under the direct supervision of Assistant the educational program to assist the civilian defense
Chief of Police Fritz Kaminsky. Officer K. C. Johnson program.
Alexander K. McAllister
Chief of Police, Sacramento
has been assigned to the bureau of operations to assist in
working out the details. Headquarters have been estab-
lished in the traffic office, second floor. Hall of Justice.
It will be the function of the bureau to ascertain the
extent of police emergencies, the police requirements ne-
cessary to cope with them and to prepare and issue orders
and instructions with regard to such situations.
The object of this bureau is to coordinate the resources
of the entire police department and other departments of
the city government in order to cope with the present na-
tional major emergency. This includes the careful study of
existing facilities and equipment, to be followed by recom-
mendations for their modernization. The bureau has sole
authority for the mobilization of manpower and equip-
ment, coordination of the various activities at the scene
and complete control over any occurrence it is called upon
to supervise.
The bureau has conducted a survey and compiled a rec-
ord of all available equipment and manpower of the city
departments, as well as private organizations. This in-
formation is on file in the bureau of operations. It will be
comprehensivelv indexed and kept up to date.
Information is on file to enable prompt transportation
of civilians as well as members of the police department.
The bureau will provide means of communication 24 hours
AMERICAN RED CROSS APPEALS
FOR $50,000,000 WAR FUND
Calling for the united support of the entire nation the
American Red Cross has appealed for a special war fund
of $50,000,000 to carry on and expand its work among
army and navy personnel. The appeal was broadcast to the
nation through major radio networks by Red Cross
Chairman Norman H. Davis.
In preparation for just such an emergency as the coun-
try now faces the Red Cross has been spending funds at
the rate of more than $1,000,000 a month. However, with
war in the Pacific. now a reality the traditional Red Cross
responsibilities to the nation and its armed forces have in-
creased manifold and steps were taken immediately to meet
these obligations, Chairman Davis said.
Today is the day to demonstrate our high morale, our
unity, our determination to support our fighting men at
the front, and to insure to the wounded and to our home-
less and suffering fellow citizens in our Pacific Islands that
we, as a nation, stand 100 per cent ready to aid them
through the Red Cross.
Let the Red Cross be the spokesman for every com-
munity in America. Thus, what we do and what we give
will be the triumphant expression of our humanitarian
spirit and our faith in victory.
In its months of preparations the various services which
the Red Cross provides to the nation and its army and
navy have been effectively strengthened. But under the
new conditions activities all along the line, on the war
front and on the home front, must be rapidly expanded.
By tradition, custom and Congressional charter the Red
Cross is the organization that maintains those human and
family links beween our fighting men and the people at
home, links which mean so much to both military and
civilian morale. Through its ministrations to the men on
whose shoulders the safety of our country now rests the
Red Cross must prove that they have the wholehearted
support of every single American, it was stated. The peo-
ple, united as always in an hour of peril, will pour from
their hearts the help which their Red Cross needs.
In announcing the war fund campaign Red Cross offi-
cials pointed out that contributions would be used only in
connection with the organization's war work. Member-
ship dues collected during the November nation-wide roll
call are needed to finance the normal, day-to-day services
of the Red Cross in thousands of communities throughout
the country.
December, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
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Police Responsibility in Present War
By Fritz KaMINSKY, Assistant Chief of Polite, Sacramento
Previous to the declaration of war by the Congress of
the United States, the principal duties of the police were:
To preserve the peace; to enforce the law; to protect
life and property; to prevent and detect crime, and to
arrest violators of the law.
This, in itself, was a tremendous task. Law enforce-
ment officers found it necessary to exert everv effort to
Fritz Kaminsky
Assistant Chief of Police, Sacramento
keep abreast of the times and, by means of better training
of officers and the use of scientific methods, outwit the
criminal wherever and whenever possible.
But now we find ourselves confronted with a still
greater task, namely that of national defense. Upon the
shoulders of the officials of the various communities
throughout the state and nation, has been placed the
burden of organizing and implementing detailed plans for
the protection of our citizens and our industries.
We have lived through previous wars in which certain
precautions had to be taken, to prevent espionage and
sabotage. This entailed the placing of guards on the
premises of some public utility plants and did not too
seriously disrupt the ordinary functions of law enforce-
ment.
Today, however, the advent of the bomber, the pursuit
plane, the fighter and like instruments of destruction, has
changed the situation entirely. Today when we see the
L'nited States becoming involved in war, any part of our
soil may become a battleground.
When we pause to contemplate the magnitude of the
task before us, we can only come to the conclusion that it
must be approached in an orderly and cautious manner
and planned after serious study and preparation.
Here in Sacramento we have formulated what we be-
lieve to be a comprehensive plan which, it is hoped, will
be sufficient to cope with any emergency.
We have obtained a great deal of knowledge as to the
methods and technique employed by the warring nations
with respect to the bombing of cities with large industrial
centers and large civilian populations. We have learned
the tremendous damage that can be inflicted by bomber
planes in large industrial centers; the great number of
simultaneous fires that can be caused by a barrage of in-
cendiary bombs, as well as the casualties suffered by the
civilian populations of bombed cities. We have also had
the benefit of direct information from representatives of
Great Britain regarding the home defense organizations
in the cities of the British Isles.
We are preparing our civilian defense units to handle
rescue work, extinguish fires, and render first aid ; all un-
der the direct supervision of the personnel of the police
department.
While it has been made obligatory by state and local
statute for the police department to provide civil protec-
tion and civil defense in normal times, existing and antici-
pated considerations make this obligation more exacting.
Civil defense is the effort of the home front. It means
the protection of the people, their homes and their morale.
Utilities and industries must be protected. Transporta-
tion facilities must be safeguarded to insure the unham-
pered flow of normal activity.
Civil defense may be classified in two general divisions
— active defense and passive defense. Of these the police
department is primarily concerned with passive defense.
Active defense is the function of the armed forces. Passive
defense, with its obligations of protecting people, industries,
utilities and communications, will fall within the province
of the police forces.
The civilian defense problem is one that is solved with
constant cooperation among the citizens — police and civil-
ians. Civilians should be organized into various groups,
squads and protective services.
It is important that the patrolman as well as other ranks
in the department have a thorough understanding of the
functions of these organizations so that they may be able
to offer intelligent cooperation.
With the hopes that the record of traffic accident deaths
may be reduced under the record of 1940, Chief of Police
Charles W. Dulla has instructed every member of the
police department to pay special attention to traffic law
violators. For the remainder of the year and through the
holiday season he has had a watch kept for those who ig-
nore some of the simplest of rules, like giving signals of
intention to turn or stop ; yielding the right of way and
approaching crossings.
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Praise for F. B. I. Academy
By Honorable Clifton A. Woodrum
'Member of Congress, Sixth District, State of Virginia
An address delivered before the commencement exercises of the sixteenth session of the FBI National Police Acad-
emy in the Great Hall. Department of Justice Building, Washington, D. C., March 29, 1941
I am very happy to participate with the memhers and
friends of the National Police Academy in these gradua-
tion exercises. I wish to congratulate you upon the com-
pletion of your course of study. You have worked hard and
your hours have been long, but I know you will never
Director John Edgar Hoover
regret having come here and applied yourselves so earn-
estly. With your graduation, I am told that over 550 men
of vision will have gone out to aid in raising the standards
of your new and increasingly important profession of law-
enforcement. I am glad that the Congress, by making
funds available, has been able to cooperate with Director
Hoover in making available to all law enforcement officers
the excellent training and methods which have long been
so successfully practiced in the FBI. The graduates of this
academy represent approximately 90,000 officers to whom
the training received has been made available. It is most
appropriate to refer to your academy as the "West Point
of Law Enforcement." It is just that.
I have been very proud to closely observe over the years
the progress of law enforcement in my own state of Vir-
ginia. Already it has sent seventeen of its officers represent-
ing over one thousand peace officers in all sections of Vir-
ginia to the National Police Academy. These graduates
have conducted numerous training schools throughout the
State and have contributed much to the rapid progress of
law enforcement in the Old Dominion. It is a source of
much personal satisfaction to know that the superin-
tendent of police and a lieutenant in the police department
of Roanoke, my home town, are graduates of the FBI
National Police Academy.
As an illustration of the advancement which is being
made by local and state police organizations, I might cite
the department of state police and safety in Virginia
which, of course, is more familiar to me than similar organ-
izations in other states. Four state police radio stations are
now in operation and are prepared to offer their facilities
to municipalities and county law enforcement officers. In
addition to the service within the state there is maintained
an interstate radiotelephone service for communications
with agencies in many surrounding states. During the past
year, the Virginia police teletypewriter service was in-
augurated and I am told has proved to be an outstanding
success. The police communications system in Virginia
stands ready 24 hours a day to assist any and every officer
or agency and I feel stands ready to assist the nation be-
cause law enforcement as a whole is our first line of in-
ternal defense.
During your course of study you have been taught the
latest in law enforcement methods and techniques and have
had the opportunity to review the entire law enforcement
field. Todaj your profession has reached a stage of perfec-
tion which puts the elusive and fictional figure of Sherlock
Holmes to shame. Evidence, infinitesimal in quantity and
apparently having no connection with the case in hand,
often becomes through science the essential element in a
prosecution. At times it even seems as if the hand of a
magician had played its part. The police officer of several
decades ago was, in most instances, honest and sincere, but
he did not have at his command the facilities of modern
science. A crime would be committed. Little did the in-
vestigating officer realize the importance of looking for
fingerprints, a spent bullet jacket, a trace of dirt, or even
a human hair or a piece of thread. All too frequently a
case would remain unsolved because the obvious clues were
completely overlooked.
I cannot help but recall the confusion that existed a
quarter of a century ago when America began to prepare
for the other war. Sabotage and espionage were practically
unabated and there was a time when our internal security
was seriously threatened. Today we as Americans can
justly feel confident that every job will be done with the
same scientific thoroughness that tackled the kidnaper,
bank robber, and extortionist a few years ago. I am happy
in the thought that the President, the Congress, and the
American people have in the FBI, the graduates of the
National Police Academj and in all law enforcement, a
vast force that in time of peace or war, is devoted, armed
and equipped to meet any foe, foreign or domestic, that
should arise. Of greater consolation is the fact that their
job will be done in the American way. Right now we have
in America every benefit that should come from a national
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Memorial Services for Judge Golden
To commemorate the memory of the late Judge Isidore
M. Golden who died suddenly last July 4, a life-sized
photograph was hung in the courtroom over which he so
honorably presided for years before his death. Judge
Everett C. McKeage, successor to this courtroom, paid
Commissioner Walter McGovern
high tribute to his predecessor, as did District Attorney
Matthew Brady, life-long associate of Judge Golden.
Police Commissioner Walter McGovern who had much
to do with bringing about the memorial services made the
following address:
May it please your honors :
When our observance of last Independence Day was
saddened by the tragic news of the sudden death of Judge
Isidore M. Golden, the spontaneous reaction of all was
that the people had lost a great leader.
Countless scores of men and women, of every race and
creed and economic condition, who were tied to this man
by' bonds of friendship and admiration, spoke feelingly of
their own personal loss. The hearts of everyone went out
to the bereaved family.
Above all this, however, was the realization that a truly
great man had passed away and that his death resulted in
an irreparable public loss.
Isidore Golden was a true San Franciscan. He loved
this great cosmopolitan city and its people and he was
proud of its splendid traditions that made no invidious
distinctions between men. He often said that here, by the
Golden Gate, was to be found the bright consummate
flower of the human race.
As a lawyer he was able, resourceful and well grounded
in legal principles. Withal he was simple and unassuming.
His participation in legal problems invariably resulted in
a clarification of the issues. Always the gentleman, he lis-
tened patiently and spoke with courtesy. There w:^ noth-
ing artificial about this man. He was ever at the service
of his friends and of those causes in which lie believed.
As a prosecutor he was always concerned with the
rights of the accused. To him the law was a blind god-
dess. He wanted no man convicted unless both the law
and the facts justified such a judgment.
Isidore Golden was pre-eminently a judge. Early in life
he served as a justice of the peace — in the poor man's
court. His retirement from that office was voluntary. Later
he was twice appointed judge of the Superior Court and
subsequently elected by the people to that high office.
In religion our departed friend was a Jew. In national-
ity he was an American. But as Judge Brady has so elo-
quently pointed out he was always the humanitarian. He
tempered his judicial decisions with mercy and kindliness.
No self-advertiser, he was guided by Micah's maxim: "To
do justly and to walk humbly with his God." As a judge
he earned the undying admiration and affection of liti-
gants, witnesses and lawyers. He worked hard and served
faithfully.
Isidore Golden believed, with Daniel O'Connell, that
"every human being is entitled to freedom." His passion
for the rights of minorities was not confined to those of
his own faith. It is easy, of course, for any man to espouse
the rights of those who are bound to him by ties o'f blood
and faith, but the true test of a sincere fighter for human
liberty is his willingness to battle for the liberty of others.
Judge Golden believed in human liberty for all men in
all lands, everywhere.
Of our departed friend it may truthfully be said :
His life was gentle and the elements
So mixed in him that nature might stand up
And say to all the ivorld,
"This teas a man.'"
CRIME DOES NOT PAY
Another young man who thought the life of a crook was
the better course had his criminal career terminated this
month by a policeman's bullet. John Imperiale, 18 years
of age, with mixups in bad checks and evidently bent on
pulling a more spectacular job, because a loaded gun was
found in his car, was shot bv two newly appointed police
officers, William Denser, former Santa Clara football star,
and Frank Doherty, when he tried to run down Denser
and refused to stop. He was in a car belonging to his
brother which had been reported stolen, when the two
officers spotted it and started an investigation. They found
Imperiale asleep in the car, the doors locked from the
inside, and a .38 calibre pistol at his side. When awakened
he let the car in gear and slid down the hill and was
stopped only when hit by one of the four bullets that
struck the car.
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1941
Meeting New Traffic Problems
Address by Chief Charles W. Dullea before Annual Conference of the I. A. C. P., Buffalo
It is a far cry from the day that the automobile was a
curiosity. However, that day has almost been forgotten
and only the persons who have been in the traffic safety
field for the past 30 years can really grasp the scope and
tremendous implications of the problem and its increase
in impact in the life of the American citizen.
We who are vitally interested in national defense prob-
Chief Chari.es W. Dullea
lems today have come to the realization that the automo-
bile is only now becoming a problem of such magnitude
that almost defies solution.
The start of the problem as most of you know, was in
the days of World War I, when the army of America
needed methods of transporting troops and materials from
one locality to another. The appeal to the railroads found
a sincere but inadequate response. The railroads just
couldn't "take it."
The executives of the army general staff didn't wait
long to find another solution to their problem. They ap-
pealed to the engineers of the automotive industry. The
automobile manufacturers being business men, readily-
found the solution in the form of assembly line and mass
production methods. This efficient solution to the trans-
portation problem of the United States army was re-
vamped from time to time, until finally it was found by
the engineers that by leaving one man in one place on the
assembly line, and by having him do the same job, hour
after hour, that he became proficient at that task and
saved time and mistakes in production.
This proved fine for the duration of the war, but at
the end of that time, when the army no longer needed these
large numbers of trucks and equipment, the problem of the
manufacturer was, "what to do with this mass production
and assembly line method of output?" Industry soon found
the answer. America was going through a post-war pros-
perity at this time and every man who had a job had
money to spend on the so-called luxuries of that time.
Business men of that day in the automobile industry de-
cided to manufacture passenger cars for the everyday man.
We have today in the neighborhood of 32,000,000 auto-
mobiles.
We need only to look around us and ask a few questions
in order to determine to what magnitude this problem has
risen. Take for example the highway problem at the port
of New York. Highways which were adequate a year ago
are now called upon to bear a heavier trucking movement
as well as an increase in the military use of these highways.
Fifteen hundred trucks other than those registered in New
York and New Jersey each day use the five major high-
ways in New Jersey approaching the center of the port
district. Parked in a solid line, 1500 trucks would occupy
eight and one-half miles of highway, enough to stretch
completely across the entire city and county of San Fran-
cisco. The capacity of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay
bridge for orderly handling of the tremendous amount of
traffic has been reached many times in the past months.
The Golden Gate bridge likewise has been taxed to capac-
ity during the same period.
There is not time nor manpower to build extensive new
highways, bridges and tunnels to handle this traffic. We
must plan now to make better use of the existing facilities
and we must spot bottlenecks in regional movements and
by an intelligent, selective approach to the problem plan
for the immediate relief of these emergencies.
The army has made it plain to those of us in law
enforcement work that it expects the communities of the
nation to take care of their own local problems of civilian
defense. I think it is clear that the citizens of this coun-
try are united in their eagerness to take part in the defense
program. They have organized themselves into innumer-
able defense councils and units but at the present time this
whole movement lacks leadership and focus. Some city
departments have been very active in organizing for disas-
ter control, but the scope of their work is necessarily con-
fined to city limits and many of the policies which should
be worked out while there is still time for cool thinking
require a regional, and even a national approach.
Not only have we now a problem, but in key defense
areas we expect a tremendous increase in all phases of the
problem. In San Francisco, much the same as any other
locality that has within its borders key defense industries,
we have had the problem of reorganizing our crossing
police officers proportionately as the problem has increased
in various areas.
The Bethlehem Steel and Shipbuilding Corporation has
had up to the last year an average personnel of 2000 men.
This year the number of persons employed has increased
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to more than 5000 men, and by 1942 the organization ex-
pects to see a total of 12,000 men employed in shipbuild-
ing activities. The traffic division of the police department
has made surveys in an effort to anticipate this expected
increase in accidents and congestion. We have found that
40 per cent of the total number employed, drive to work
ill their own autOS. A little simple arithmetic involving the
length of the average car and the number of cars involved
would show us that at the present time with 2000 cars
attempting to park at the curb and with no off street
facilities capable of controlling more than 1000 cars within
a seven block area nearest the plant, that within one year
we will need to supply for these workers an additional
60,000 feet of curb space for their vehicles or just about
200 more block lengths of parking space. In addition to
parking we must plan for the orderly flow of traffic to and
from the plant, and this is only one of San Francisco's new
booming key defense industries.
In an effort to plan an effective control for the problem
which will exist at the Bethlehem plant, we have worked
with the officials of that plant with a view to staggering
the hours of the workers to the end that all men would
not quit work at one time. The workers working around
the clock and in staggered shifts would greatly relieve the
present anticipated burden of traffic headaches, but there
has been no substantial gain made as yet.
We have added to the above studies of the plant, sur-
veys that show the number of personnel that ride on street
cars, the direction that they will take when they leave the
plan and the transfer point if any. By such planning we
have brought together the engineering division of the city
and the transportation agencies who will be responsible for
the handling of the workers who use street cars as well
as our own police who are responsible for their safety.
With the realization that we are confronted by a new
era and a new problem which will require new techniques
for solution, we will have started on our way towards a
successful control.
Men who are in constant touch with the problem on a
national scale tell us that this year of 1941 will find the
death toll due to accidents climbing above the 40,000
mark. Add to this the injuries to the several million people
the loss of billions of dollars and we can see that a
national disaster has already engulfed us.
Now, we can sit back and do nothing about the problem,
or we can be progressive, and impelled by humanitarian
and business reasons, start planning for the control. We
can never have control of the problem unless we as an
organization attempt by uniform methods to distribute
the burden of control to all other groups and individuals.
We must sell the nation on a unity of thought with respect
to the causes of the problem and its solution. We can
only sell the nation by selling each community as a unit,
we must build a national discipline that is vitally necessary
in any united plan of defense, we must inculcate within the
citizens, the respect of government, that recognition of a
responsibility to government.
The preservation of the efficiency of industry so vital to
our national defense depends upon our efforts in the
traffic control field. It is as necessary to prevent sabotage
by the automobile accident as any other subversive in-
roads on industry. Knowledge that accidents in traffic are
depriving the key defense industries of 10 times more
workers than accidents in the industries themselves, should
bring this control more rapidly.
These are times of emergency and mobility. War
maneuvers are now being conducted on a larger scale than
the world has ever seen. The military authorities are doing
as much as they are able in this problem of assuring the
forces of the army safe, fast and adequate means of trans-
portation. But the limits of the traffic divisions of the
larger cities and without exception in most of the other
cities in the nation have just about been reached. Any fur-
ther operations by the army with respect to increase in
maneuvers will seriously cripple the work of the police
traffic units. Military authorities realizing that there is
this problem have agreed to do as much of this traffic work
as possible.
We have found it advantageous to work with the mili-
tary by supplying traffic men who will advise them of
local problems, working out convoy routes to the best
advantage of both parties, from the standpoint of mobility,
speed, and type of equipment to use the roads. The use of
police to assist the military in training their military police
is a step in the right direction towards a more uniform
method of traffic control in the conduct of convoys. We
have taken into consideration all requirements of the vari-
ous functions of the officers and the military, by job
analysis.
Problems of traffic in defense tactics have necessitated
our department, as well as all departments of the state, to
supply to the chief of the California H'ghway Patrol, who
is the liaison officer between the Federal and the state and
municipal governments, maps of all the major streets and
state highways within our county. On these maps are also
included the location and type with specifications of all
viaducts, bridges and underpasses. In the event of emerg-
encies the transportation of troops and equipment would
not be held up because of lack of study of the problems
of adequate facilities for such movements.
We in our department have expanded our training
facilities into various defense units. We have cooperated
with the Women's Transport and Ambulance Corps of
California, by supplying personnel to train these women
in tactics to be used in case of emergency. These women
are taught to act in times of emergency for the transporta-
tion of injured from the stricken area, of women and
children as well as the invalids, to places of safety, such
places having already been planned on maps in the form
of Class A buildings, tunnels, bridges, underpasses and
other places that will act as shelters should the occasion
demand it. We have studied the facilities of the schools of
the city for possible conversion into hospitals, we will need
transportation for the injured and traffic control intelli-
gence demands that we teach all interested agencies a
planned and intelligent procedure of driving tactics and
traffic habits.
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The Berkeley Police Department during the past 25
years has pioneered many things that have changed the
course of police administration and brought law enforce-
ment to a higher plane of perfection, placing it more firmly
in the good graces of the law-abiding public.
As far as can be ascertained the Berkeley department
was the first such body to toy with the idea that there
Chief John A. Greening
might be some use for radio in police work. Back in 1916,
one of their technical men, with the approval of his su-
periors, rigged up a receiving set for an old model T Ford,
and was able to receive Morse code messages, that being
the only signals transmitted at the time.
As the result of further study a few years later, when
the voice could be sent over the ether waves. Berkeley
w-as the first to fit out its cars with one-way radio, Detroit,
Michigan, was a close runner-up for the honor.
Today the Berkeley police department has the latest in
two-way radio, all cars being equipped with dual sets.
Another first for Berkeley was putting into execution
the idea that education would not hamper a man in police
work. Training courses were prepared and men selected to
take them. Preference was given to those with a college
degree and as a result of the initiative of the Berkeley police
department, law enforcement has been raised to the status
of a profession in many cities throughout the land, and has
opened up a career to those with higher education.
Many other less important features had their start in
the Berkeley department, all ending to raise the standard
of law enforcement and attracting a better class of men
tn the modern police departments.
Leader in this pioneering work was former Chief Au-
gust Vollmer, but during the experimental years and
those that brought to a successful fruition the dreams of
those who had the courage to carry on against the snicker-
ing discouragement of many peace officers of the old school.
Berkeley's present chief of police, John A. Greening, has
had a most important part in the development and suc-
cess of these changes.
Chief Greening is recognized as a foremost police execu-
tive. Public officials bold him in high favor, and scarcely a
month passes by without his being called upon to recom-
mend one of his men or one who has served in the Berke-
ley police department to head some outside police force.
A quiet type of executive, Chief Greening is not what
would be termed a headline seeker. He has been a mem-
ber of the department since 1911 and has been chief for
nearly ten years.
Among police departments he has been called upon to
reorganize are Mason, Iowa; San Rafael, Santa Barbara
and Honolulu. He assisted in organizing the police train-
ing academy of the FBI and lectured in five subjects at
the first sessions. In addition he has been a lecturer for
years in the police science course at the University of
California.
One of the Berkeley department's former police officers.
Lieutenant W. R. Kidd, resigned to take over the job as
head of the 700 guards employed by the Federal ordnance
plant at Parsons, Kansas, where more than 20,000 people
are making ammunition for the armed forces of America.
George Mull, of the sheriff's office, was also on this force.
From his long experience Chief Greening has formed
some definite ideas about what police headquarters should
be. He worked out his plans and presented them to the
city fathers and as a result of their favorable consideration
of his recommendations, Berkeley today has the finest Hall
of Justice in the United States. Not only is it an imposing
and attractive structure, but it has everything within its
confines that a police department needs. Here the 85 men
and three policewomen have quarters to meet any require-
ments. There are well lighted and spacious assembly rooms,
private rooms for interviewing witnesses or suspects, a
special room for writing reports, an assembly room for
training courses, where lectures and pictures are presented,
roomy offices for the chief and his assistants, well planned
and arranged inspectors' quarters, with private office for
the chief inspector, bureau of identification with all that
is modern in paraphernalia, special quarters for police-
women and for those whose work brings them to the hall,
shell loading room with up-to-date equipment, recording
room, dual dispatch boards, where communications of all
kinds are handled.
There is an indoor shooting range in the basement, and
down at West Berkeley another range is situated that can
be used in all kinds of weather, daj or night. This, too, is
modern in every detail.
Berkeley's police two-way radio system is also quar-
tered in the Hall of Justice. Here two transmitters are
installed, one an auxiliary to be used in case the utilities
furnishing power are put out of commission. Chief Green-
ing and his radio technician, Edward Maeshner, have a
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Chief Jones of Richmond
There may be other communities as busy as Richmond
these days, but you can bet all the acorns in Arkansas there
are none busier. Richmond has always been known as an
industrial city, with many attractions as a residential
community, and as such, many families make their homes
there.
Today there are close to 25,000 men and women work-
ing in the various plants and many of these commute to
Chief L. E. Jones
Oakland, San Francisco and in a few instances even fur-
ther, because of lack of places to live. The government is
rushing the building of low-rent housing, one subdivision
of 500 houses being nearly completed at this writing.
Last January 20, along the bay shore, what was then a
swamp, today has two shipbuilding plants going full blast.
The Todd plant with seven shipways, has already launched
seven vessels. The Richmond Shipbuilding Corporation,
operated by the United States government, with nine ship-
ways, has launched two larger boats since it started opera-
tions. Others are being rushed to completion. These ship-
yards are employing between 13,000 and 15,000 men.
This great number of workmen, most of them with fami-
lies, have found homes in Richmond. Other firms in the
district are the Ford Motor Company, with 1800 em-
ployees; Pullman Company, 800; Pacific Sanitary Manu-
facturing Co., two plants, 2000 ; Fish Reduction Plants,
1000; San Francisco Steel Co., 200; Zinc Oxide, 300,
and the personnel of the federal agencies with headquar-
ters in Richmond. \ ou also have a city confronted with
many problems for the police department.
Uppermost for continual attention is the care that must
be taken by Chief L. E. Jones and his force of 36 officers
and a radio engineer to see that no subversive activities
get started and that the saboteur is not permitted to appear
in any of the many plants engaged in government work.
From the start of the great shipbuilding activities, Chief
Jones has worked with the FBI, and other federal agencies
charged with policing the important work of providing
ships for the country in this hour of peril. Also to give
absolute protection to all those other plants engaged in
work for national defense.
How well he has succeeded without increase in per-
sonnel, in keeping his city of nearly 30,000 people free
from this class of law-breakers, is well known to all those
engaged in law enforcement work.
If other bay area communities think they have a traffic
problem they ought to go over to Richmond some morning
when the men are going to work in the various plants or
when they come off their shifts in the late afternoon. At
the shipyards there are thousands of cars parked in the
parking spaces and no one knows how many thousands
more on streets leading to the yards. These with those of
other factories clutter up the streets, yet you will find
the record for accidents very small when compared to the
number of vehicles in operation on the highway. Up to
December 1 there were but four fatalities this year due to
traffic accidents.
As for crime the daily work sheets indicate that petty
thefts are normal, while felonies are less than usually re-
corded, though there has been an increase in burglaries.
There have been no murders for a long time and fewer
robberies so far this year than last.
The splendid job of policing Richmond, with the ex-
cellent record as indicated in the preceding paragraphs rate
praise for Chief Jones and his officers.
Chief Jones has been a member of the police department
since 1915 having been appointed September 1 of that
year. He was made a sergeant in 1917 and in 1919 an
inspector. In 1927 he was promoted to a captaincy, and
following the death of Chief Dan Cox in May, 1933, he
was appointed chief of police.
He was born in Willitts, Mendocino county, and lived
in Santa Rosa for 12 years after which he resided in La-
tonville, Ukiah, and for two years in San Mateo. In 1913
he went to Richmond as a steamfitter for the Pullman Car
Company and thence to the police department. The town
had been incorporated a year when he arrived there and
when he joined the force James Arnold was chief and the
department consisted of only seven members.
When Chief Jones took charge of the department there
were 17 men, he now- has 37.
He has Captain George W. Bengley in charge of the
day watch and Captain Allen J. Cundy, the 4 P. M. to
midnight watch.
Inspector Edward Jennings has charge of the fully
equipped and well conducted bureau of identification,
while other inspectors are Harry Donnelly, John Kinstry
and H. M. Watson. Sergeant L. B. Bradeson has charge
of traffic.
Last month after enjoying one-way radio and knowing
what this means of communication does to make a police
department better, Chief Jones opened his two-way plant,
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The Meritorious Conduct Board has made the follow-
ing recommendations concerning applications submitted by
members of this department for meritorious conduct
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Commendation by Chief Charles W. Dullea, pursuant
to the provisions of subdivision (a), rule 535, of the rules
and regulations of the San Francisco Police Department :
Police Officers Joseph A. Carew and William A. Wil-
liams: On August 30, 1941, in the capture of one Curtis
J. Penrod, a hit and run driver, after he had fatally struck
and killed Assistant Inspector of Police Vincent P. Lynch.
Police Officer Frank J. Hughes: On March 13, 1941,
in the arrest of one Gin Wing Yee (Chinese), who was
.rmed with a fully loaded .45 calibre revolver.
Commendation by Police Commissioners Wobber, lie-
Govern and Walkup:
Police Officer Jack P. Cruickshank: On June 26, 1941.
in a gun battle with one Roy Crain, after he had held up
an oil station at 1301 Lincoln Way. Officer Cruickshank,
a' chough wounded by the culprit returned fire and
• unded said Crain.
Police Officer Luther Burton: On August 1, 1941, in
shooting of one Richard Church, who had been prowl-
ing machines and was armed with a revolver and at-
tempted to shoot the officer.
The applications of the following named members of
this department were considered by the Meritorious Con-
duct Board and determination was reached that the acts
set forth in said applications did not come within the pro-
visions of either subdivisons (a) or (b), of rule 535 of the
rules and regulatons of the San Francisco Police Depart-
ment. The" Meritorious Conduct Board, did, however,
recommend that public welfare was well served in the
police activities hereinafter mentioned, and did recom-
mend that the members hereinafter named, be commended
by their respective commanding officers who have been in-
structed to commend them in writing, and to transmit a
copj of recommendations, so that it may be placed in the
personnel folder of the particular officer.
Police Officers John Cooney and John Toomey: Ar-
rested one Wood row Crisp on November 25, 1940, for the
crime of rape on a small child, 8 years of age.
Inspectors Raymond Doherty, Frank McCann, George
O'Leary and Assistant Inspector Francis J. Ahern: For
long and arduous services performed in clearing up the
Ferrari murder case.
Police Officers Gerald Kennedy and Harrison G. Wil-
liams: Arrested one Jack Davis on September 1, 1940,
after he had stolen an automobile.
Police Officers Roy Soper and Gerald J. Reichert: Ar-
rested two ex-convicts. Marion Walker and Robert Staf-
ford on December 7, 1940, for violating the concealed
weapon act and sections 481 and 505-a of the vehicle code.
Police Officers William McRae, Donald Scott and
George Davalos: Arrested two holdup men and two ac-
complices on February 9, 1941, after they had held up the
DeWalt Hotel.
Police Officer Jack Atwood : Arrested James Noonan
and James Powers, two minors for auto theft on February
2, 1941, for auto theft, and later through this arrest,
cleared up many other burglaries and petty thefts.
Police Officers William Lingafelter and John P. Cas-
sidy: Arrested one Hugh Matson, on March 22, 1941,
who was driving while drunk and attempted to run his
car over their motorcycles when they pulled him aside,
endangering the officers' lives.
Police Officer Robert Wren: Assisted in the rescue of
one Sam Brown from drowning on May 11, 1941, at
Pier 50-B, who was floating in the bay in an unconscious
condition.
The recommendations of the Meritorious Conduct
Board, concerning Officers Jack P. Cruickshank and
Luther Burton were approved by the Police Commission
at its meeting held Monday, December 8, 1941.
The recommendations of the Meritorious Conduct
Board, concerning Police Officers Frank J. Hughes,
Joseph A. Carew and William A. Williams, are hereby
approved by Chief Dullea.
Certificates have been prepared for the officers who were
given meritorious conduct awards and they will be pre-
sented to them at a later date.
December, 1941
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The Candid Friend Says —
"// orth makes the /nun. and ivtmt uf it the fellow,
I'hi /( >t is nil but Lather or prunello"
I could always disagree with the adage makers. 1 pre-
sume those mental giants would not even give me the
honor of disagreeing with me.
Have you ever considered a policeman's uniform — deep
blue with glittering gold buttons — a shiny star as a breast
ornament and perhaps a nice wide service stripe or two?
The wearer of that glamorous outfit is an embodiment
of power and health — and looks through eyes that are
clear and manly. Now what compels even a tired business
man to give that man in blue the second glance? I answer
— that uniform. And still we hear people saying that
clothes do not make the man.
Hut. take one piece of advice from me, you men in uni-
form: There is no such thing as a worn or faded uniform.
Such things belong in the garbage can or the incinerator.
If you must wear a uniform, let it be your Sunday best.
Strangely your uniform, not your mental nor your physical
prowess, is your allure, your glamor. A non-new uniform
is virtually your undoing in the eyes of even the most
indifferent.
Our minds play pranks on us no matter how we resist.
Mentally and unconsciously we tie the most incongruous
things together — and, try as we may, we cannot get away
from this or that unreasonable mental tie up.
One of the examples of this mental trait in my case is
pairing a wedding gown and a policeman's uniform. No
possible connection you will say. No — but it has been one
of my mental dual pictures these many years.
While I have been around our police headquarters I
have seen hundreds of young men who had just become
police recruits radiating all the happiness so noticeable on
the faces of the young hopefuls who emerge each June
from our city churches.
These young police recruits took their simple oath of
office as heartily as any pair of young love birds starting
out to prove to themselves that idea of two being able to
live as cheaply as one. Always I realized that both groups
had some tough sailing ahead — yes, sailing too tough, alas,
for too large a percentage.
Take the young police recruit. He was bubbling with
happiness. Sure, he had just been sworn into a life job —
and had made that job through the toughest kinds of
physical and other tests which so many of his fellow towns-
men were unable to overcome.
Here he is one of "the city's finest," physically fit, with
very many years ahead. Fate, he agreed, had certainly dealt
kindly with him. But. had she?
Crafty masters of river steamers are always guessing
and worrying about what is "around the bend." To do so
is a vital part of their job. On this worrying and plotting
and planning their success or dismal failure depends.
On seeing groups of young police recruits chatting and
so happy-looking on the day of their appointment, I always
felt an urge to yell so loudly they would be startled into
listening to mc: "Young police officer, beware! Make
haste slowly. Your task is a heavy one, but. remember, you
have mam years in which to perform it. There is no part
of your duty that you may shirk or carelesslj perform
without hurting either the department, the public, yourself
or your family."
A long, uneven road stretches ahead of the young police
officer. To aid him on this difficult journey 1 could write
at least 20 times 10 commandments and still not feel at
all satisfied that 1 had covered all the necessary points.
On her wedding day the happy bride is the center of
attraction for all eyes. But, that is the only time — just
that one day. But how about our jubilant police recruit —
with his cap and natty uniform? Yes, and the power that
has just been conferred upon him? What a difference —
there he is the observed of all observers that first day of
his police life and for X times 365 days! Ami remember
the immense throngs that will observe him are not all
friends and curiosity seekers either.
If ever anyone is out on his own, so to say, it is a police
officer — the first day he dons the uniform, yes, and right
up to the hour he receives his last paycheck as a police
department member.
To be one's own pilot and captain and cook is quite a
man-sized job in any line of endeavor — even without
criticism from the sidelines. But the police officer performs
strictly alone, and his performance had better be good,
with never a false step. His audience knows what it wants,
and it is strictly up to him and him alone to deliver it, un-
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BAY COUNTIES'
Peace Officers' Association
MEETINGS EVERY MONTH
Chief Thomas F. Burke, President
Captain Bernard McDonald, Secretary-Treasurer
The regular monthly meeting of the Bay Counties bert A. Rhine, Captain F. J. McGuire, San Francisco
Peace Officers' Association was held at Lakeside Country Police Department; George R. Reilly, member Board of
Club, San Francisco, on Thursday, December 11, 1941, Equalization; H. Helgoe, American Hawaiian Steamship
with Chief of Police Charles W. Dullea as host. The Company; Frank Tharp, Burns Detective Agency ; A. B.
following members and guests were present: Camp, American Hawaiian Steamship Company; Captain
Chief Donald T. Wood
AV<ic Association President
Chief T. F. Burke, Captain of Inspectors Bernard Mc-
Donald ; Judge Edward P. Murphy, William P. Wob-
ber, president, San Francisco Police Commission ; Police
Commissioner Ward G. Walkup and Brigadier General
William Ord Ryan, commanding general, Fourth Inter-
ceptor Command.
Thomas A. Marlowe, state narcotics division ; Dr. Leo
J. McMahon, Captain Leo J. Tackney, San Francisco
Police Department; Walter R. Creighton, state narcotics
division ; Police Inspector J. W. Schilling, Inspector Mar-
shall Burnett, state narcotics division; W. V. A. Schmidt,
R. V. Armstrong, state narcotics division; George M.
Healy, director of personnel, San Francisco Police Depart-
ment; Captain of Police Charles F. Skelly; Rex Leslie,
Court Smith, Captain of Police Aloysius O'Brien ; T. P.
Hunter, state board of medical examiners; Norbert P.
O'Brien, state dental board; Captain M. E. I. Mitchell,
San Francisco Police Department ; Opie L. Warner, edi-
tor, Police and Peace Officers' Journal; Don Mar-
shall, district liquor administrator; Captain of Traffic
Albert S. Munn, San Francisco Police Department; Al-
Captain Bernard J. McDonald
Re-elected Secretary-Treasurer
John J. Wade, San Francisco Police Department; Wil-
liam P. Golden, assistant district attorney; J. J. Casey,
Captain of Police; F. J. O'Ferrall, state narcotics division.
Police Officer Myron A. Hooke, L. Etherington, Lieu-
tenant P. J. Murray, San Francisco Police Department;
H. L. Treganowen, Captain John A. Reed, San Francisco
Police Department; A. J. Kane. Kane's Detective Agency;
Jack Laurence, "Lloyd's;" Captain Joseph M. Walsh, San
Francisco Police Department ; J. C. Meinbress, Dun-
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can Matheson, treasurer, San Francisco; W. E. Schoppe,
National Auto Theft Bureau ; Captain of Police John M.
Sullivan ; Martin Fay, State Hoard of Equalization ;
George Filmer, public utilities commission; Chief Paul E.
Madden, state narcotics division, of San Francisco; Cap-
tain E. F. Cassell, California Highway Patrol; Arthur
W. Tyo, disaster relief council; J. P. Britt, Frank Fer-
rea, Sergeant M. Trinta, Police Department; Councilman
Edward J. Reilly, E. M. Pollock, license collector, and
C. A. Ginnever, city treasurer, all of San Mateo.
John J. Harper, chief of police; Charlie McCarthy,
Councilman E. R. McDonald, W. A. Hives, of Burlin-
game.
Sheriff James J. McGrath, Chief of Police C. L. Col-
lins, Deputy Sheriff Hugh P. Williams and Fire Chief
Mark E. Ryan, of Redwood City.
Daniel K. York, district attorney's office; Chief of Po-
lice E. C. Riordan and Undersheriff John Claussen, Jr.,
of Napa.
Sheriff Walter B. Sellmer, State Game Warden M. F.
Joy and H. W. Elliott, liquor control officer, of San
Rafael.
Councilman C. B. Spotswood, Constable E. O. Woods
and L. L. Feathers, chief of police, of Los Gatos.
A. H. Excell, chief of police, and Chris Madsen, con-
stable, of Mountain View.
Deputy Sheriff W. L. Adams and James T. Drew, of
Oakland.
Chief of Police W. J. Wisnom and Councilman Ken-
neth Monteagle, of Hillsborough.
Chief of Police W. L. Maher, San Bruno; Chief of
Police W. V. Nicholson, Larkspur; R. C. Shannon, state
police, Imola ; Chief of Police Donald T. Wood, San An-
selmo ; Chief of Police J. A. Greening, Berkeley ; Chief
of Police H. A. Zink, Palo Alto, and Sheriff A. A. Wilkie,
Santa Rosa.
Chief of Police G. J. Foster, Sebastopol ; Father Nor-
bert W. Feely, chaplain, B. C. P. O. A., Yountville ; Lieu-
tenant Alan W. Wilder, air corps ; Major Burton D.
Willis, C. W. S., Presidio; Chief of Police James G.
Reardon, Daly City; Chief of Police Louis Belloni, South
San Francisco, and Chief of Police G. V. Pingree, Corte
Madera.
In addition to the annual election of officers the meeting
was really one of the most successful ones held by the
association during the year, those present representing
local, state and federal governments.
Brigadier General Ryan, of the Fourth Interceptor
Command, in his all too-short talk impressed on all that
the blackouts following the bombing of Hawaii were not
practices and were called for because enemy planes were
aloft.
He sketched the duties of the uniformed forces of the
nation, which includes the police and other peace officers
and from his action and words he was well pleased with
the progress being made in the civilian defense program
in this area. He openly complimented the setup the peace
officers hereabouts have worked out.
Deputy Chief Riordan followed General Ryan and
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RICHMOND CLEANING WORKS
Cleaning, Pressing and Dyeing
229 MACDONALD AVENUE
RICHMOND. CALIF.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
December, 1941
stated the people can feel glad that General Ryan is in
charge here and in case of danger, will see that everything
is done to safeguard the public.
He also stated San Francisco would do a good job in
perfecting the defense organization.
Major Willis spoke of the various kinds of bombs, Euro-
pean and American, and of magnesium and other sub-
stances used in their making. He pointed out a number of
bombs are quite simple even though dangerous in use.
In discussing our present preparedness conditions here, he
stressed the necessity for keeping calm and using common
sense even in the case of actual attack. People must re-
member, he stated, how easily our bridges may be blocked
and our normal traffic tied up. Because our homes are vir-
tually tinder boxes is another of the many reasons why it
is the duty of each one to train himself or herself for the
work and the proper action when and if trouble comes.
Chief of Police Charles W. Dullea, the host of the
occasion, introduced his police commissioners and the
captains of his department. He also introduced Duncan
Matheson, treasurer of the city and county of San Fran-
cisco and formerly captain of inspectors of the San Fran-
cisco Police Department, and Rev. Father Norbert Feely,
of Yountville, chaplain of the association.
Judge Edward Murphy, speaker of the day, stressed the
great importance of the work of the law enforcement
officer of this present day. He also pointed out the great
necessity of working in harmony and perfect cooperation
during the present crisis. The speaker stressed the fact that
he had really been pleased to attend the meeting, coming
in contact with the very men who are the leaders in our
defense councils.
Chief Greening, of Berkeley, pointed out the many
prompt and effective moves which could and should be
made, in the matter of telephoning information, etc. He
also stated that we should not look for perfect coordina-
tion in our efforts during this crisis, for the reason that
friction can naturally be expected in the best organizations
— hence perfection is not obtainable in this or any time in
future. We have done considerable work along protective
lines already, he stated, and look to still further success, be-
cause of the general willingness to be helpful.
Brief addresses were made concerning present war ex-
igencies by George Reilly and Don Marshall of the State
Board of Equalization ; Kenneth Monteagle of the city of
Hillsborough, and James McGrath, sheriff of San Ma-
teo county, also Edward Reilly of San Mateo county.
Mr. Reilly stated that his force of field officers under
Don Marshall were at the disposal of the proper authori-
ties for any service during the present emergency, a
promise that elicited applause.
Joseph A. Murphy, of the defense council of San Fran-
cisco detailed minutely the various necessary phases of the
work of his organization, from budgeting the general ef-
fort down to educating the volunteer workers in individual
and collective duties. He pointed out the many things
which the workers must learn first themselves, such as
what to do in case of a gas attack or an enforced evacua-
tion of the city. He reviewed what has been done bv his
Telephone Richmond I 181
Alan J. Robinson. Proprietor
THE RED ROBIN
ATHLETIC CLUB
Beer, Wines and Liquors
400 PULLMAN AVENUE RICHMOND, CALIF.
Telephone Richmond 4666
Frank Krenshaw, Prop.
JOYCE CAFE
A Good Place to Eat
Dinners from 35c to 65c
3 32 SECOND STREET
RICHMOND. CALIF.
EL CORTEZ CLUB AND CAFE
Refreshments and Food
CUTTING AND PULLMAN RICHMOND, CALIF.
Telephone Richmond 52 19 — Day or Night
Compliments of the
K. & M. GARAGE
Complete Automotive Service
As good as the best — cheaper than the rest
330 SEVENTH STREET RICHMOND. CALIF.
Telephone Richmond 2664 M Ross
EL CERRITO POULTRY CO.
Eggs — From Ranch to You
"Milk Fed Poultry"
1417 SAN PABLO AVENUE EL CERRITO, CALIF.
BANK CLUB
201 RICHMOND AVENUE
RICHMOND. CALIF.
Telephone Richmond 273 1
MOSS ROSE BAKERY
For Better Bakery Products
720 MACDONALD AVENUE RICHMOND, CALIF.
Telephone Richmond 367 Al Schneider
BEN SCHNEIDER 8C SON
Men's Clothes
626 MACDONALD AVENUE RICHMOND, CALIF.
NEW AND SECOND-HAND FURNITURE
Come in and see us for a bargain.
Prices reasonable . . . we know we can satisfy you.
333 MACDONALD AVENUE
RICHMOND, CALIF.
CHARLES RAINOLDI
The Pine Inn
18 STANDARD AVENUE PT. RICHMOND. CALIF.
Telephone SUtter 2017
LINDAUER 8C CO.
35 OAK GROVE STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
(Between Harrison and Bryant— Fifth and Sixth)
Telephone MArket 6336 J. A. Arnke
ARNKE IRON WORKS
Manufacturers of Ornamental Metals and Structural Iron
Bronze, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Fire Escapes
780-786 BRANNAN STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone EXbrook 3716
SCHAFER'S MILL
Mill Work - Built-in Fixtures - Mouldings
Doors - Sash
732 BRYANT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone UNderhill 5026 A. H Miller. Sales Engineer
THE RIX COMPANY. INC.
Euclid Trucks and Tampers - Pneumatic Tools
Generator Sets - Gas Engines
Air Compressors
582 SIXTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
December. 1941
POLICE AND PKACT. OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 21
council and expressed hope in the future of a movement
which has been so heartily responded to by the good citi-
zens of San Francisco.
Paul Madden, state chief narcotic agent, told of the
efforts of the members of his state organization to be ready
to meet any emergency that may arise calling for assist
ance to our citizens by the inspectors to our citizens under
his command. For this purpose, he stated, his inspectors
are at present taking a special course of instructions to be
ready instantly to aid individuals or groups needing
prompt and proper first aid, etc.
The annual election resulted in securing the following
officers of the association for the year 1942:
President, Donald T. Wood, chief of police, San An-
selmo; vice-president, John A. Greening, chief of police,
Berkeley; secretary-treasurer, Bernard J. McDonald, cap-
tain of inspectors, San Francisco.
At the conclusion of the meeting, retiring president of
the association, Chief Thomas F. Burke, San Mateo,
thanked the members of the association for their aid in
making the term of his presidency a real success. His re-
marks were heartily applauded.
No date was set for next meeting. Chief Nicholson's
invitation to hold the next meeting in Larkspur accepted.
* * *
NOTES OF THE DECEMBER MEETING
Chief Dullea demonstrated the effects of his service dur-
ing the last World War in the marines, as he introduced
General Ryan, when he said: "We of the peace officers
do what he says, and don't ask the reasons why."
-* * *
A guest of Police Commissioners Wobber and Walkup
was George Filmer, utilities commissioner, who was deeply
interested in the proceedings of the peace officers.
* * *
Father Feely, who has been transferred to Yountville,
where he furnishes spiritual aid to the veterans of other
wars, never misses a meeting of the Bay Officers' associa-
tion, of which he has been its only chaplain.
* * *
Joseph Murphy, head of the San Francisco Civilian De-
fense Council, gave a most interesting resume of the talks
affecting national defense as set forth by the various speak-
ers, and as it can be applied to the program he is doing
so much to make a success.
* * -*-
Sheriff James McGrath, of San Mateo county, said the
time has come when the peace officers must put everything
else secondary to the national needs for unity and action
in taking care of the people who have to stay at home.
* * *
Chief Greening of Berkeley, stated that in Alameda
county those in charge of national defense met daily at
9:30 A. M. in the offices of District Attorney Ralph Hoyt.
Reports of what was being done, what should be done and
correcting any mistakes that might have occurred was
handled by Sheriff Gleason, chiefs of police from every
city and town in the county and other public officials and
leading citizens appointed to civilian defense work.
iiQf*
^>
First
in program
popularity
Joseph Murphy, who was manager of the American
Trust Co. branch bank on 16th street «nd was given a
leave of absence to take over the important work of
organizing the civilian defense program, said he took this
step because of his deep affection for San Francisco Po-
lice Department and his respect for its accomplishments.
He said Mayor Angelo J. Rossi and Chief Dullea were
to be given great credit for the fine showing they have
made to date. He said under the leadership we now have
in this city San Francisco will come through this emerg-
ency as it has through three great fires that have laid the
city low.
* * *
Captain of Traffic Munn said it was surprising how
many people wanted special permission to drive cars dur-
ing blackouts. He said the only motor vehicles permitted
to operate on the streets during blackouts were the police,
fire and health department cars.
* * *
Chief Burke, who has served as president for the past
year, has had one of the most successful years in the asso-
ciation's history. Every meeting has been well attended,
good programs have been provided and splendid food set
before the members and guests as they gathered in the
various host cities.
Of Service to Yachting . . Richmond -4321
BILL SMART — Lessee of
RICHMOND YACHT HARBOR
CUTTING BOULEVARD
RICHMOND. CALIF.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
December, 1941
MEETING NEW TRAFFIC PROBLEMS
(Continued from page 11)
The requirements of the national defense program can-
not be met without a well organized, well planned, traf-
fic division. The work of the San Francisco Police Depart-
ment in its traffic control program has been expedited by
the fact that we in that city have adopted all of the
recommended standards of the Safety Division of this
association.
Certainly no program can operate effectively without
having a centralized control. We have instituted through
a reorganization process a functional set-up that is now in
this time of emergency showing us how we can cope with
our various aspects of this problem. We have definite lines
of authority, clearly drawn, each division of the traffic
bureau has its own specific function to perform and there
is no conflict in duties or assignments of personnel. The
bureau is under the direct control of a captain and each
of the subdivisions of the bureau is under the control of
a separate lieutenant. We subscribe to that rule of admin-
istration that says, "in the interest of efficiency, the func-
tion to be performed should be delegated to the last sub-
ordinate agency that may diligently carry this function
through to a successful conclusion." This in no indefinite
terms implies that no man or group of men can know all
there is to know about everything. The executive or other
person responsible for delegating functions and duties, who
early realizes this principle, early finds that his organiza-
tion will operate in a smooth and effective manner.
In line with our plans for effective organization we
always maintain adequate supervision, not only by means
of personnel check by contact, but also by the use of
administrative records. It is possible for an executive to
supervise the personnel without ever leaving his office.
We find however, that a combination of the two makes
for efficiency and better morale among the men.
Due to increase in the problem in the last year, we have
been fortunate to show to the city fathers the need for
more personnel. The utilization of departmental records
for this purpose has more than rewarded us for our rec-
ords installation. We sold the need for more men by show-
ing as a matter of record, what we were doing, what we
had already accomplished, the rise in the problem and the
need for more personnel if we were to effectually attempt
to cope with the anticipated increase in personnel needs.
Even with the acquisition of additional personnel how-
ever, we still needed to properly train these men so that
they would be equipped to step into the "firing line" and
take their place with the men who had been doing this
kind of work before and had by reason of training and
experience qualified as capable officers. The new men were
trained as all of our new men are trained, they were
sent to the police academy for a thorough course of training
for a three months' period.
We in San Francisco were fortunate in having already
established an accident prevention bureau and a selective
enforcement program. We have continually utilized our
records, by intelligent analysis, and program planning. We
have set our objectives and by hard work have watched_
Phone WAlnut 64 1 I
ANNE MANDEL
WHOLESALE NOVELTIES
1033 COLDEN GATE AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
Phone South San Francisco 3 100
Compliments of
South San Francisco General Hospital
500 GRAND AVENUE
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone ORdway 8500
Season's Compliments to the Force
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gifts of Candies from
BLUM'S
POLK AT CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SUtter 5600
SCHWABACHER & CO.
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
Members. New York Stock Exchange
600 MARKET STREET at Montgomery SAN FRANCISCO
Get your next SUIT at . . .
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H. Fred Suhr, President Herbert F. Suhr, Manager
Lady Attendant
A SATISFACTORY PLAN — Families who require Funeral Serving
and have a limited amount to spend will find our plan for compl.te
service all that their hearts may desire. Consult us privately at
any time, no matter how little you care to spend.
H. F. SUHR CO., Inc.
MORTICIANS
Telephone Mission 1811
2919 MISSION ST, between 25th and 26th SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone DOuglas 1323
G. W. Thomas Drayage & Rigging Co.
GENERAL DRAYING
SAFE AND MACHINERY MOVING
LONC DISTANCE HAULING - RIGGING
776 FOLSOM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
December, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 23
these objectives materialize. This year in spite of a na-
tional increase in the number of traffic fatalities, we have
a 20 per cent reduction in fatalities. We have faced and
will face in the future, new and more complicated prob-
lems of national defense and its sister problem of traffic.
We do not intend to slacken our concentration on the
traffic set-up. Instead I have given orders to the men of
my department that in times of emergency, police officers
must redouble their efforts to effect a solution to our
problems. The men have responded, witness the present
reduction in fatalities.
The fortunate situation with respect to our accident
bureau is that it is flexible and can be likened to a division
of troops in mechanized warfare, we can send them to the
areas of conflict as these areas become apparent. We know
from our records where our problem exists, all of our plan-
ning is from our records. Sharp shooting in traffic is as
important as the effectiveness of ''jeep" buggies and me-
chanized units in the army, we must by experience antici-
pate and prepare for any problem that arises.
BIG BROTHER BUREAU HAS GOOD
WAY TO RAISE CHRISTMAS FUNDS
The Good Fellows radio auction was conducted on
time donated by Station KSAN. The articles and purchase
certificates were donated by individuals and firms whose
names were mentioned as each item was offered. This ac-
tivity was carried on by the Civitan Club of San Fran-
cisco in cooperation with the Big Brother Bureau of the
San Francisco Police Department. All money received
from this auction was put into a special welfare fund of
the Civitan Club to be used to care for the special needs
of deserving people. All work done is cleared through the
Christmas Bureau which sees that the money is well spent
and makes certain that there are no duplications.
The Civitan Club is interested in all activities which are
in keeping with the purpose of their club as indicated by
their motto: "Builders of Good Citizenship." They be-
lieve in training youth in the ways of good citizenship and
in rehabilitating those of all ages who may have lost their
footing on the way. They feel that it is easier for people
to be good citizens when they are properly housed, clothed
and fed and when they are in good health and have
suitable employment.
As the holiday season approached, they found that there
was a great deal to be done in building the spirit and
morale of our underprivileged citizens. They were sure
San Franciscans would like to have a part in this pro-
gram and were not disappointed.
Started on November 10, and every Monday, Wednes-
day, Friday and Saturday thereafter at 9.05 P. M., the
auctions continued to draw interest and bring bidders who
purchased many of the gifts sent in by the good people of
San Francisco to help Lieutenant Reilly and his Big
Brother Bureau carry on their work. Scotty Butterworth,
Warden Clinton Duffy and Judge Twain Michelson
were among the citizens serving as radio auctioneers.
Established 185 2
SHREVE 8C COMPANY
JEWELERS, SILVERSMITHS, STATIONERS
POST STREET at CRANT AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone HEmlock 5 580
Ernest Roe, Manager
COAST WIRE COMPANY
Flat and Round Stitching Wire
Coil and Cut Length Strapping Wire
Stitching Machines
39 GILBERT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
(Between 6th and 7th Streets at Bryant)
Telephone GArfield 8784
AMERICAN PATTERN WORKS
G. B. Suber
772 BRYANT STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
ROSENBROCK & HAACK
DRAY1NG
2853 ARMY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
NOONAN BROS.
VAN & STORACE
2006 UNION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
RICHMOND SANITARY CO.
290 DIVISION STREET
SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
E. I. duPont de Nemours 8C Co., Inc.
PAINTS, VARNISHES, DUCO AND DULUX FINISHES
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
December, 1941
PRAISE FOR THE FBI ACADEMY
(Continued from page 8)
police and none of the shortcomings. I thoroughly agree
with J. Edgar Hoover that the Ogpu should remain in
Russia, the Gestapo in Germany and the Orva in Italy.
We want none of their filthy slime in America. You men
have been trained to keep them away from our shores. May
you never fail in your task.
As you conclude this period of training, I would urge
upon you the importance of loyalty to your profession, of
loyalty to your department and to your superiors. As El-
bert Hubbard has so well put it, "An ounce of loyalty is
worth a pound of cleverness." Your training here will
avail you little if you allow yourselves to swerve for a
moment from the path of loyalty and devotion to the ideals
of the cause you serve.
The really great men have been those who contributed
most liberally of their services to mankind. You will not
get rich in worldly goods in your chosen profession, but
you have a golden opportunity to enrich your lives through
unselfish service to others. The criterion of your success
will be whether you have served well and faithfully your
fellow man. America needs you today more than ever
before ; I know you will not fail her.
You were selected to attend the EBI National Police
Academy because you were outstanding mentally, morally,
and physically. That you have courage is unquestionable.
Many of you perhaps would not be here today were it not
for personal sacrifice and unfailing devotion to a cause.
Today is a critical hour in world history. You and I are
daily witnessing the passing parade of world events that
will loom large in shaping, not only the maps of the world,
but perhaps the very destiny of our blessed land. In such
an hour the challenge rings out to every citizen to stand
at attention and to respond to the call of his country. That
call may be to go into military training, as many of our fine
young men are doing; it may be to give up business, leave
our families and put on the uniform, as so many of our
reservists have done at great sacrifice. The call to service
may come in a thousand different ways and forms. What-
ever it may be, whenever it may come, no matter what the
sacrifice may be — may God give us the strength and the
vision to answer that call as befits Americans. As guardians
of the law, you have a most important part to play in this
tragic hour. Not only do we have foes from without, but
we may well have to meet and contend with foes from
within. More power to you.
In closing I wish to pay my respects to your great di-
rector, J. Edgar Hoover. America is fortunate in having
him in this trying hour. To the job at hand, J. Edgar
Hoover brings sterling character, years of ripe experience,
and a life devoted to the maintenance of law and order
and upholding American traditions. He has built a great
organization. We are proud of it. We need it today.
At Valley Forge on a memorable night, with the enemy
approaching in the dark shadows, it is said that George
Washington sent for his staff. They gathered around him.
He impressed upon them the seriousness of the situation
and the danger that lurked in the darkness. He dismissed
ELITE MACHINE WORKS
22 7 SEVENTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
JAMES W. McALISTER, Inc.
1200 VAN NESS AVE.
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SUtter 1273
NIPPON PRESS
46 1 BUSH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Tol.-phone EXbrook 4977
Hours: 9:00-5:30— Sat. 9:00-1:00
ANCHOR LOAN COMPANY
Salary — Auto — Furniture
206 PACIFIC BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO
82 I Market Street at Fourth Street
Telephone MArket 5245
Expert Furriers
BEETZ BROS. 8C CO., Inc.
Fur Stock Complete - Manufacturing, Remodeling
Repairing, Cleaning
One Store: 475 HAIGHT STREET, SAN FRANCISCO
Near Fillmore. Cars 6-7-17-22
Telephone GArfield 7589
COAST DRAPERY MFG. CO.
96 IESSIE STREET
Corner Anthony
(Second Floor)
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone EXbrook 2500
CHAS. M. BAILEY CO., Inc.
667 FOLSOM STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
YAMATO POOL PARLOR
1729 POST STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SUtter 2415
S. E. OLSON
DISPLAY BUILDER
Window Backgrounds, Display Sets, Booths, Traveling Displays
43 1 JESSIE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Since 1905
Phone CArfield 7512
M. G. WEST COMPANY
Office Furniture — Filing Equipment
Office Planning
117 FRONT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone MArket 6262
STONE'S LINEN SUPPLY CO.
Butchers. Grocery and Fruits Gowns
1124 HARRISON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone Fillmore 3535
ORIGINATORS
YCRE FRENCH BAKERY
The Home of Crisp Rolls
1923-25 FILLMORE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
WILLIAMS-WALLACE CO.
160 HOOPER STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
them with this admonition : "Tonight, put only Ameri-
cans on guard." In this tragic hour in our country when
we may be beset by unseen dangers, we adopt again the
slogan of Valley Forge: "Put only Americans on guard."
We feel that in you that sentiment is represented. May
God give you strength and guidance for your task.
December, 1941
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 25
OUR PEACE OFFICERS WERE READY
It anyone had an) doubts as to how earnest are the
peace officers of the region comprising the bay counties
in taking on the responsibilities of protecting the civilian
population, assist in providing food, shelter, medical aid,
and other necessities of lite in case of evacuation, thev
should have attended the meeting called on short notice by
Mayor LaGuardia oi New York, head of the nation's
civilian defense. The meeting held in San Francisco was
attended hv even peace officer charged with important
work in leading the program for defense.
He know that the chiefs of police, sheriffs, constables,
district attorneys of the entire state have heen working
since last January on the plans promoted by Attorney Earl
Warren, Chief Bodie Wallman, junior past president of
the State Peace Officers' Association. Chief Dullea, Sheriff
Dan Murphy, of the Sheriffs Association, District Attor-
ney Ralph Hoyt of Alameda county, and others in this
section of the state.
This magazine has from time to time given an account
of those things that publicity would not hurt, showing
what progress has heen made in organizing the various
counties in the bay area jurisdiction, and we are fearless in
saj ing that we do not believe am other section of the coun-
try was better prepared for what happened on December
7. than the bay counties.
Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley, important centers and
subject to the same attack by enemies as San Francisco,
have a most elaborate and comprehensive program worked
out and in action.
Sheriff Gleason has handled the unincorporated areas of
the counties.
Chief Wallman of Oakland. Chief Smith of Alameda,
Chief Pflaum of Piedmont, Chief Greening of Berkeley
are well able to carry out the plans of the national
defense council as well as those of local councils.
CHASSEUR GROCERY
Groceries. Fruits and Vegetables
Fresh Poultry
128 STANDARD AVENUE
PT. RICHMOND. CALIF.
Telephone Richmond 1356
Ed Wendl
GRAND GARAGE
Complete Auto Service
Body and Fender Work - Battery and Tire Service
100 per cent Standard Gas and Oils
130 STANDARD AVENLH PT. RICHMOND. CALIF.
Telephone Richmond I 109
Mrs. M. Rooney, Proprietor
THE NATIONAL
ROOM and BOARD
Rates Reasonable - Lounge Room
443 STANDARD AVENUE PT. RICHMOND. CALIF.
For fine board — plenty of good food — room with
THE AMERICAN BOARDING HOUSE
Close to Shipyards
2 10 TUNNEL AVENUE
PT. RICHMOND. CALIF.
Telephone Richmond 2406
Charlie (Swede) Prop.
SHIP'S CAFE & BAR
Good liquors at reasonable prices
Modern and Old-time tunes — Dance to your heart's cont-nl
Lots of fun
531 STANDARD AVENUE PT. RICHMOND. CALIF.
Spend an idle hour — dine and dance with
WALT and ADDIE. at
RICHMOND YACHT HARBOR INN
Beer and Wine - Sandwiches and Dinners
TWO BLOCKS FROM TODD SHIPYARDS
Richmond 4650-R
Free Estimates
THURMANS CABINET SHOP
Designers and Builders of de luxe Kitchen Cabinets
5926 ALAMEDA STREET EL CERRITO. CALIF
Corner San Pablo Avenue
Landscape 5-4077
KIEFER HOME FURNITURE CO.
New and Used Furniture
347 SAN PABLO AVENUE EL CERRITO. CALIF.
ANGELO'S MARKET
Groceries, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Wines - Beer
1345 SAN PABLO AVENUE
EL CERRITO, CALIF.
Richmond 2744
i7th and MacDONALD AVE
PETE CALETTI
Expert Auto Repairs
Valve Grinding our Specialty
RICHMOND. CALIF.
FOR 1942
The Christmas Treasure Plan
of The San Francisco Bank is note open and
accepting deposits. You are invited to join.
THE SAN FRANCISCO BANK
SAVINGS Inc. Feb. 10, 1868 ■ Member F derai Deposit Ins. Corp. TRUST
526 California Street. San Francisco
Parker S. Maddux, President
^ SEVEN OFFICES— EACH A COMPLETE ti . 1 N K +
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FLASHES
December, 1941
Sutter 2020, always a popular telephone number, is at
its greatest popularity peak these days. The San Fran-
cisco Police Department certainly rates highly with our
excited citizens.
Here is a brand new question :
Man's voice: 'About this blackout business — to settle
an argument a couple of us have here — who can a man
sue for damages coming to him through having his pockets
picked during the period of a blackout ? I maintain he has
a suit against the government, but one of my friends says
it is the State of California and another says he would
sue the San Francisco Police Department."
Police Officer: "This blackout business is really a pro-
tective measure and like any other provision for the great-
est good to the greatest number of our citizens it is sup-
posed to be lived up to by all those concerned."
Man: "Then we are all wrong and I for one am glad
because my wife does love to start a suit at any time."
-* * *
Complainant: "Officer, if a man takes more than $200
from you can he be sent to San Quentin?"
Officer: "Well, circumstances alter cases, and the grav-
ity of the crime would depend on how he defrauded you,
as, for instance, if he beat and robbed you in connection
with the taking the jury would not be likely to look with
as much leniency on the offense as they would if he merely
embezzzled the money. What are the circumstances of the
case r
Complainant: "To tell you the truth officer, I would
rather if he had held me up at the point of gun, for then
I would have a chance to hold onto my money. I knew
him slightly and he acted and talked like a real good
fellow. He told me he could save me money in buying
some gadgets I needed for my shop. But what do you
think he did ? He spent my good dough betting on horses
I never even heard of and boasted that was the only way
to get a real thrill out of the ponies. If I thought he would
go to San Quentin I would certainly see the thing through.
As it is I think I will get him and my money too at a later
date. Thanks."
( There you have a rugged citizen uho does not ivant to
burden the poor taxpayers.)
* * *
Officer: "Police Department."
Whispering Man (in a haunted whisper): "Inside of
one hour — 60 minutes, they will pull off the holdup!"
Officer: "What holdup?"
Whispering man: "The bank here at the corner."
Officer: "But banks are closed now — it is exactly 2.00
A.M."
Whispering man: "My mistake brother. I guess the
fellows in this flop house were talking about some other
town." * # *
Lady's voice: "Is this the Police Department?"
Officer: "Yes. Did you want to make a complaint?"
Lady: "No. But my ex-husband is drunk and I want
him out of the way before my husband gets home. He gets
very angry when he sees any of my old beaus around and
I was afraid it would get in the papers if he beat him up."
* * *
Here is another on the civilian defense:
"Officer, will my husband get a pension if he breaks a
leg or anything while doing his duty notifying people?"
(And they say women do not look ahead!)
* * *
"Officer. My husband and I thought that you being a
police officer would know more about how to behave in
the case of sudden blackouts than we do. If it comes in a
restaurant would you get as near the street door as pos-
sible and remain there — or just stay right at the bar or at
your table?"
( Officers have to be able to think on their feet — just like
good after-dinner speakers.)
* * *
Now, this is a lady who does not want to make any
enemy of her neighbors.
"Police department — please take down this number,
phone it and tell them to let in their dog who is howling
because it is raining. I'd phone but they know my voice."
* * *
Although the police department lines are kept constantly
busy with supposed emergency calls and the police depart-
ment sends radio cars hither and yon in response to many
that prove too trivial to be considered, it is noticeable that
quite a number of our good citizens on being given our
police number by mistake seem to be quite perturbed, and
are very definite in so stating. Take this one for instance:
Man's voice: "Hello, are you ever going to send over
that beer?"
Officer: "There must be some mistake. This is the
Police Department."
Same voice: "The cops. I wouldn't drink it if they gave
it to me free!"
Telephone HEmlock 8093 All Work Guaranteed
J. A. KERN
Boiler, Tank and Stack Repairs - Boilers and Machinery bought,
sold and exchanged. Complete installation of plants.
Equipped with Portable Outfits — Gas Burners, all types
482 SEVENTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SUtter 5336-7
Frank Brickie - Clarence Ell°sen - Chas. W. Foley
BEFCO AUTOMOTIVE
Engineering - Construction
Maintenance
758 BRYANT STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephones: ORdway 5124-5125
JACK RANIS
AUTO METAL WORKS
Radiator. Fender and Body Repairing
Lacquer Refinishing
1634-1644 PINE STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SUtter 9569 LOUIS ROLLER. Manager
PANAMA HOTEL
Room and Board
Music every evening - Dancing every Saturday
B**er - Wines - Liquors
563-565 SIXTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
December, VM1
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Yorkshire Clothing Store
24 10 Mission St.
RAndolph 4498
Hauser 4c Luggen Welding
TELL HOUSE
San Francisco 29l Sickles Ave.
San Francisco
GArfield 7399
Cut Class Repairing
A-l BEVELING WORKS
Compliments
CLARENCE ESTELLE
W. I. BIRTH
407 Howard St. San Francisco
Jack Raspiller
22 11 CLUB
460 Brannan Street
San Francisco
I8I6-A Post Street
Franc
22 I I Polk St.
San Francisco
MArket 05 38 Upholstered Furniture
F. H. HARDER COMPANY
EXbrook 6260
E. La Franconi, Prop.
THE FALSTAFF
R. K. O. GRILL
477 Hayes Street
San Francisco 601 Front Street
San Francisco 35 Taylor St.
San Francisco
Fillmore 0738 Al Ligi. Prop.
NEW MONTE CARLO CLUB
Phone Mission 1 666
CHARLEY'S TAMALE CAFE
COOPER SCREW MFG. CO.
2 125 Lombard St.
San Francisco 4133 18th Street
San Francisco 444 Brannan St.
San Francisco
Season's Greetings from
PHILIP KONTEL
Telephone HEmlock 9139
THE COUNTRY STORE
MILANO INN
1200 Mason St.
San Francisco 16 Chesley Street
San Francisco
1701 Powell St.
San Francisco
UNderhill 4939
Established 1906
CITY JUNK COMPANY
WM. J. MONIHAN CO.
THE BOYLE NEEDLE CO.
617-619 Seventh St
San Francisco 1552 Fulton Street
Richmond 474 H. Mabuchi, Prop.
CONTRA COSTA FLORIST
1226 San Pablo Avenue El Cerrito. Calif.
Telephone Richmond 591
POPULAR BAKERY
4 \ 7 Macdonald Ave.
Hampton Court Apartments
Downtown location near Civic Center
3 78 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco
FOR RELAXATION AND RECREATION
Play coin-operated Amusement Games
San Francisco 149 jsjew Montgomery St. San Francisco
Insurance
A. A. HYMAN
3 15 Montgomery St. San Francisco
Spreckel's Market Delicatessen
Richmond, Calif. Amusement Merchants Association 753 Market Street
San Francisco
Phone Hayward 790 A. C. Massa, Prop.
TONY'S MARKET
GROCERIES, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
600 JACKSON STREET HAYWARD, CALIF.
Phone VAlencia 5183
BAUER COOPERAGE CO.
New and Second Hand
SLACK BARRELS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
A Re-Coopered Barrel is better than a new one
2345 KEITH STREET SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
Telephone Millbrae 3021
ALICE'S
. . . DANCING . . .
Famous Dinners - Cocktail Lounge
MILLBRAE, CALIFORNIA ... ON EL CAM1NO REAL
COMPLIMENTS OF
SAN FRANCISCO HOG RANCH
COLMA, CALIFORNIA
MILLBRAE HIGHLANDS CO.
REAL ESTATE - INSURANCE
Choice Homesites With Marvelous View
Finest Homes $6,000 to $10,000
MILLBRAE. CALIFORNIA
Phone China 1826
CHINESE ART GUILD
Commercial Art and Photography
810 STOCKTON STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
COMPLIMENTS OF
VON'S FOOD CENTER
QUALITY GROCERIES
495 SANCHEZ STREET SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
Telephone UNderhill 2547
Earl B. Coy
UNION SUPPLY CO.
Refinery Representatives
OILS 8c GREASES
781 BRANNAN STREET
AARON GOLDBERG THEATRES
PEERLESS THEATRE — Third St.. between Mission and Howard
NEWSREEL THEATRE— Next to the Warfield Theatre
SILVER PALACE THEATRE — Market St . opposite Grant Ave.
EGYPTIAN THEATRE — Market St., opposite Jones St.
RECAL THEATRE — Market St., between Jones and Taylor Sts.
Telephone SUtter 5487 Suite 723
EMERALD H. CHARONATT
DENTAL TECHNICIAN
516 SUTTER STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone PRospect 0911
MUSIC AND ARTS INSTITUTE
OF SAN FRANCISCO
SCHOOLS OF MUSIC, DRAMA. OPERA
795 SUTTER at JONES SAN FRANCISCO
SEASON'S GREETINGS
P. E. O'HAIR & CO.
COMPLIMENTS OF
GLENN B. WHITE & ASSOCIATES
116 NEW MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
SEASONS GREETINGS FROM
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO.
260 FIFTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone YUkon 0582
Compliments of
CALIFORNIA STREET CAMERA MART
Developing. Printing . . . Est. 1898 . . . Authorized Dealers for
Eastman Kodak. Carl Zeiss, Agfa Ansco, Filmo Cameras
223 CALIFORNIA STREET SAN FRANCISCO
PACIFIC METALS COMPANY, LTD.
•'EVERYTHING IN METALS''
SAN FRANCISCO
3 100 NINETEENTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
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December. 1<MI
AIR RAID RULES
AIR RAID ALARM
These are the official air raid warning signals which hare been adopted for San
Francisco and the eight counties bordering San Francisco Bay.
No "alert" will be sounded. Instead, a signal — designed for uniformity through-
out the eight counties — will be given for immediate, simultaneous blackout.
THE BLACKOUT SIGNAL: Fluctuating siren and whistle blasts of two min-
utes' duration. The blackout signal will rise and fall in tone. Watch the street lights.
FOR ALL CLEAR: A continuous signal of two minutes' duration at a steady
pitch. Watch the street lights.
In San Francisco, the siren blasts will be sounded by the Ferry building siren and
and by all police and fire apparatus in the city and new sirens being installed.
T ▼ T
WHAT TO DO
1 — Turn out all house lights if you have
not blacked out your windows. Stay home.
When bombs fall, lie down on the floor away
from path of flying glass.
2 — If you are driving, pull car into curb,
turn out lights and get under cover and lie
down. Avoid crowded places and stay off the
streets.
3 — If incendiary bombs fall on your house,
cover them with dry sand. Keep sand bags in
your home. If possible keep garden hose at-
tached to a faucet. Play a FINE SPRAY
ONLY on bombs. A JET or SPLASH of
water will make them explode.
4 — If you have a soda-and-acid extin-
guisher (the kind you use upside down), put
your finger over nozzle to make spray. Don't
use the small cylinders of liquid on bombs.
They are all right for ordinary fires.
5 — Under raid conditions, fill your bath-
tub and all buckets for Fire Department in
case water mains are broken. Locate your
nearest fire alarm box now and use it instead
of a telephone.
6 — If gas is used, go to the most inside
room of your house (fewest doors and win-
dows) . Paste paper over windows, stuff cracks
in doors and windows with rags.
7 — Appoint one member of the house now
as air raid warden to take charge and remem-
ber all the rules.
8 — Above all, be calm. Stay home. The
enemy wants you to create a panic and rush
into the streets and highways. Don't do it.
Safety lies in taking proper shelter and com-
bating incendiary bombs correctly. Keep
blacked out until the all clear.
December, l''4l
POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 29
PENINSULA PEACE OFFICERS' ASSO.
Minutes of the Peninsula Police Officers' Association
meeting held at Chartiers, November 13, 1941. 'Flu's meet-
ing was held during the daytime with 25 members being
present.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and
approved.
Chief Wisnom, of Hillsborough, gave a report on lapel
buttons for the members, he will have samples at the next
meeting. There was a short discussion on the buying of
government bonds. The same was referred to the executive
committee.
Returns from the annual dance to date, $9,544.83.
Nomination of officers for the coming year are as fol-
lows: For president, Ed. Wheeler, San Carlos; first vice-
president, W. Wisnom, Hillsborough; second vice-presi-
dent, Tom Connors, San Mateo; secretary, John J. Hart-
nett, Burlingame ; treasurer, R. C. Theuer, Burlingame;
executive committee, Frank Steele, San Mateo; sergeant-
at-arms, E. E. Pence, San Mateo.
A motion was made and carried that every other meet-
ing be held during the daytime. The motion carried.
The secretary and treasurer were instructed to draw a
check for the money due the John Hancock Insurance
Company, in December.
A motion was made and carried to pay the bills for the
floral pieces for Mrs. Bedford and Chief Hirschey.
The next meeting will be held at South San Francisco
on January 13, 1942.
NEW AID ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
The annual election of officers of the San Francisco
Police Widows' and Orphans' Aid Association, held on
Friday, December 12, resulted in the selection of the
following to conduct the affairs of the organization for
the ensuing year:
President, Sergeant Frank P. Murphy; vice-president,
Officer George A. Langley; treasurer, Sergeant John R.
Dower (re-elected) ; recording secretary, Officer Matthew
C. Carberry ; financial secretary, Officer Owen Fogarty
(re-elected). Directors: Arthur Hextrum, retired (re-
elected), Officer J. T. Butler, Officer Arthur E. Garrett
(re-elected), Officer Walter A. Sullivan (re-elected),
Officer M. J. Reilly (re-elected).
1 here were 1173 votes cast out of a membership of
1480, the largest vote ever recorded.
Constitutional amendments No. 1 and No. 2, the first
amendment calling for the raising of the salaries of secre-
taries and treasurer; the second changing the method of
investing association funds, were both defeated. Both
amendments received a big majority but lacked the neces-
sary two-thirds vote of the entire membership.
The newly-elected officers will be installed on Jan. 9.
UNION MACHINE COMPANY
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AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALISTS . . . WHEEL ALIGNING
Official Brake Adjusting Station No. 1407
Official Headlight Adjusting Station No. 1597
240 PACIFIC AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
Phone EXbrook 7358
With Compliments
Transpacific Trading Corporation, Inc.
GENERAL IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE BLDG.
SAN FRANCISCO
NEW AVENUE MEAT MARKET
KWONG LUNG CO.
Wholesale and Retail Butchers
1142 GRANT AVENUE Near Broadway SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone EXbrook 6293 Established Since 1899
WASHINGTON BROOM COMPANY
MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS
732 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone SUtter 5289
S. la
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NEW SONOMA CREAMERY
The Only Manufacturers of "Tomales Bay" Brand Cheese
Factory, Tomales. Calif. - Branch, Los Banos. Calif.
Office: 517 WASHINGTON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Phone YUkon 1931
MONTEREY CHEESE CO.
DISTRIBUTORS OF FANCY CHEESE
Distributors of Tomales Bay Brand Cheese
244 JACKSON STREET SAN FRANCISCO
STAR POOL HALL
15 55 WEBSTER STREET
SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
Telephone Fillmore 2414 Established 1890
CAREW & ENGLISH
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Memorial Chapels
MASONIC AT GOLDEN GATE AVE. SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
Pacific Steel and Copper Plate Co.
80 7 MONTGOMERY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone Mission 0338
A. OLIVER
THE TRAPPER
DEALERS IN RAW AND MANUFACTURED FURS
Furs Remodeled and Dyed - Fur Coats Made to Order
2285 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
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MAKERS OF LOVE NEST CANDY
5 CENTS
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MILLBRAE MOTOR COURT
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HOLIDAY GREETINGS
HENRY J. KLEEFISCH
ATTORNEY- AT- LA W
MILLS TOWER SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
934 BRANNAN STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
Compliments of
A FRIEND
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
New N. B. C. Studios
December, V>41
All of those features which make radio broadcasting a
magnet, attracting the interest, enthusiasm and listener-
co-operation of the vast invisible audience, have gained
terrific momentum for the National Broadcasting Com-
pany stations, KGO and KPO, since ground was broken
for the new NBC building at Taylor and O'Farrell
streets, San Francisco, several months ago.
Constant publicity and promotion, exciting broadcasts
National Broadcasting Company's AYtl' Home
from the building site and various other pertinent activi-
ties have kept the "million-dollar home of KGO and
KPO" in the public mind. Responsive interest is gaining
strength every week and will reach a magnificent climax
when the new structure is dedicated early in 1942.
Public figures, particularly those connected with the
prevention and detection of crime feel an interest in broad-
casting that is even greater than that of the average citi-
zen because the facilities of radio have been employed so
efficiently for the benefit of the custodians of public safety.
It gives police officers an even chance on thousands of cases
which had them at a definite disadvantage before radio
made instant communication possible.
Because of its value as a newscasting medium, combined
with the co-operative attitude of the broadcasters with the
national emergency, the new broadcasting plant in San
Francisco stands well to the front in the list of those
agencies working so conscientiously for national defense.
So the new NBC building, hailed by skilled technicians
and engineers as "the most perfect broadcasting plant ever
designed," has higher meaning and value for peace officers
than for those who merely listen to the programs. KGO
and KPO are devoting many hours to national defense
today. The improved facilities of new quarters will make
those efforts much more effective.
Such service to the public can reach its maximum value
only through the American system of broadcasting, a sys-
tem which presents all sides of every question, thus pre-
serving our cherished freedom of speech. So long as it is
independent in operation it will retain the confidence of
the people. Dictatorial control, even biased censorship,
would tend to destroy that confidence.
And it is to the continuation of such service that the new
NBC building in San Francisco will be dedicated.
Architecturally, the reinforced concrete structure is of
modified streamline design. It is unique in that it contains
no windows and is completely air-conditioned. Yet it will
be an ideal combination of studios and offices, designed ex-
clusively for broadcasting purposes.
Basement and a portion of the first floor will be a park-
ing garage. All other space will be used for broadcasting.
Entrance will be on Taylor streeet, beneath a sensational
mural, 16 by 40 feet, which will be symbolic of radio
broadcasting and all it means to the peoples of the earth.
Lobby and the several foyers will extend an interesting
welcome to visitors and such activities as the newsroom,
the master control room, the traffic, recording and tran-
scription departments will be visible through windows.
Eight of the ten studios will be on the second floor.
The largest of these will accommodate up to 500 people
while others will house audiences of 250 to 300 people.
Visitors will be welcome during all broadcasting hours and
there will be no admission charge.
Engineering, libraries, announcers, producers, writers,
continuity and typing will be on the third floor while the
administrative departments and offices, such as program,
sales, auditor, press, promotion, will be with the general
manager on the fourth floor. Air conditioning equipment
will be located in the large penthouse which forms the
fifth or top floor of the building.
Such facilities will give San Francisco rating as one of
the four outstanding broadcasting centers of the United
States.
Telephone GArfield 33 77
VICTOR AARON, JONES 8C McDONALD
Certified Public Accountants
Tax Consultants
ONE ELEVEN SUTTER STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Office Phone BAyview 235 3
GREER REALTY CO.
Real Estate and Insurance
Branch Offices: 530 El Camino Real, Redwood City
1352 Lincoln Avenue, San Jose
4322 CEARY BLVD.. at 7th Ave. SAN FRANCISCO
Telephone SKyline 4664
GRAZZINI MARKET
Fine Food of Every Description
5747-5753 GEARY BLVD. (Corner 22nd Ave.) SAN FRANCISCO
MONTAGUE PIPE AND STEEL CO.
Sends Greetings to All
Peace Officers of California
I9W THIRD STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
KENYON SPENCER, Inc.
Elevator Service and Repairs
1 173 HOWARD STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
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Back in 1915 Chief of Police Charles Dullea was a
motorcycle officer at the Richmond station. One of his
fellow motorcycle officers was young Luther Arentz, now
Sergeant Arentz, of the Traffic Bureau. Sergeant Arentz
has been master of Parnassus Lodge of Masons for the
past year. On November 25 that lodge held its annual
past masters' night, climaxing one of the most successful
years in the history of the lodge.
A special program with a Chinese motif was prepared
and Chief Dullea and Commissioner Walter McGovern
were invited as special guests for the occasion. Chief
Dullea was the speaker of the evening and gave as complete
and intensely interesting a history of the San Francisco
police as this writer has ever heard. He recounted how the
personnel had improved in public regard so that today we
find members of the police department in responsible posi-
tions and honored in organizations as Sergeant Arentz
had been honored by his lodge. Commissioner McGovern
added his compliments to the Parnassus master and told
the large gathering that San Francisco had as fine a chief
of police as could be found in any city, principally because
Chief Dullea was not a politician and was not dictated to
by politicians. Politicians, Commissioner McGovern de-
clared, had done more to hamper law enforcement than
any other agency. Sergeant Arentz is the third police
officer to have headed Parnassus lodge. The late Captain
Charles Goff was the first such officer and Lieutenant Sam-
uel Miller was the second.
* * *
On November 14, Wilbur Austin was murdered in a
holdup in the shoe store he managed on Market street.
1 he slayers got away. Inspectors George Engler, of the
homicide detail, and his force of assistants went to work.
They got a break when Thomas O'Brien was caught on
a fire escape in the building Austin resided in. It looked
odd. After some scientific questioning O'Brien cracked and
told of his two pals who had taken a powder for Los
Angeles. The rest was easy. The Los Angeles police
picked up the two pals, Paul Newman, four-time loser,
and Walter Spencer White, two-time loser. They were
hustled back and the trio, after getting their noggins to-
gether, asked their attorney to see if they could make a
deal to "cop a plea" and get the book in prison instead of
the seat in the gas chamber at San Quentin. Because
there were no eye witnesses, the district attorney and the
police consented to the plea of the trio which was made
to Judge S'eiger and the boys will be over in San Quen-
tin or Folsom from now on. Fast work — for less than a
fortiv'ght after the murder the killers were on their way
to prison.
Officers Benjamin Barkan and James A. Kerr, have re-
signed from the police department and transferred to the
fire department.
* # *
On November 26, George W. Kavaney was appointed
a member of the police department subject to the one-year
probationary period.
Officer Walter Martin has resigned from the police
department and has taken a job in one of the shipyards.
Some years ago while riding a motorcycle, he fought it
out with a gang of bandits and got himself slugged.
The following transfers have been made in the San
Francisco Police Department since the last issue: Officer
Clarence H. Thompson from Co. E to Co. F ; Officer
Howard J. Frank, Co. F to Co. E ; Officer Jack Chaney,
Co. G to Co. K, motorcycle duty; Officer Matthew Cof-
fey, Jr., Co. J to Co. K, motorcycle duty; Officer Royce
B. Cannon, Co. H to Co. G, motorcycle duty.
ALEERT R. AUGER, Pacific Coast Manager
THE A. C. GILBERT COMPANY
(New Haven, Connecticut)
718 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
ED. McQUADE Phone RAndo'ph 9978
Season's Greetings to the State's Finest
McQUADE'S ASSOCIATED SERVICE
ALEMANY AND SAN .IOSE
Veedol Safety Check Lubrication — Free Pick Up and Delivery
Night: RAndolph 8254 Day: DElawar; 7278
AIRCO HEATING CO.
AIR CONDITIONING - WARM AIR HEATING
Wat>r Heaters - Sheet Metal
5240 MISSION STREET SAN FRANCISCO
GRaystone 8811 HEmlock 4188
Stempel's Quality Doughnut Shoppe
MRS. ABBOTT'S CAKES
Doughnuts. Refrig-rated Coffee Cakes. Wedding and Birthday Cakes
1616 BUSH STREET 320 FELL STREET
TRAD'R SAM
GEARY BOULEVARD and 26TH AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
1000 Business Cards. $1.95
Mail Received, $1.00 per Month
PUBLIC STENOGRAPHER
PEARL H. CONDON
Mimeographing. Typing. Addressing. Circularizing
Even'ngs bv Appointment
Tel-phones: EXbrook 2393— Res : MArket 0136
309 LIBERTY BLDG.. 948 MARKET STREET SAN "FRANCISCO
MURPHY VARNISH COMPANY
PAINTS. VARNISHES. LACQUERS. ENAMELS
1073 HOWARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
December, 1941
GIVING OFFENDERS A CHANCE
By The Editor
It is not so many years ago since a man, when found
guilty of a breach of one of the penal statutes of the
State of California, had only one alternative — in cases
where a sentence could be satisfied by a fine — namely,
pay said fine or go to jail.
Like every human law or regulation, that condition of
things had its disadvantages as well as its advantages.
Proponents of this method stoutly contended that, inas-
much as the person charged with a public offense had
violated a law, it was only just and proper that he
should pay the state penalty provided for such a viola-
tion. They further contended that this definite and well-
understood result deterred people from committing crime
— especially those who had a previous conviction against
them.
Then, as now, the politicians wanted favors for their
friends — even in serious felony cases. There was no such
thing as a suspended sentence — and provision for pro-
bation was unthought of.
Under present laws, probation and the so-called sus-
pended sentence give our courts more latitude, and enable
our judges to temper justice with mercy — especially in
the case of first offenders. Under former conditions a
first offender became a felon and thus an outcast, as it
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SEASON'S CREET1NGS
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Bunker phone : MOntrose 1 025 Office phone : MOntrose 1 693
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CALIFORNIA SAND BUNKERS
3333 JUDAH STREET SAN FRANCISCO
Bunkers location: 38th and Ulloa St., 39th and Vicente St.
were, to society, and a weight of sorrow upon his im-
mediate family, notwithstanding the fact that previous
to that first slip he had been an outstanding citizen and
a credit to society.
Today during a suspended sentence a first offender
learns what even a brief few days in prison means. He
also becomes aware of the work which our probation
officers so conscientiously pursue. A combination of these
two experiences, in the vast majority of cases, has the de-
sired result of definitely saving a first offender from a
criminal career.
Today members of the police department realize the
good to society at large and to the particular first offender
concerned of avoiding a state penitentiary term. In fact,
it is well known that in many cases the officer or the in-
spector on the case, wishing to cooperate with the judges
and our probation officers, recommends to the court sus-
pended sentence and probation.
The current belief that officers are generally preju-
diced and antagonistic against a criminal they have ar-
rested, and become incensed if the limit of the law is not
accorded said criminal as a result of his testimony, is
entirely wrong. Members of the San Francisco Police
Department see much and know much of criminals, and
(Continued on page 35 )
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 33
CHIEF GREENING OF BERKELEY
(Continual frnm page 13)
second auxiliary plant located at a secret place to be used
in a major emergency.
Halt of the cars have been equipped with tWO-waj sets
and the remaining halt, or a total of 60 cars, will be out-
fitted as fast as installations can be made.
From the Berkeley police radio station last year there
were 64,864 messages broadcast for outside cities.
To patrol the ten square miles of Berkeley and give the
best police protection to the 100,000 residents (exclusive
of the University of California), Chief Greening gets
along without toot patrolmen. He has 60 cars cruising the
city. I hese cars are owned by the police officers using them.
the owners receiving in addition to their salary from $30
to $50 per month and are furnished gas and oil.
Those doing traffic duty get the higher extra pay. Chief
Greening claims that under this arrangement a quicker
mobilization of the personnel is possible, and because the
men have control of the cars at all times, many arrests
are made off regular duty by the officer.
There are no fixed traffic posts, the officers being as-
signed to "bad spots" during rush hours.
While traffic accidents this year show an increase over
last year, deaths from such accidents are nine to date, as
against 14 for a similar period in 1940.
Throughout this present year Chief Greening in addi-
tion to his duties as top man of the Berkeley police de-
partment has been secretary of the bay area counties na-
tional defense council, and to him has fallen much of the
work in handling routine matters. With District Attorney
Ralph Hoyt, Sheriff Gleason, Chief Bodie Wallman, of
Oakland ; Chief Vern Smith, of Alameda, and Chief Wil-
liam Pflaum, of Piedmont, he has helped in a big way the
perfection of the program for civilian defense that was put
into instant action when the Japs attacked us on Dec. 7.
Chief Greening was born in Lafayette, Alameda county,
and received his education in the Oakland public schools.
After completing High School, he took a course at the
Polytechnic Business College in Oakland. He is married
and the father of one son. He is a member of the Interna-
tional Chiefs of Police, the California Peace Officers' As-
sociation and the Bay Counties Peace Officers' Association,
of which he is now vice-president, having been elected to
that office at a meeting of the association early this month.
Captain Walter J. Johnson is head of the detective
bureau, Captain Lourin Laird is in command of the
uniformed men, which also includes the traffic department.
Superintendent B. W. Sickler has charge of the records
and identification.
Another commissioned officer is Lieutenant John D.
Holstrom.
To Mayor Frank Gaines and City Manager Chester
F. Fisk. of Berkeley, belong much credit for the excellent
police department of that city and of the splendid building
that houses the law enforcement branch of the community.
[*hese officials ha\e given Chief Greening even support
and cooperation in his endeavor to make the police depart-
ment the fine organization it is today.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
December, 1941
CHIEF JONES OF RICHMOND
(Continued from page 15)
with its transmitter atop the highest hill in Point Rich-
mond, giving it a long range. This frequency modula-
tion system was inaugurated with eight city-owned cars
equipped with two-way transmitters, and as fast as parts
can be obtained, the rest of the motor equipment of six
cars, will be changed over from the one-way system.
Herbert M. Watson, recognized as one of the foremost
expert radio engineers, has been made technician of the
department and he superintended the installation of the
new system.
Chief Jones is married and has a daughter and a son,
George, who is a member of his father's police department.
He also has two grandchildren, a boy and a girl.
The chief is a member and past president of the Bay
Counties Peace Officers' Association and of the Contra
Costa County Peace Officers' Association which he helped
organize in 1934. He is also a member of the International
Association of Chiefs of Police, and of the California
Peace Officers' Association and the International Foot-
printers Association.
He belongs to the Richmond Lodge of Elks and is a
past master of Harbor Lodge, F. and A. M.
The men who conduct the affairs for the City of Rich-
mond, are Mayor W. W. Scott, City Manager James
A. McVittie and Council members Mrs. Mattie Chandler,
Samuel Ripley, Virgil Fenner, Walter Johnson, Frank
Tiller, John Kenney and Clarence Erickson. These offi-
cials have seen their city grow from 25,000 in the 1940
census to over 30,000 estimated today, with 15,000 living
outside the city, nearby and more coming. They have
given every cooperation to the police department that it
might have every facility to properly give the maximum
in police protection. They must derive a great deal of
satisfaction in seeing how well Chief Jones and his
comparatively small force of officers have kept apace with
the ever increasing problems that come with the rapid
growth in population and the greatest activity in indus-
trial plants and factories.
Richmond is a busy place, an important community in
our state, and it is playing a most important part in the
big struggle that we have.
Its police department is doing its share in seeing that
nothing hampers the efforts of all patriotic citizens and
workers to give our government everything they can pro-
duce as fast as they can produce it.
Officer Aaron D. Tilles of the San Francisco Police De-
partment, has been granted permission to change his name
to Kenneth A. P. Tilles.
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POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL
Page 35
GIVING OFFENDERS A CHANCE
(Continued from page 32)
thus realize they are merely witnesses in a case.
Our police officers are intelligent men, and if they see
a crime committed they feel it is merely incumbent upon
them to make an arrest, subpoena witnesses, outline the
case to the assistant district attorney, and that, when
called upon give their own testimony, they have per-
formed their entire duty in the matter — leaving the court
to decide the case.
Our modern police officers believe that it is The People
of the State of California vs. Les Lee, defendant, and
not Officer John Doe vs. Les Lee, defendant, and, believ-
ing this, in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, they give
their testimony and forget about the resultant decision.
Under the constitution of the United States all men
are entitled to an impartial trial. Considering this uni-
versal privilege it is only natural to assume that peace
officers are included in this category. Unfortunately, such
is not the case. High priced attorneys, especially in im-
portant criminal cases, aim their biggest guns at the
representative or representatives of the police department
testifying. Like flashes from a repeating gun come the
most impertinent questions, and the testifying officer is
the target of said questions concerning himself personallv
— and even his family history. The fact that the assistant
prosecuting district attorney belatedly requests the court
to strike out such questions and the partial or revised an-
swers thereto from the record is immaterial. It is true
the officer is not on trial, but unfortunately jurors gen-
erally may not be charged with impaired hearing.
In many cases a complaining witness resides out of
town. The excitement occasioned by the commission of
the crime and the arrest of the offender may also have
died as a result of a consideration of the loss of time, the
dread of publicity, the lack of financial consideration,
and various other reasons or causes.
The police officer or inspector on the case naturally
comes in contact with the local prosecuting assistant dis-
trict attorney and the attorney or battery of attorneys for
the defense. Under our present laws the arresting or
prosecuting police department member also has to run the
gamut of the representatives of the public defender's
office.
Forgetting the legal teamwork at the disposal of an
average criminal, both on the part of his attorneys and
the present maudlin feeling so common even in the case
of errant and wanton offenders, the police officer is also
a target for the pleadings of the immediate family and
local political pleaders when it comes to a case of fla-
grantly violating our penal code statutes.
All the advantages seem stacked in favor of the person
charged with crime. The public defender's office, the pro-
bation office, and the suspended sentence provision all
make for the benefit of the public offender and the
amelioration of his condition as such.
First-line offenders are generally trivial as a problem.
But what about the shifting thousands in our crowded
state prisons, reformatory schools, and jails? Statistics
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December, 1941
show that over fifty percent of the criminals of the United
States in the higher brackets of crimes against persons or
property have been graduated from reformatory schools,
city or county prisons, or the penitentiary.
When a police officer or an inspector brings one of the
various classes of recividists before a court his official
duty is apparently completed when he recites the fact
concerned with the latest crime of which such recividist is
charged. However, it is entirely unfair to the police of-
ficer or the inspector and to the community at large that
such a recividist, through his lawyers, or through the
representatives of the public defender's office, should pro-
ceed to show that such a criminal was operating under
a mental aberration, or some weird physical handicap.
The people of the City and County of San Francisco
pay taxes for the protection of their lives and property.
One of the outstanding items of this tax levy is the police
department. If the police department or any member
thereof shows that certain persons have, by their acts,
shown they are unfit to be residents of the City and
County of San Francisco, such persons should be in-
carcerated during the time specified by the penal code
of the State of California, for the crime or crimes set
forth by the police officer of the police department of
San Francisco at their trial in open court.
It is indeed a travesty on justice, in such instances, to
have it shown by so-called psychiatrists, and professional
witnesses, that the culprit in the case incurred physical
injury a quarter of a century or more ago. It is just as
ludicrous to have the fr.ct pathetically produced in court
that the great-aunt of some outstanding footpad was af-
flicted with St. Vitus' Dance or had several times at-
tempted to commit suicide.
Members of the Police Department of San Francisco,
to this writer's own personal knowledge, are averse to
appear in our criminal courts. This is only natural, due
to facts such as those above mentioned. The rank and
file of the members of the department feel that, in the
eyes of the public, the prisoner at the bar is a horrible
example of a victim of circumstances, and is at said bar
as a result of and under the raps and wraps provided by
the San Francisco Police Department and its members
individually and collectively.
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