The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-28
CHIEF IN NAME NOW
Charles s. Reed at the Head Of
the Police Department
sy THE MAYORS APPOINTMENT
A C1oss Contest Between Hogse' eo0s-
- spd Hsmseis-Nsyer wood
Gives His Eea~cns-

Seattle has a. las. ns- es'sf' Sc -
selected unse- civil s~rT1ss ras%s ,l1ss..,.
ssv sfte~naor Mayer Eec1 nrA4sy -.
a. ire rsl@ets5n os Acssrx Csiss cszfass .
Reed a. the permanent hpas~g 81 -
$780, a.s4 later H. the afte-Doen onsessA4y
,.~ss,ssS fsa NV rfssf ~ his appointment
ssd mate . return @ the rssi2 seEs-e@ e9AS-
mission. .~
49, 49, = ~. s.ie~sies1 e catsf Red
rx-y hss esr4u<ts tsrz. Edxsr1 cei4flfe AZ.
f:eev~e w Haxie lie said tn fsatief nss1
hsen zivse icns and careful eoslssSers 1sSs'-
Th~ averages 81 the nseE IN tn~ff e1aaatse-A
ytnns hersrs the evil ssrFies cofn18i -4ssA
were very close. thsre ssfrE Shsy pef -.
dsrereaes 10 favor OF sny ese re 1870
a. sfats ~hsch applicant has the htEae*t
s,.rTsry t,s,t saM tkat q, no TIM bad tho
oaextsrxs a. The resatsve staD1inK 9i We
,,,.r, s,r tfsstv ~x.rnira tons been esfstaer@s1
~ ATM, a. ali al Bnfnsnelng his ehoace.
Unser the law tsre@ names werr Fes't.lss.
20 him hY the comu4sssion - hasins ts1sS+
sstsfsetsry exanisations. This NsN SUI
nzIeps to establish the fact INA, al three
wefa raentassy and physically ssasansa 70
perfayrn the duties Of the once
There were certain other COMMUNICATIONS
10 se taken sato aeco8zt BY the ap-
posntinx power. that Is. az 70 asaisi COTS
which could rot be deternsaSsr ~ eny sss-
TEN CT written examination, rat Fnfeh
v~r~ Of great Importance. Arr0nz thsss
might - r~nttonea personal character. ex-
~evssye capacity, general kno~isfEe OF
MANKIND. and things Of Ike character
por this reason the Lay wsaeiy, he tn0ifEat.
had not limited the appointing power 70
the s<leefion Of the applicant uho na1
passed Tia highest examination. but naa
given him Discretionary right 20 mase q
selection from the three having the highest
average.
Tssartnx N mins these matters. the
mayer had had all three applicants before
him had eerssrrei freely with '1efn- ard
81 length. He ssriy arrived st ne eerelu-
s.op fhat ali three weFo thoroughly cofnpe-
tent. But xhsn q came 10 balancing and
weighing the characters ~ the men Sre
against another great disieDity WAS felt.
Fa~h was radically di~sinsllar from ths
others fr fact. they were practically dlf-
fsrsnt tsp@s II WAS eniy after long aud
careful Consideration that hs determined
upon Mr.. Red fer the position. and he
Vas convinced that his chsice was wise
ons.
chief Reed took the news ~ hts secrcss
With rnodesty He sad that frota Tie start
30. contest had been a perfectly friendly
CUE. He vas on terms OF warm and Init
male Friendship with his two competitors.
lie bad felt all along that had the choice
fallen On either onr 81 the others. he would
willing and anxious 10 serve under him as
n hc himself had never sspired to the pro-
snetion.
This .as RIO, orir h's own sentiment on
The snbfsct. bat precisely the same feeling
haf hesn repeatedly expressed by each q
his competitors at different times since
their 3mes wera sent IN 10 the civil SER
wise commission. he had no shadow Of a
doubt that both H9gIs and Cudihee w9ali
aeqEssce In the result a. eherrfuily A. he
himself would have done had the eondI-
items been reversed.
Capt. Hazle and Detective cudihee we're
among the FIRST 70 extend thsir eonarata-
lhtioHs tc the new chief As soon as his
bond car In prepared and approved chef
Reed will drop The title nf acting chief"
In speaking OF the appointment. Mayor
Wood said that nj the time rx-chief Rogers
asked ard ob;aiHsd his leave Of absence
he deposited tn thr mayors hands his res-
.snaiion. which was 70 take effect upon
che appointment Of a SUCCESSOR YeSter-
DAY. prior % sending Ia Reefs name 70
The ctsli service commission. the mayor
formally accepted the resignation Of
Rogers.
This new CHIEF was horn IN Clay county.
III. on January ?. $50 when NJ was hut
. monihs ~ age MS father. who wss a
farmer. enlisted IA shs arry.sara nve
mentfs later died on ths field The vgid-
owsd mother moved IN isfs 90 shelby conr-
~. lad. and subsequently. in rSss. 20 Carl
ton. HaHr0ek coarty. Ind Prom the age
of u years young Reed worked oat en-
farms durirx the summer months
going 70 scho3i In winter. Ne qualified
hinanfIf To- adnsrf.ar ta She high ssanut
and catered one ~ fsrsencaaste. fnH
ehea u wears old IL is4F he entefeA tffe
state BorTnai college AZ pHnyiNe InA anI
rsnsainsd taefe uniN August lisa. Tie then
taNsht zeaf,1i during thc einter II Cafraif-
tawr. Nna fafra-a 'he hemr place she fo1-
lowing year 70 permit his brother 70 - -
sch9al. After another winter tern -
sch7oi teaching he - entered the normal
college tn she fsli ~ isSs. snd rerna ned wa
al he graduated in August iSss
lie facn eateref the shalfsa's book heuFe
Of Bowen Aefr II 4 Co. fa.i.4ntpaiis zerv-
ms successfully a. shifssinr clerk. h.niar
CLERK BED salsatrinu ln ihe retail depart
rent, III fSst h's mother Hfaf ana she sai.
iiwirg svfinN 10 rea1ees rn C.f9sate-
casasnVhe cevnly. ksn. ana IN Jaiv =
That year saa unprotected ienuty county
Viffk- he YrsiTnci ffsr vsnr ana Moved
g. Scott CITY in "a tiieH unorg -frt.i ,-r,,si-
g., and wer. iata ihe livery business. fatsr
was spaalnteA 70 fsks fbe vts+. ee.r~sss
When NE county wss hsst 1rrsairsl 70
Was anea nttd cisrk D. lse xasern0r. ara
was elected io iss same position fs TIE
f1ifoNfeE eicrtirn Ifr paa rnf a rfs.sft.
eaia for reelection baf ouen-i n ses .
abstracts a1i wert irf5 fhn al-sfraefI~r
hNs'nyss Ras anpeiofei aenury slserfr ~.
cfWRef 1sNf. ana frTs rs year ard q half
We removed ~ tHis STEELE n lNs nfrsvtnt Z
~ s+*ttie Msr,b ? ~ tHaf year ON the
f'ib p ihe meath Hs sesurea q position
Nith tRs Hheirart frrn a. G. g. y aiftlasev
Nn aHf fsrHirVs vffh fhcn, urf1 Na-
NeN't-r. }N1. Whea BE- es~at a. "a hsr~ars, 10
write un "a sft ~ abstracts FOE "
lfifs c. tis Ftnsaiass thrrc SIX a-
saFrs moughs. sna returning rtr. ane~ef
real estate at3ce thr Raff-,. pufsasnr
T. partnership WITH ~ T. Strsttsr oa
'HN = fsa. hr fank position ~ the ,.--
iirr defsartnie7i uuIsr t-hs-f Haser~. sine.
ihat tirts nnd urul his recent ap's,srtrnent
80 antiag olNri Pr aeH isfeg the enter cls >
~ 'hc t~pRrt4Henf havlnF sa8 -hareo IN
aN books. arthWrta rrrn~fs s-4 io fa.t
has attended - the ~nfrc clerical taf.r
o. RE department