The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-02

There were enough "woula-be'' police
men and ex-posa1ensn around police head
quarters yesterday afternoon 10 give all
1ne crooks the nightmare II VAS an
nounced IA the acknowledgements THAI the
force WAS 10 De increased By ten men
and, as X By magic candidates appeared
from every nook and corner. Under the
present emergency the appointments viii
De made By Mayor Crichfon. with the as
slstanee OF lief Reed. Last night only
Two nav men were put on beats. having
received appointments. One OF them fs
9. II. Cummings, an ex-polsceus4ns and
the other - J. u. Aecssrg. 4 street. railway
man
Changes In shifts" took place last
nlghs. Capt Sullivan viii be on nights.
ard when Sergf- willard returns from a
short vacation ne viii go on the day shift
as acting captain Sergf. Peer viii do
outside work IN the morning and Ssrgt
Ward In the afternoon. Owing - the
absence Of Willard, tha force Is one ser
geans short which position was filled last
night by Pstroiman Laubscher. IL would
not be surprising II I>ambscner was made
a fuII-nedged sergeant. because sooner or
later Chief Reed will have to nominate
captain 10 take the place left vacant by
the resignation OF Capt Hogle. who - no"
on his way 10 Alaska.
absolutely TO klondicitis. sight has been
lost OF the fact that there was only one
captain and an acting captain The act
ing captain has been Sergt. Peer. who was
on the night shift while Capt. sullivan
was on the day.
The situation now resolves .lsef down TO
this. The captain will have so be APP
pointed sooner or later. and CT the ordi-
rary lines of promotion there are three
men 10 be considered. Sergt. Willard.
serxt Peer and Serrt Ward. Sergt. Ward
has proved himself 10 be one Of the best
officers ever IN the police department and
Chief Reed really showed first-class juas-
fneat In picking him opt from large mum
Der OF alGglbies when he made the APP
pnlntmenf. AS a matter Of fact, however,
Ward f. the freshman among the ssrgeants
and does not expect 10 be jumped over the
heads Of willard and Peer. Sergt. Peer
Ms fully qualified 30 be a captain, but he
does rot Ike inside work. 50 far as abil-
ity and years OF faithful service go Sergt.
Frank Willard can present these N sup
port OF hts claims 20 the captnincy. VIII
lard however. Is not an ofticeseeker. ard
viii not make much Of an effort 10 get
the captaincy. even II he makes any. So
far there has no; been any talk around
headquarters 20 indicate that ne would like
20 be promoted. Years ago ne was In
spect1r willard. He has been captain and
he has been CHIEF. There Is not a cooler.
drawer or more shrewd man on the force
than Willard. and his appointment as cap
tain would give general satisfaction in the
department
Another thing that ought to be settled Is
the appointment Of police natr0n. The
present incumbent Mrs. Emma Taylor. has
always fulfilled the duties 81 her Office In
a conscientious manner and has a right 10
expect reappointTnent. some time ago the
Post IntalfiEeneer called attention 10 the
fact that the mayor and the chief were
bowling 20 each other "a 10 who should
make the appointment. Corporation Coun-
sci Brown Is satisfied that IL Is the duty OF
the chief to make the appointment. ard
considering that the case has been dragging
along for several months Il would BE- a
relief all around TO have some final action
taken