Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-14
CHIEF DlSHMAN
ASSUMES DUTIES
TAKES THE OATH OF OFFICE;
BOND APPROVED
SQUARE DEAL FOR ALL MOTTO
OF NEW DEPARTMENT
Past Performances VIII Have No
Weight with Broadhead's sue-
cessor, According to His
Own Statement

The bond of Edward F. Dishman, the
new chief of police, in the penal sum
Of $4,000 was approved by the council
yesterday morning and within a Few
minutes Mr.. Dishman had taken tne
oath of office and was the ouly Qudh-
fed chief of police.
He paid a. short visit to Mayor Alex
ander yesterday and to his many
friends, who greeted him on his appear
ance at the city hall he said:
''I'm going to givs every one
square deal Past performances DO not
count with me. 1t is present and tuture
that will determine the policy OF the
police department"
There was no formality in the trans
fer of the office of chief observed at
the central station. Chief OF Police
Dishman walked into the office and was
greeted by the retiring chief, Thomas
H. Broadhead.
During the rest of the morning Chief
Dishman was busy receiving personal
friends and officers Of the department
who came in to congratulate him and
wish him success in his office. Shortly
after the noon hour the new chief went
TO his home for luncheon, and at
o'clock, when he returned, he went TO
the east side and visited the stockade.
He did not return until nearly 8 O'CLOCK,
and from that hour on he was busy re-
ceiving officers of the department until
Q o'clock.
Orders inventory
The first order issued by Chief Dish
man was one commanding division
commanders to make an inventory OF
all the property of the police depart
ment of whatsoever kind and his second
order was one assiging Capt. Broad
head to the command of the central
division.
IT have started out here with a clean
slate" the chief said, land any act Oh
omission or commission by any officer
Of the department in the past Will not
be taken account of. There will be no
old sores to settle nor any retroactive
measures taken because Of anything
that has happened. In the future every
man on this department will earn his
salary. He must give conscientious
days work for the money the city pays
him. There will be no soldering on
Jobs. If l find that an officer is not
doing good and loyal work where he is
/ will find a place for him where he
will be compelled to work. If l ind a
drone in the department I will place
him in the position of the man at sea
in a leaky boat; he must either bail 1t
out or drown.
Demands Discipline
Discipline will be rigidly enforced in
the proper manner, and lax methods of
doing work and lax conduct will not be
tolerated. There will be no favorites
under my administration. Everybody
will be treated alike. The only way to
secure preferment in this department
will be by loyal. faithful and conscien-
tious work. Each man will have to
stand or fall by his own effort
I'm order to bring order and dis
cipline in the department there will
necessarily be some changes. What
these changes are I cannot say at the
present time. They will be made as
necessity for them arises. I propose to
make haste slowly, but in time, with
the proper support from the members
of the department, expect to give Los
Angeles the best disciplined, the most
efficient and hardest working body Of
police officers in the United States"