Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04
Assistant Superintendent Boyle
and Inspector Grant Be-
gin Duties.
INCREASED EFFICIENCY
FOR FORCE PREDICTED
Commissioner Brownlow Declares
Detective Bureau Will Be Ad-
vanced by Changes.

In the presence of high officials of
the District government and the police
department, Richard B. Boyle. for for
ty-two years a member of the depart
ment, today was sworn In as it's as
sistant superintendent and Clifford L.
Grant. formerly detective sergeant, as
inspector and chief of detectives.
The ceremonies were held at $50
o'clock in the Office of Commissioner
Brownlow, who has supervision of the
police department. and were witnessed
by that official, Maj Raymond W. Pull
man. superintendent Of police: police
inspectors. members Of the detective
bureau and captains and lieutenants OF
the various precincts. E. B. Hesse,
chief clerk of the police department,
administered the oaths of Office.
Commissioner Brownlow in congratu-
lating the new officials explained why
it had been decided to separate the
work of the assistant superintendent
and chief of detectives. both positions
formerly having been held by the late
Inspector Robert H. Boardman.
Expects Greater Efficiency.
He pointed out that the two Offices
are distinctive and that the Commits
sioners believed increased efficiency
would result from their separation.
Inspector Boyle can render better
service when he Is in position to as
sist the major and superintendent"
said Commissioner Brownlow, land /
am sure the detective bureau will be
advanced by reason of the fact that
there will be an inspector there who
will not have to assist in the ordinary
police duties. 1 believe that the change
Is a good one. I believe that it is one
that will work well, and one that will
prove in time to be a wise change"
Mai Pullman declared that he was
just as much pleased as the Commits
sioner with the arrangement.
II think it will work out successfully
in strengthening the force" he said.
Warmly Congratulated.
The promoted officials were warmly
congratulated by their associates in
the department upon the conclusion of
the ceremonies. Ten minutes later they
were at their desks, and the police de-
partment was rapidly adjusting itself
to the new arrangement.
Something Of what will be expected
of the detective bureau under the new
administration was outlined by Maj.
Pullman in an address to the members
morning.
The police department head reminded
this branch of the service that 1t was
entering upon a new stretch of work
and that there must be esprit de corps
throughout the organization If the best
results are to be obtained. He de-
clared that the success of the bureau
depended, in the first instance. upon its
having good men, and that in this re-
spect he believed it to be well fortified
Urges Up-to-Date Methods.
Mai. Pullman urged the bureau to
be on the alert always to install up
to date methods in its work, and stated
that a complete record should be kept
of every case handled.
Maj Pullman and former Inspector
Boardman, just before the latters
death, had several conferences relative
to the installation of an up-to-date rec
ord system in the bureau. 1t is under
stood that the investigation made in
this direction will be Immediately re-
sumed and that the bureau will be sup
piled with one of the best record sys-
TENS that it is possible to devise.