Evening star., 1917-12-10
MADE
BY'POL|CE CHIEF
Lieut.. lanes Hartley Succeeds
to Captaincy-0thers
Advanced a Grade.

Maj. Raymond W. Pullman. superin-
tendent of police. today announced a
number of promotions in the police
department. the most important one
involving the selection of Lieut.. James
Hartley Of the first precinct as the
successor of Capt Henry Schneider.
dismissed. He was assigned to take
command of the ninth precinct.
Lieut.. James A. Puvall. in charge of
the police training school, was made
an acting captain and will remain in
charge of the school, the scope of which
will be greatly enlarged the first of the
coming year.
Acting Lieut.. J. W. Pierson, in charge
OF the work of enforcing the laws
against vice. gambling and Illegal
liquor selling, is made a full lieutenant.
Sergt. Louis ]. Stoll of the tenth pre-
cinct is made an acting lieutenant
Acting Sergt. Frank S. w. Burke of
the seventh precinct is made full
sergeant.
Promotions Made on Merit.
Maj. Pullman explained that the pro-
motions Were made because Of merit
plimented the members of the force
named in the orders. saying they had
done splendid work and well merited
the promotions they received.
Capt. Hartley. a native of Indiana
and member of the force since Decem-
Der 3. 1891. is rated as being one of the
most efficient men in the service. He
served in the Army before joining the
police force. and most of his long term
OF duty in the department has been
spent in the first precinct Part of his
service was performed at police head
quarters in charge Of the detective
force at night, and. 1t is stated, he was
one OF the few officers considered for
the position of chief. of detectives when
Inspector Boardman died.
In Service twenty-five Years.
Acting Capt. DuvalI has a police rec
ord extending over a period of twenty
hve years, and it was because of his
activity that he received numerous
promotions. He is native of Mary
land. but has been resident of this
captain in Charge Of the training school
he will assist Maj. Pullman in the en-
iargement OF the school. which will
take place in few weeks. 1t is the
hope of Maj. Pullman to make the
Washington police training school
compare in efficiency and scope of
work with the schools now conducted
by Chicago, New York and Phi1a-
delphia.
- Others Advanced in Rank.
Lieut.. Pierson is virginian by birth
and has been member of the police
force the past thirteen years. He
served as a bicycle policeman in the
second and fourth precincts, and July
last year was placed in charge of
the work of conducting special -iayesti-
cations in connection with the anti
vice. anti-gambling and illegal LIQUOR
selling.
In his new position, Acting Lieut
Stoll will serve as an assistant TO In
spector r. B. Boyle. assistant superin.
tendent in charge of supervising the
work on the street, taking the place o1
Acting Lieut. Walter Emerson. who
will be placed in charge of one of the
precincts at night.
Sergt. Frank S. W. Burke is a native
of Washington and has served on the
police force since July 3, 1902. He stood
exceptionally high in the exan1iriation
held last August for the promoter
from private to sergeant and as a result
OF the test was made acting sergeant
and assigned to duty at headquarters
More recently his supervision of the
work of enforcing the Sheppard lfauol
law in the seventh precinct attracted
the attention of Maj. Pullman.