South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-08
CHIEF KLINE HANDS
OUT ASSIGNMENTS
Little White Envelopes Tell
Tale-Bunker Reduced to
PatrOIman, Report.

Neat white envelopes were hand
ed the fortunate and unfortunate
members Of the police department
when the members OF the depart
ment were assembled for roll call at
Z O'Clock last night.
The men were assembled in the
council chambers. and in the pres
eDce OF Mayor Carson, Safety Board
Pres't Louis J. Smith. Chief of Po-
lice Kline. City Atty. Slick and a
few interested others. Capt. SchOck
of the department gave the men
their envelopes after they had been
handed him by Chief Kline at the
beginning Of the roll call
The envelopes contained either
promotion or demotion for the men.
Capt. Schock drew an order re-
tanning him in the position as night
captain. william Cordier received
a promotion from sergeant TO cap
tain, and will go on days. Sergt.
Chappell will retain his present
rank, while William Barnhart will
change from chief of detectives 10
plain clothes detective.
Sergt. Chappell becomes patrol
sergeant. Day Desk Sergt. Martin
Zgodinski is transferred to succeed
Sergt. Chappell on the night desk.
Bunker Made Patrolman.
Richard O'ConnelPs envelope
contained a promotion TO day des..
sergeant, while Earl Parker was
transferred TO the health depart
ment capt. Guy L. Bunker. said
not to be liked by Mayor Carson
personally, was reduced TO patrol
man. A few other minor changes
were made in the department.
Officer Peter Rudynski will occupy
the sergeant's desk at the station
from 4 p. m. until midnight. Detec-
tive Diver has been reduced TO pa
troll duty as also Patrol Sergt Wal
ters. Harry Jennings, who has been
identified with the health depart
ment for the past two years and who
was desk sergeant under the Goetz
Sergt. Nick Laskowski, will patrol
beats with Sergt. Joe
Chappen Former Night Patrol
Sergt. Nick Laskowski, viii patrol a
beat as also Detective PalO. Sergt.
John Stickley will be alone on SER
geant's patrol duty during the day.
Seven Detectives Plan.
No definite plans have been made
for the detective force which will be
to the chief of police.
Seven detectives will be appointed.
1t is said that James Cutting, who
has been stationed at headquarters
during the day, will occupy a berth
on the detective force.
The board of safety Tuesday
decided 10 discontinue the
clerkship in the detectives office.
Fred Slater, jr., has been clerk un-
der Former Chief of Detectives
1t was also decided to re-
tain Mrs. Minnie Evans as police
woman only Mrs. Lola Trudeden,
who assisted Mrs. Evans, has been
DcitI Quits i'm HUFF.
one feature of the roll call Monday
night was the resignation of Detec- |
tive Otto Deitl. When informed that
he would have to travel a beat in
hereafter, he threw his
badge and revolver on the table and
walked out.
The board of safety took no ac-
ton in the matter of appointing an
assistant to Chief Sibrel of the fire
Tuesday morning. II is
rumored that John Wentland.
may get the appointment
in place of Harry Smith.
The board met again last night
after a session held during the late
afternoon and again Tuesday morn |
ing.
After the envelopes were distrib-
uted, Mayor Carson addressed the 1
men. He said that he wanted
South Bend TO have the best police
department in the state. intimatins
that TO do a number of changes in /
the department was necessary.
Pres't Smith of the safety board 4
also said a few words in which he. /
too. predicted that the police de- 4
partment would be the best in the \
state. He tol6 the men that the
board would always stand by them ]
when they (the mem were in the
right.