The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-20
BANkICK IS
PEEvED and
QUlTSPoST
Packs Up Belongings and
Leaves When Soaring
Takes Chiefs Office


Unrest prevailed In the under.
world and in police circles last
nlght and today. following Mayor
caldwsn's appointment OF Captain
william H. Soaring as chief TO sue
coed Joe Warren. While habitues
OF the district below the notch
were figurativciy holding their
breath TO see which way the wind
Is going TO blow. the eyes OF those
within the department who claim
TO be In town" were ecntered upon
a new upheaval at headquarters
The upheavai was started. mad
vcrtentiy. by Inspector Bannick.
himself former chief. Up to two
months ago Bannick and Sear,n.
seemed 10 be the warrnest friends.
Then a split occurred. The breach
widcned. and when he learned o,
the appointment az the new chief
yesterday Bannick made application
to be removed from headquarters
station and placed In an outlying
precinct.
Soaring gave the inspector no I'm.
mediate answer. without delay Ban
nick stripped his desk Of personal b.
iorginws. packed them up and corn.
placentiy moved out.
Chief Soaring refused Thursday 30
discuss the appointment Of new In.
spector OF police 10 succeed Bannick.
I'm too busy getting located to
day" Soaring said. "and I haven't
thought much about the matter"
Besides cleaning up his office and
an occasional caller. the new chiefs
quarters were most quiet Former
Inspector Bannick failed 10 appear
at police station during the morning.
Some predicted that things would
be allowed TO run along "as usual"
basing their forecast on the fact that
Soaring, before being made chief.
was In command OF the precinct In
which the underworld has It's being.
and had not cleaned II UP.
Others took the view that. mas.
much as Mayor Caldwell was report
cd 70 have turned over TO Soaring
the reports OF several special invcs.
tigators concerning vice conditions.
there IL nothing left for the new
chief 10 do but Immediately make
sweeping cleanup thruout the city.
THREE STAND HIGH
FOR I>sPECTORsHIP
Three men at headquarters were
placed in a position Of unenviablc
suspense. They are Captains Hans
Damn. Joe r. Mason and Payton r.
Stuart. all close friends OF Soaring.
and considered In line. onetwo.thrcs,
for promotion TO I'll Bannick's vacant
shoes.
The appointment OF a chief from
captaincy leaves the department
one captain shy. Those who claim
10 be ''in town" say the department
has had one captain too many at
headquarters for some time. and pre-
diet that Lieut.. Dennis J. Drew,
property clerk. and only man on the
eligible list for captain may not be
promoted yet II In whispered that
he IL not on scehigh terms with
Soaring.
Alone. Ex.Chlef Warren wandered
the streets last night. stopping occa-
sionally to chat goodnaturedly with
friends.
ITS all right" he said. my being
removed. Things like that happen in
politics. The only thing I'm sore
about Is that Caldwell lied TO me and
20 my friends. During his cam
paign. when he said hc was going 20
keep me in az chief my friends came
thru with contributions To his cam.
paign fund and helped him win.
That's the only thing that hurts.
"Searing. expect. Will put Lieut.
Collier back In charge Of. the dry
squad. That's one thing he'll do
but it's nothing TO me. I'm out
OF it."
The mayor said: After two months
in office | found out that either
Warren didn't know what was going
on, or didn't want TO know"