The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-30
Thad Logan, One of the Youngest Members of
the Force, Unanimously Named by
Commission Monday Night
ALL LAWS MUST Be ENFORCED
Acting Chief Took Hold This Morning With Under
standing That His First Duty is to Enforce
Law = Praised by Force.

this meant all laws as they related
to all people.
Has No Entangling Alliances.
Logan comes to the leadership Of the
department without entangling ALI
ances. He has not been a member of
any clique or party in the police de-
partment, but be has the friendship of
all the members of the department.
"The only thing that could be urged
against Tad said one of the older
members of the police force this morn
ing lis his age. He is young man
but he is an excellent officer and
square as they make 'em. He knows
what it means to be a police man and
he has high ideals of police service.
l know that the rank and file of the
police department will be willing to
give the best service in them under
his orders"
Began as Baseball Player.
Acting Chief Logan began life
active working life-as a baseball
pitcher and at one time he wore uni
form of the Chicago National League
club. He was christened Thadeus Will
liam Logan and he was born in Chicago
April 7, 1894. Mr.. and Mrs. Thadeus
Logan, his parents, are now living on
Fifty fifth street, in Chicago. The new
acting chief is of Polish descent, but
he is thorough-going American, born
and raised. He was educated in the
schools of Chicago and after his grad
uation from the Bowen High school in
that city he was a professional
baseball player pitching with the
Eclipse and Michaels clubs until he
was picked up by Charlie Murphy for
a tryout with the Cubs. Maybe the
curves weren't wide nough, but at any
rate Logan gave up baseball pitching
at the end of the 1912 season and came
up to Kenosha. His first work here
was at the plant of the Macomber and
Whyte company. He was employed
as machinist at the plant for a
year and a half and had an excel
lent record as a workman.
Went on Force in 1914.
He was appointed a member of the
Kenosha police force in 1914 and
served on a night beat and day beat
after which he was put on the motor
cycle and for a long time he had the
appelation of Motorcycle Mike" He
served with the traffic squad He was
on the force for three and a half years
before he entered the army for the
world war. Under a leave of absence
he left Kenosha in the fall of 1917
and went to France as member of
the 123rd Motor Transport Company
In February of 1919, he was trans
ferred to the Division of Criminal In
vestigation in the Secret. Service de-
part of the United States government
He was in service at Tours LeMans
and Paris and after the army had been
returned to this country he was as
signed to the American Red Cross
Commission for work in the Near East
He visited in Bulgaria, Roumania, Tur-
key and Serbia, spending considerable
time in Constantinople. For short
time he was with the American Red
Cross in Russia. He returned to this
country on April 10th of this year
and less than a month later returned
to his place on the Kenosha police
force. The only club that the new act
ing chief belongs to is the Kenosha
Lodge of Master Masons. He is a
cousin of Assistant Chief Cyzak. Act
ing Chief Logan is a bachelor.
Chief Greets Understudy Warmly.
Acting Chief Logan appeared at the
police Office promptly at nine o'clock
this morning and he was warmly
greeted by Chief O'Hare. "Tad is a
good boy" said the chief as he con-
graduated him on his appointment.
"He is mighty good police officer and
there is every reason to believe that he
will make good as chief. He has a hard
row to hoe, but he is a good boy"
Mayor Joachim expressed his salts
faction of the work of the commission.
Logan is an excellent fellow and an
excellent police officer. We all like
him and we are all going to help him
to make good" said the mayor.