The Washington herald., 1921-07-31
For Good of Service
Only Reason Given for
Oyster Act.
4 PRECINCT CHIEFS
AFFECTED BY MOVE
Desire to Liven Force
Thought Purpose of
Commissioner.

-Four precinct police captains evs
! IIeutenants and nine sergeants were
transferred by Commissioner Oyster
yesterday in one OF the most far
reaching -shake-ups" in the history
Of the police department
other than the statement for INT
good Of the service" which accom-
panied the order. Commissioner
Oyster gave no explanation for his
act Many OF the officers, however.
have been at their present posu
for many years and the shift IL
thought 20 have been ordered 70
bring greater efficiency.
One Gets BiE Raise.
Former Headquarters Detective
Thomas F. Sweeney, who wzsde-
NOTED several weeks ago and Later
detailed on special duty under
Commissioner Oyster. VIII be de-
tailed to special duty at detective
headquarters with additional pay
Of $3.50 a year. Private Messer. OF
the First precinct station win also
| be detailed 90 detective hesdquzr-
ters with the same pay as Sweeney
Z Sweeney and Nesser VIII replace
Detectives Frank Bauer and Joe
Grant. both OF whom were recently
denoted from Headquarters Grant
has resigned and Bauer has been
retired at Sss16 a month on his
own application. Bsutr has been
in service since 1880. He is So
years old.
The transfer order becomes ef-
fective tomorrow. Those who are
to be transferred are as follows:
Capt. o. K. Z. Flather. in charge
OF the First precinct station, where
he has been stationed since 1916.
viii be transferred 20 'he Third
precinct. Capt Flather has been
in service for a little over thirty
years.
Capt. E. W. Brown. who has been
in charge Of the Third precinct
station since 1890. will be trans
ferred to the First precinct He has
been in the police department for
about twenty-three years.
Moved After "a Nesr..
Capt C. II. Williams, in command
OF the Fourth precinct station, .wih
be transferred to the Fifth pre-
cinct. Capt Williams has been N
service since 1890 and has been in
command of No. for twenty-four
years.
Capt. W. f. Sanford. who has
been in charge OF the Fifth precinct
station for one year. will exchange
places with Capt. Williams by go
ing TO the Fourth precinct station.
Capt. Sanford has been with the
police department since 1899. He
holds the enviable record Of having
received three promotions at the
same station from three police su-
perintendents. From Mai. Sylves-
ter he received a promotion from
third-class private TO rerceaut. from
Mai. Pullman from sergeant to lieu.
tenant, and from Mai Gessfori.
present superintendent Of police, 70
captain OF fltNn precinct
Lieut. Martin Reilly is transferred
from the First precinct station.
where he has been for a little less
than one year. to the Eighth pre-
cinct station. Lieut.. Reilly has been
in the service for twenty years
Lieut. c. II. Bremmerman. who
has been at the Second precinct sta
tion for seven years. is transferred
to the Fourth precinct. he has
in the service for twenty-eight
years.
Lieut. James Conlon, who has been
stationed at the Fourth precinct for
seven years. is transferred TO the
Seventh precinct. Lieut. Conlon
has been in the service for nearly
twenty years.
Nine serreants shifted.
Lieut.. W. f. Holmes. who has
been stationed at the Eighth pre-
cinct station during his entire
twenty years Of service, is trans
ferred to the First precinct station.
Lieut. J. L. Sprinkle will be trans
ferred from the Seventh precinct
station to the Second precinct sta
ton Lieut.. Sprinkle has been sta
toned at No. for little less than
one year and has been in the police
department for thirty years.
In addition to the transfers of the
captains and lieutenants. nine SER
geants will be shifted. as follows:
J. r. WittstRtt from No. l to No. s:
J. w. Green from No. TO No. 4:
II. r. Lohman from No. 20 No. 8;
J. l. Kilmsrtin from No. 4 TO No. o;
J. f. Bobo from No. 5 to No. G: Ed
ward Curry from No. 6 to No. /:
J. II. Luton from No. TO No. 3:
T. S. Lake from No. to No. 10, and
w c. Balderson from No. 10 TO No. s.
Privstes Moved Also.
Private Daniel Foley is relieved
from mounted duty: Private w. H.
Bailey is detailed as a motorcycle
policeman with additional pay Of
$3.50 a year; Private ]. A. GodboId
Is detailed as a bicycle policeman.
wit Traditional pay OF $40 a year:
Private w. p. Ais is relieved from
bicycle duty; Private George z.
North is detailed as bicycle police
man, with additional pay OF $40 a
year: Private f. IL. Hinson is de-
tailed TO special duty, with addi-
tional pay OF sl2o a year: private
W. S. Brown is detailed as a bicycle
policeman, with additional pay OF
$40 a year. and Private II. A. Chez
ney is detailed as a mounted police
man with additional pay OF $50 .
Il year.