South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-11
BOARD OF SAFETY
REQUESTS OFFICER
TO TURN IN BADGE
Szweda Dismissed for Alleged
Breach of Duty Staninski
Named Successor.


'ne patIo.TIan was dismiss ana
new member ~ me police depart
ent was appointed 10 hA me
ancf az the regular W''h'i Hi'e.ii-
the board az public safely Ias-
Nt-tl
Ghiccr Joseph SzWeda was re-
auested 90 turn iu bis star following
quiz over His alleged lailAre 20 ar
rest two auto ife suspects upon
@nom ne came WINE tiAEe.I5 "'
beat Few nights ago. Iu al'4t''"
to this. he was charged win taiiuTe
70 make "a report OF i"a 4Hlli'''- 10
neadquarters az the time
John siaAihsNi. age" co. 81
" DIVISION 81. was lHe ne" Niti"
Ter appointed Besides making
favorable impression WIN lit "'a'
iaemb ers. ~tanin-kis references
were % tne pest
tentative disc u-a-on TOT the puI-
chase OF "a motor ppt' TOT fes-u SER
vice on the river ana taxes near
mere and a ne" ponce ana Hre alarm
system az recominenaea 'y 9ie,tIl-
ciau Thomas beanlns look up thtlI
share OF meeting prlncipaIly de-
voted 10 consideration or routine
business. Member IlemenL ,. oino-
sor was elected vice president or the
iT1ard 10 take the chair OF NEE lungs
whenever IIe~ W. o. DaF4e9 is ~"
sent a tull membership was press
ent last night.
Hose House Near completion.
'niet lr'ihs - SlpTel OF the HIe
department included ln ms Iepor'
mat Hose House NO. was ulpieI-
cd with the exception or the uoo's
ana Ioilo"lhs lhe poaIo poi1~y ot
economy "oIN or holeatoHiH5 "oN'u
~ done oy the nrehleh-
Noilce 'hi-I l>auF el'cs - lane
ported that since the practice OF
inger-Printins all criminals taken
INTO CUSTODY NY tue uePd' .l''ei' "'U
'een installed SIX nationally known
i''i'i'a's i.'N
department motor equipment was
u much better order FOR the work
lhlenaed, ne announced oeciaIlhs
that the Cadillac patrol was practi-
e'ily as good as new since having u
ovorhauled and It's cylinders re-
bored The two Ford cars recently
purchased for use OF the night cap
tain and the detective bureau had
acquitted themselves favorably
SZweda's retirement marked a to-
tai OF eight years service. lie was
originally appointed April 81. 1901.
when after four years he retired.
He was re-appointed four years ago.
The episode which brought about
his disfavor with his superiors was
of such "A nature &c was said, that
called for his forced resignation,
BE was on duty nights. accompanied
un his beat In the west end by Off
Ger Frank f.. Ransbarger. when two
youths carrying auto tires passed
bv. They explained TO the officers, it
was told. that they had wrecked
their machine. and I'm fear that some
one would strip the machine had
removed tho tires and were taking
tbau homo Tbev pavo their adj
dresa as 1924 IaSane ct.
Szweda reported the incident the
next dav and an investigation
showed that the youths i'm question
did moi live al the LaSaUe ct. adj
dress. Ransbareer was exonerated
for the reason that but two weeks
before ne had been appointed a
member az the force and was taking
his orders from the senior officer.
Agents called upon tho members
last night with view Of securing
permission to publish - book show
ing the photographs Of the members
of the police force individually and
i'm rro1ps. Half OF the receipts from
advertising. it was explained, would
Be turned over TO the police pension
fund. The request was met with
unanimous disfavor the previous ex-
periencc a few years ago when bust
ness men and patroInen alike were
inundated through system OF
"begginc" invoked. being given as
the PRINCIPAL reason.