The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-08
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orders but I'm going 10 tres, them
all alike. like human beings.
II believe that am peculiarly
fitted 10 do this because | have no
personal friends In the police depart.
ment: I don't owe anyone anything.
'"rhe boys are under their superior
officers. OF course-thcir Hergcants
and ileutcnants and captains--bus I
want them all to feel that. " they're
In the right. they can always appeal
TO the foe support
''supposr. for instance. that =
rstroiman should find casc OF law
violation In which he believed ons
OF his superior officers 20 be- In.
yolyed. He needn't he afraid 70 re-
port u. for fear that hin superior
viii get hirn. He'll grt exactly the
same treatment from me ar n he
were an officer of high rank--and
n he's right IN hack him from the
word co.
Sev~ryrs neither looks nor tnrks
Ike the ordinary chief Of po,ice. A
w~ii.buiit man. ahcse sverax~ height.
With . boyish face. conta xsous
smile and a pair OF eyes that twinkle
but never waver. he has none OF the
ehsracterf-ticx Of the copper who
has pounded . beat for years-ss
most Of HIS predecessors had.
Nor co~s he Use tho ~ms eifb
professional" attitude that most
chiefs do In taking TO reporters. lie
says what he has 10 say. In force
mi. rather picturesque manner--and
then shuts M.
He hasn't yet h~corp ~sccfsrna,ed-
to his job---and frankly admits n.
I'm not IN very good trim to
day he said lauKhinriy. 1--WE been
irving 70 DO 70 many different
things. trying 10 learn everything all
~ once. that my heads In a whlrf.
Why. ! haven't even had a chance 20
rcs n uniform. I've been 40 tusv.
But III ret straishfsned out pretty
soon. ! ruess.-
severyns MAKES no sweeping
promises for HIS administration. He
~ apparently a. modest a man as
ever headed police department
and as tolerant
Il don't know how well I'm roing
10 succeed" he explained nsiv~fy.
Maybe III pull some awful bonern
and get the whole city on my neck
I'm only human. and human beings
make mistakes.
"But " do make mistakes they
won't he intentional. intend 20 IN.
force the INV TO the very beat OF my
ability. md thcre1l never be hint
OF scandal attached TO tho depart
ment n I can help it,
Despite this readiness 70 take his
II he has II corning. Sew.
eryns believes the public and the
press should make more allowances
than they do for the policeman.
-I1i wager that Henderson. M In
the sareet railway offices. IL firing
men every week for stealing money
from tho city no said Yet you
never hear anybody say that all con-
ductors are crooks Just on account
Of that 80 why should you blame
the whole police department for the
OF few7
And remember--the policeman II
subject TO more temptations than
man in any other walk OF life.
There's a whole lot OF laws that sone
Of the people don't want Enforced
and they're always ready 10 slip the
policeman something.
Maybe it's Just a cigar. or maybe
It's a thousand bucks---the principles
All tho same, and sometimes It's
mighty hard for the policeman TO
stay straight all the time. All Of US
are Just little crooked. somewhere.
you know.
rBut don't believe anybody can
be crooked and get away with II for
any length OF time. He may not he
stolen money never did
anybody any good.
Look at Jafet Lindebcrr. fSev-
nryns was especially employed in this
case 70 try TO bring Iindcberg back
10 Tacoma for triaI) lie got hts
money In nj least quasi.Icgai way.
but he never got any pleasure out
Of II. why. he jumps three feet II
ANYBODY looks ut him.
"T've seen so much OF that sort OF
thing In ruy investigation work--and
that's why I believe I'll be able TO
give tho public square deal while