South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-25
BOARD OF SAFETY
ANNOUNCES NAMING
OF POLICE OFFICER
Rsnsbarger Is Appointed to
Force To Purchase Filing
Cabinet for Bureau.

Announcement OF the appointment
Ola new members ofthe police force.
purchase OF eung cabinet for the
detective bureau ofco and a oame-
"a for the Photographers o. finger
rrints. reading OK reports by Fire
Chief Irwin W Sobrel and Police
CHIEF Laurence !. Lane. and consld
Grafton OF other business ~ n rou-
tire nature occupied o short session
OF the board or public safety az It's
regular wecE.y meeting Friday
night
so action was taken by The board
locking 20 adoption Of dancing rules
ard regulations nor the assignment
by an officer FOR the supervision OF
dance halls. in the absence of Atty.
Dan Pyle. one or tho members. who
was in New York. the board passed
over consideration 81 policies until
future meetings
Prank p. Rausbargcr. .D-s Mlsn-
awake as. ar eZ-serlvce man, was
Given "a star and detailed 90 patrol
q beat. according 90 am announce
uent by Chief Lane. Rsnsbarscr
WAS appointed "a member OF The
force a week ago but announcement
vas withheld Iu view of certain ln-
vestigatlon vors the chief had IN
mind. Stanley u. AndrzeJews app
pointed last week hy the board.
however. could not qualify and
Rausbarger had been pressed into
the service originally designated cor
Audrzo1ewski The latter failed TO
pass "a physicians examination. fall
ing short OF The physical require
meutz because or am injury 20 his
leg. received by sbrapnel at Chateau
Thlerry. Audrzeiewski was the FIRST
local man TO serve boo the war to be
sent home as q casual 40 new APP
uoiutrnents were considered by the
board last night
To Buy Filing Cabinet.
4 steel fliuE cabinet for use by the
Identification bureau for the purpose
OF filing finger print records was or
dered purchased. 4 special camera
for the use Of tho Same bureau IN
the taking Of finger prints anywhere
and under all conditions was also
ordered. Heretofore the local police
department. despite it's efforts TO for
mulate = standard finger print sys-
tenn or identification, had no means
Lv which 20 put the system into ac-
tus1 use for the detection OF crime.
The board commended Chief SIbrel
for the fire departments effective
ress iu the Braudon-Durrel Co. fire.
The chief explained that some hose
had shown minor leaks but such
sections had been repaired. Leaks
were Of such D minor nature. he said.
that they had no material effect upon
pressure at tho nOzZles.
chief Lane showed the board that
the campaicn against bootlcggers
and moonshirers continued undated
the last week and that conditions in
this respect locally had improved
lie brought out this point by citing
tho number OF places visited against
the number where Illicit liquor was
found with comparison of similar
ratios month ago. The detective
bureau. he reported. was doing eE-
ceilent work In the ferreting out and
investigation of crime.
40 new motor equipment was or
dered Consideration OF additional
equipment took mp Coodly share OF
the meeting bur no action was taken
relative 20 decisions OF certain makes
OF vehicles. The prospective pur-
chase OF a new patrol. IL was said.
would call for the submission OF bids
sfter the board had taken tho mat
ter up fu the form of an ordinance
before the city council