The Washington herald., 1922-01-14
MANY DISTRICT
POLICECHANCES
COMIC EFFECT
Commissioners Approve
Four New Captains.
Others Promoted.


contiased from PGge One.
to the Fourth. sergt. J. L. McLucas
TO the Seventh, sergt. w. H. cariin
u the Fourth. and sergt. J. H. Lee
10 the Fosrth. sergt. y. s. W.
Burke. now assigned to the Ninth
Precinct. Is transferred to the First;
sergt- ]. r. Greene. of the Fourth.
Is transferred to the Third, and
8ergt- ]. r. Evans, Of the Fourth.
transferred to the Eleventh.
: Capt stoil. a native of Ohio. was
born November %. 1870. and was
appointed TO the police force May
rs. 1895. He was promoted to lieu
tenant February l. 1919. Much Of
Bis police duty has been performed
+ In the Tenth precinct
3 Capt Sheetz was born in Vir-
ginia. He was appointed to the
Police force July 3, 1901. and August
90. 1919. was appointed lieutenant.
Capt. Shelby was appointed Heu-
tenant August 10. 1919, and has for
the past two years been in charge
Of the police school. Although as
signed to command the Eleventh
precinct. Capt Shelby will still be
in charge of the police school
Keefe Native OF Capital.
> The only native of Washington to
receive a promotion to captain yes
terday was Capt. Edward J. Keefe,
who was born December 20. 1857.
and appointed to the police depart
fnent December 16. 1855. He was
promoted to a lieutenant July 1.
1906.
Lieut.. Hess is also a native of
the District. where he was born
October %. 1866. He was appointed
to the police force September Q.
1894. and made a sergeant May 1,
1909.
y Friday the 18th proved anything
but unlucky to Lieut. James p.
Beckett. for he received his promo
zion as a birthday present. He was
born in ElIicott City. Nd, and at 80
years old. he is one of the youngest
9ieutenants on the force.
Lieut.. Walsh was born in New
I N
merchant when he accepted a posi-
stion in the police department April
"a. 1894, and given a sergeantcy
July .. 1906. He filled a detail at
,ahe old Pennsylvania depot, sixth
and B streets, and later did duty
tas a bicycle policeman in the Sixth
sprecinct. Later he did duty in the
Seventh precinct.
Lieut.. Davis Born Here.
= Lieut.. Davis was born in this
city June 10, 1873, being a clerk
Yhen he was appointed to the force
august ., 1901. He was made a
sergeant June 80, 1912. As serg-
cant he served in the Ninth precinct
= number of years, at .one time be-
Ing in charge of the precincts pro-
hibitIon enforcement squad.
p Sergt. Maloney was born January
30. 1879. in Washington He left
the FIRE department in 1904 to join
uthe police, force.
= Sergt. MeLucas was born April.
81. 1854 in Maryland He was
rabinet-maker before entering the
department August 1, 1899.
II Sergt. Mcdonald was born May
., 1872, in Virginia and was a driver
Before becoming a policeman on
December 6, 1900.
: Sergt. Lee was born March 20,
1S77, in Washington and was a
conductor prior to his appointment
On January Is. 1902.
ID Twelve of Force Retired.
rs In addition to ordering the retire
56ent of Captains Falvey and WILL
.1ams, the Commissioners retired
ssergt. J. E. Preston at SIS a month;
,Privates George Kelley. ]. d.
House, F. r. Emmert. ID. w. Dyer,
Joseph F. Barnes. William II.
Fugett, William E Clinton. Edward
Anderson and v. B. Fields at s69.19
. month. Captains FaIvey and
s1vlliams were retired at 800
month.
IL Changes in the fire department
approved by the Commissioners,
Follow:
p Capt. c. f. Harper of No. 81 En-
CINE Company, was retired, and
Lieut. z. L. Moffett appointed to
Succeed him.
= Sergt. F II. Small was promoted
10 lieutenant and Private E. L.
Hunt promoted to sergeant.
FiremeR Henry Lambert, 7. p.
Purcell and p. ]. Carroll were re-
fired