The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-13

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The safety board prepared
the new slate in a long session
with Worley at police head
quarters Monday night, which
was continued at city hall to-
day.
When the slate was finished 1t
was taken to Slack. He approved
it and it was made public.
Promotions on Dec. Is
Promotions effective Dec. IS:
Capt. Jerry E. Kinney, Democrat,
to detective chief.
Detective Lieut.. Fred Simon,
Democrat, to detective captain.
Detective Sergt. Herman Rade-
macher, Democrat, to detective lieu
tenant.
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ocrat, to captain.
Lieut.. Leonard Forythe, Demo
crat, to captain.
Second Grade Patrolman Roy
Pope, Democrat, former aid to the
late Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank,
to lieutenant.
Sergt. Edward Helm, Democrat, to
lieutenant.
sergt. Patrick O'Connor, Demo-
crat, to lieutenant.
Sergt. Otto Petit, Republican, to
lieutenant.
First Grade Patrolman Thomas
Ruse, Republican, former chauffeur
to the chief, to detective sergeant.
Second Grade Patrolman Homer
Daley, Republican, to sergeant.
Second Grade Patrolman Carl
Sheets, Republican, to first grade
patrolman.
Second Grade Patrolman Law
renee McCarty, Democrat, to first
grade patrolman.
Dean Promoted
Promotion effective Jan. /:
Sergt. Ralph Dean, Democrat, to
lieutenant.
Demotions, effective Dec. IS:
Detective Chief Claude F. john
son, former police chief, Repub-
lcan, to detective sergeant.
Capt. Walter White, Republican,
to sergeant.
Capt. George L. Stone, Repub-
lican, to detective sergeant.
Lieut.. William Fields, Democrat,
to sergeant.
Lieut.. Arthur MCGEE, Republican,
former Ku-Klux Klan leader and
aid to John L. Duvall when mayor,
to patrolman, second grade.
Detective Sergeant Glenn Mangus
Democrat, to patrolman, second
grade.
Detective Sergeant Frank Con-
way, Democrat, to patrolman, second
grade.
First Grade Patrolman Hershel
Musgrove, Republican, to patrolman,
second grade.
No Fire Changes Now
'"The safety situation is satisfac-
tory as far as we have gone," said
Slack. There will he nothing done
about, the fire department just now"
The mayor told Republican
Safety Board Member Robert F..
Miller to continue on the job for
the present.
The demotions Of Detective Chief
Johnson and Lieut.. Arthur MCGEE,
were the most severe. johnson
since September has been forced
down the ladder from police chief
at $4,000 year to $2,292.50 q year
as sergeant.
Kinney has been detective chief
number Of times, his fortunes rising
and falling with the political hues of
various mayors and safety boards.
He is recognized throughout the
country as high-grade detective.
McGee Goes Down
MCGEE, politically powerful in the
DuvalI administration as mayors
secretary. drops from $2,492 a year
to $2,026. Patrolman second grade
is the lowest rank in the police de-
partment.
Salaries Of the other officers
affected in the shakeup are: De-
tective chief, $4,000; captain. $2,602,
and first grade patrolman, $2,O02.
Politically the shake-up resulted
in promotions of ten Democrats and
four Republicans and demotion Of
five Republicans and three Demo-
Gratis.
Discrepancy between the number
of promotions and demotions Is be-
cause a number Of high offices Wern