The Washington times., 1930-07-09
LET TTERMAN'S S
. ELEVATION
FORCED
F. A. Varney Moved From
Commissioners Office to
No. 10 at New Rank

No. 10 at New hank
Every police officer owes a duty
to the people of the District and
those who are fortunate to attain
promotion in the department are
doubly charged with giving serv-
ice, Mai. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby,
Police Commissioner, told the 5S
members of the police force who
were promoted to higher rank yes
terday.
The men were first sworn in, in
the office of Major Henry B.
Pratt. Superintendent Of Police,
following which Commissioner
Crosby received them in his Of
flee. He said, in part:
You men are fortunate in re-
ceiving your promotions At the
same time the increases in sal
ary were authorized by Con-
greSs. No matter how good your
service was i'm the past, it must
be better now or you will not be
keeping faith with the public.
"All laws should be enforced;
1t is your duty to do so, but COM
mon sense and good Judgment
should always guide you in such
enforcement"
Aid to Major Pratt
Following the address by the
Commissioner the new officers
left for their respective commands,
which they will take over in1me-
diGtely. Those promoted and the
precincts to which they have been
detailed follows:
Lieut.. L. I. H. Edwards, ad-
vanced to captain, and will remain
in his present position as admin
istrative assistant to Major Pratt;
Lieut.. Benjamin A. Lamb. pro-
NOTED to captain and will remain
at the Traffic Bureau.
Letterman Raised
Sergt. Oscar j. Letterman, who
has been the center of more or
less turmoil since he took over
the vice and liquor squad, was
advanced to lieutenant and will
go to the Sixth precinct.
It was said at the District
Building today that this particu:
lar promotion met with more or
less opposition, but due to his
civil service standing his super
.iors could do nothing save ad-
vance him in rank regardless of
their inclinations in the matter.
Sixteen other sergeants were
promoted to the rank of heuten-
ant. They are: Sergt. Allen w.
Guyer, Fifth precinct. who will
remain there.
Sergt. Walter c. Baldersor,
Eighth precinct, will remain
there.
Sergt. William H. Carlin, First
precinct, will remain there.
Sergt. Lloyd E. Kelly, Traffic
Bureau, will remain there.
Varney for No. 10
Detective Sergeant Frank A.
Varney, now acting as police aid
to Commissioner Crosby, will go
to the Tenth precinct.
Detective Sergeant Dennis j.
Cullinane will go to the Eighth
precinct from the Detective Bu-
reau. ,
Sergt. John Burke will remain
at the Seventh precinct.
Detective Sergeant John n.
Fowler will go to the Tenth pre-
cinct.
Sergt. John M. Roper will re-
main at the Twelfth precinct.
Sergt. Milton d. Smith, Traf.
fic Bureau, will remain there, in
charge from p. m. to / a. m.
Sergt. John H. Davis, Thir-
teenth precinct, will remain
Sergt. Warren o. Embrey, Of
the Detective Bureau, will remain
there.
Detective Sergt. Bagby r. King
will go to the Fourth precinct.
Sergt. Arthur C. Belt, Third
precinct, will remain there.
Sergt. John r. WittStatt, Sec
ond precinct, will remain there.
Sergt. John C. Maloney, Sixth
precinct, will go to the Ninth.
Other changes follow:
Sergt. W. H. Carlin promoted to
lieutenant, First precinct; Sergt. ]. T.
Wittstatt promoted to lieutenant. Sec
ond precinct; Sergt. A. C. Belt pro-
NOTED to lieutenant, Third precinct;
Detective Sergt B. r. King promoted
to lieutenant, Fourth precinct: Sergt. A.
W. Guyer promoted to lieutenant Fifth
NOTED to lieutenant. Sixth precinct;
SerEt. j. J. Bourke promoted to lieu
tenant. Seventh precinct; SerEt. w. C.
Balderson promoted to lieutenant,
Eighth precinct; Sergt. J. C. Maloney
promoted to lieutenant, Ninth precinct:
Detective Sergt F. A. Varney pro-
NOTED to Lieutenant Tenth precinct;
Detective Sergt ]. H. Fowler promoted
to lieutenant. Tenth precinct; Detec-
tive sergt D. J. Cullinane promoted
to lieutenant, Eleventh precinct; Sergt
Twelfth precinct: Sergt. J. H. Davis
promoted to lieutenant, Thirteenth pre-.
cinctt sergt L. E. Kelly promoted to
lieutenant Fourteenth Precinct.
Lieut.. C. J. p. Weber transferred from
the Tenth precinct to Detective Bu-
resu: Sergt NJ. d. Smith promoted to
lieutenant. Traffic Bc%eau; Fvt. II. p.
Carroll promoted to sergeant Thirteenth
precinct: Pvt H. p. Blackman pro-
NOTED 10 sergeant, Sixth precinct; Pvt
NJ. 3. Payne promoted to sergeant.
Seventh precinct; Pvt & C.. Speith pro.
NOTED to sergeant. Eighth precinct; Pvt.
G. l. Hellmuth promoted to sergeaH8,
Second precinct: Pvt. 2. W. Reed pro-