Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-09
CROSBY LECTURES
IS NEW OFFICERS
Service of Past Must Be
Improved, He Tells Men
Promoted.

A group of IS nattily uniformed
policemen basking in the glory of new
rank. ordered late yesterday by the
Commissioners, today received from
Police Commissioner Herbert B. Crosby
not only the congratulations of a
superior but the admonition of one who
believes the law should be enforced
with common sense" discretion and
courtesy.
Addressing the erect circle of newly
promoted officers assembled in his Office
at the District Building, Gen. Crosby
reminded the policemen that mo mat
ter how good the service you have
rendered in the past, if you don't i'm
prove it now you are not keeping faith
with the public"
ut is your duty to enforce the law
the Commissioner declared, but law
should be enforced with common sensc
and discretion, and large part of your
duty consists of courtesy.
Horse Police Are Dismounted.
"You men are very fortunate in that,
due to the consideration of Congress
and the good will of the public, you
have received an increase in pay and
at the same time these promotions The
increased pay and the promotions carry
increased obligations for the service"
The lecture in Commissioner Crosbys
office followed administration of the
oath of Office in the office of Mai
Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of
police. The men were sworn in by
Harry NJ. Luckett, chief clerk of the
department
Along with the general promotions
came another action which abolished
the Districts police cavalry" The last
Is of the orse-mounted policemen
were dismounted and made foot patrol
men.
The promotions become effective i'm
mediately Most of the positions to
which the promotions are made
are the result of sections of the
increasing the force. A special honor
was paid to Lieut. l.. 1. H. Ed
wards when the Commissioners Gre
sted the position of captain for him
without changing the nature of his
work on the ground that its Importance
warranted filling the place with a cap
tain.
One other lieutenant was promoted
70 captain. He is Lieut.. B. A. Lamb of
the Traffic Bureau. The appropriation
bill provided for a new captaincy in
the bureau, and Lamb, who has served
there for many years, was chosen to
I'LL the place. Lamb was at the head of
the list of eligibles for the place, and
Lieut. Edwards was second
New Lieutenants.
The new lieutenants are Allan w.
Guyer. Walter c. BalderSon, William H.
Collins, Lloyd E. Kelly, John j. Bourke,
John M. Roper, Oscar j. Letterman,
Milton D. Smith, Arthur c. Belt, John
L Wittstatt and John c. Maloney, who
all are now Sergeants, and Frank A.
Varney, Dennis j. Cullinane, John H.
Fowler. Warren C. Embrey and Bagley
r. King, who are now detective SER
geants.
Guyer will succeed Lamb as lieuten-
ant of the Traffic Bureau.
Eight precinct detectives we're pro-
NOTED to be detective sergeants attached
to police headquarters. They are James
j. Tolson. Richard j. Cox, William G.
Curtis, Chester c. Stepp. Thomas c.
Bragg, Herman S. HodkinSon, John L.
Billman and Van D. Hughes.
Seven privates were promoted to de-
tective sergeants for probationary ne
riod of six months. They are Hoyle
d. Secrest. David c. Fletcher John c.
Dalglish Hugh D. Robey, Leo Murray,
George s. Weber and Benjamin H.
johnson.
Twelve privates were promoted to
sergeancies. They are William j. Cum
bingham, Robert A. Johnson, Roscoe G.
Speith, Marshall r. Gore, Raymond B.
Carroll, Harry C. Blackman, Estis W.
Reed, Marion B. Payne, John E. Fondall,
George / Hellmuth, Thomas Mason, ST.,
and John r. Leach.
Nine Made Detectives.
Nine privates were promoted to be
precinct detectives for probationary pc
RODS of six months. They are Alex
ander d. Mansfield, Dennis j. Murphy,
Aubrey M. TolSon, Leroy E. Bachelor,
Henry Rinke William B. Satterthwaite.
Floyd A. Truscott, James E. Kenney and
William Latin.
The men who are assigned as de-
tective sergeants rank as privates but
get $500 per annum in addition to their
pay as privates while they are serving
as headquarters detectives. The men
who are assigned as precinct detectives
also rank as privates, but get S240 per
annum in addition to their pay as
privates while they serve as precinct
detectives. In recommending the Gre
alton Of the new captaincy for Lieut..
Edwards, Maj. Pratt, superintendent of
police, wrote:
The Commissioners are urged to
promote to the grade of captain Lieut..
l.. l. H. Edwards, whose assignment at
the present time as administrative as
sstant TO the major and superintendent
OF police is considered one Of the most
important in the department and is
I'D q arcfrv e. l.
ing ofhcer of the department"
Praises Edwards Record.
After going at length into the numer-
Gus duties that Edwards is called upon
to perform, the recommendation con-
tinues:
Since April 1, 1929, Lieut.. Edwards
has discharged all of these duties with
great efhc1ency to the satisfaction of
all concerned, and it is in the interest
of maintaining such effective service
that hts promotion is urged.
1T Is not my purpose at this time TO
recommend that the vacancy in the
grade of lieutenant which will then be
created be filled"
The promotion of Is of the men to
heutenants will mean that now there
will be three neutenantS to each pre-
ctnct so that the heutenants will be
called upon only to work in eight-hour
shifts except in times OF emergencies.
Heretofore, the ieutenants have had to
take IL to Is hour shifts and legisla-
ton TO correct this has been sought for
some years. The seventeenth Lieutenant
was promoted on account of the va
cancy caused by the promotion of Lieut..
Lamb TO the new position of captain
Of the Traf1c Bureau.
Assignments Shifted.
A general shift of assignments came