Evening star., 1931-06-16
Il ARE PROMOTED,
100 TO Be MOVED
IN POLICE CHANGES
Board Gives inspectors
Davis, StoII and HeadIey
New Districts.
CAPT. BURKE RAISED
TO HEAD DETECTIVES
Commissioners Also Name Schrau
and Darlington Deputy
Fire Chiefs.

Final plans for the drastic reorgan-
igation Of the Police Department July
were completed today by the District
Commissioners with the promotion Of
IL police officers and the proposed
transfer by Maj. Henry G. Pratt. super
intendent, Of more than 100 others.
Some Of the changes, however, were
due to the compulsory retirement July
1 Of 10 officers, who have reached the
age of 81.
The changes In the police organiza-
ton provide for the grouping of the
various police precincts into three In
spection district. each in command of
an inspector.
Davis Made Inspector.
In completing the reorganization, the
Commissioners elevated Capt. o. T.
Davis Of the second precinct, to the
rank Of inspector, with charge over one
OF the three inspection districts. In
spectors Louis j. Stoll and Albert J.
Headley are to command the others.
Capt. Frank s. Burke of the first pre-
cinct, also was promoted to the rank Of
inspector and assigned to command the
Detective Bureau, succeeding Inspector
William s. Shelby. Inspector Shelby.
who also holds the rank Of assistant
superintendent, becomes Mai. Pratt's
special aide.
The two vacancies in the rank OF
captain resulting from the promotion
OF Burke and Davis were filled by the
and Frank M. Dent. Their places will
be taken by Sergt. Harvey G. Callahan
and Thomas McGrath, who were pro-
NOTED to be heutenants. Pvts. Waiter
T. Stone and William L. PaSour were
promoted to be sefgeants, replacing
Callahan and McGrath.
Two Privates Promoted.
The other promotions affect Pyts.
Lawrence r. Beall and James L. Kelly,
who designed and supervised the In
stallation Of the Police Departments
radio bTaadcaSting station Beali was
advanced to the rank Of sergeant and
Kelly was given q special assignment rs
a. headquarters detective in charge Of
police work. with an additional COM
pensation- Of $500 q yesz
After passing on the Police Depart
ment changes, the Commissioners ap-
proved recommendations Of Fire Chief
George S. Watson for the promotion OF
four ofhcers in his department to I'll
vacancies to be caused by the retire
ment July / of Deputy Fire Chiefs
Philip w. Nicholson and James Ke1iher.
The two new deputy fire chiefs are Bat
talon Chiefs G. z. Schrcm and John
Darlington. Capts. J. r. Grove and L.
L. Woolard were advanced to battalion
chiefs, succeeding Schrom and Car
rington.
Merge Several Precincts.
The new police inspection districts
are to be formed by the merging OF
several precincts and the grouping of
the IL remaining into units of four
each. Each precinct station will have
a captain in command and the in
spectors VIII have supervision over the
districts CT four stations EACH
Tie Police Department. under the
present set-up. is divided into two In
spection districtS-weSt and cas-, with
Seventh street the dividing line. Inspec-
tor Stoll Superyises all of the precincts
in the territory west of Seventh street,
and Inspector Headley the precincts In
the territory to the east.
These two inspectors retain their pres
ent status in the new plan of organiza-
ton. The additional supervising inspec-
torship was given to Capt. Davis, who
becomes an inspector July /.
New Arrangements.
The first inspection district under the
new set up will be formed by the n1erg-
ing OF the first and sixth precincts, the
second and the eighth, and taking In
the third and tenth precincts. The
supervising inspector will have his head
quarters at the second precinct station.
Precincts 2, IL. Is and ID, will con-
stitute the second inspection district.
Ins inspectors headquarters will be at
the fourteenth precinct station.
The third inspection district win be
composed OF precincts S, 8, IL, and
harbor The supervising inspector will
establish headquarters at the foufth
precinct station.
The Detective Bureau and the Trafic
Bureau remain as independent units,
each having an inspector in command.
Inspector E. w. Brown will continue
as commander OF the Trafic Bureau
and Capt. Burke takes over command
OF the detective Bureau July l..
Modelled After Military.
The new Police Department set-up n
modelled after the military plan of or
ganization and more specifically =
peace-tinle regiment. The plan was
conceived by Commissioner Herbert 81
Crosby. former chief Of Cavalry, who be-
heves that this scheme win increase the
efficiency Of the Police Department.
Maj. Pratt, under the plan. win com-
pare with the colonel of q regiment.
Inspector Shelby viii have rank sir1li-
lar to that of lieutenant colonel The
inspection districts viii be platoo1s.
The inspector at the head Of each
district will correspond to q major
in regiment.
Such an organization, Commissioner
Crosby believes, will release enough
captains, lieutenants and sergeasfts to