Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-02
new POLICE FORCE
NAMED FOR COUNTY
Bank Building Is Leased by
Prince Georges Com
miSSioners.
BY GEORGE PORTER,
STAFF Correspondent OF The Star

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, June q
Putting into effect two laws passed by
the recent Legislature, the Prince
Georges County commissioners yester-
day appointed an 11-man police force
and authorized rental of the First Ma
tional Bank Building Of Hyattsville for
the metropolitan district off1ces OF the
county.
In appointing the police force. the
commissioners made one change in the
list of patrolmen whom it was an
nounced had been unanimously agreed
upon" at a caucus OF the Democratic
commissioners 10 days ago.
The change eliminated william G.
Quade of Brandywine and substituted
r. Arnold Naylor Of Aquasco. No ON
cial explanation was made OF the
change.
Two Posts Filled.
The two positions left omen ut the
time of the caucus were filled by the
appointment of Arthur NJ. Brown of
Laurel and Elon Turner OF Noting
ham.
Other appointees, all announced after
the caucus. are: jeremiah j. Crowley,
chief Arthur w. Hepburn and H. @.
Machen, sergeants: Claude Reese. Ralph
Brown, George w. Gray. William z.
Clifton and Oscar F. Beall. patrolmen
The new officers will be sworn in and
will begin their duties as soon as their
bonds are approved by the commits
sioners. AS they must also secure uni
forms and be supplied with automobiles
and revolvers h the county. 1t is not
fal will RI
ton fully for about a week.
Offices Must BE Found.
In the meanwhile the commissioners
are faced with the problem of finding
Offices for the chief here and o tempo
rary substation in Hyattsville, as re-
quired by the new law. It was said
yesterday that the ofice now occupied
by County Agent w. B. Posey Is favored
by Chief Crowley and some of the COM
nniSsioners and probably will be select
cd, Mr.. Posey being moved to some
other room in the court house.
The commissioners decided yesterday
to furnish the new officers with auto
mobiles of the two-door sedan type
and ordered that the words Prince
Georges County Police" be displayed on
both sides of the cars. No motor cycles
will be purchased.
Vote Held in Secret.
In making the appointments the
commissioners deviated from the GUS
tom OF acting on such matters in pub
lie and voted on all the officers in
executive session. 1t was learned later,
however. that only three votes, repre-
senting the Democratic majority, were
cast for Chief Crowley the two Repub-
lican members of the board not voting.
All five members of the board voted
for nearly all the other appointees.
While the entire force is composed Of
Democrats. two were nominated by Re-
publican commissioners.
After the appointments were COM
pleted all the new policemen who were
in the court house we're called before
another executive session of the COM
missioners and told by Commissioner
Grimes that they must cooperate fully
with Chief Crowley. :
Cooperation Is Urged.
Any complaints concerning the man
agement of the force must be brought
before the commissioners. Mr.. Grimes
said He also instructed the officers
to cooperate with the volunteer fire
departments and the metropolitan po-
lice force of Washington.
Chief Crowley was instructed to draw
up set of regulations governing the
force, to be submitted to the commits