Evening star., 1941-08-07
Kelly y|sGiiven
Free Hand'ii in
Shifts
Young Says New
Chief Will Name
Detective Head

be given a free hand" in planning
reorganization of the Metropolitan
Police Department., subject to
final check by the Commissioners,
spokesmen for the Board OF Com
missioners said today as Inspector
Kelly prepared to take over reins
of the department August Is.
Asked who would be named chief
of detectives, Commissioner Young
| declared. THAT is up to Inspector
Kelly-we are giving him a free
hand"
Inspector Kelly definitely is slated
for permanent appointment as head
of the Police Department, but for
the record the Commissioners stated
today they had not yet irrevocably
committed themselves beyond Sc
lecting the silver-haired veteran to
be acting chief when Maj. Brown
/ leaves on vacation August Is.
! One of the Commissioners said
Inspector Kelly will be appointed
acting chief with the idea that
before November l he will be given
the permanent appointment-as-
suming that he makes good"-and
the Commissioners have full con-
fidence that he will, indeed, make
! good.
To Advise Commissioners.
This was the general understand
| ing at the District Building when
! the Commissioners selected In
| spector Kelly for acting chief, par
ticularly because the Police De-
partment now is facing an extensive
realignment and the Commissioners
expect to lean heavily on the acting
chief to determine changes to be
made.
Inspector Kelly said he hadn't
made up his mind as to what shifts
would be made or which divisions
would be reorganized, but it is un-
derstood he is planning these moves:
Naming of Capt. Harvey G. CAL
lahan as his assistant, to be in
charge of a new police school that
would include a school for detec-
tiveS.
The return of Capt. Floyd Trus7l
colt. Capt. Clarence Talley and 1t.
Robert Barrett to the Detective Bu-
reau.
Selection of 1t. Horace Lineburg
as head of a special squad to in
veStigate subverSive activities not
within the scope of the Justice De-
partment.
Identification Bureau Changes.
Modernization of the Bureau Of
Identification, with some personnel
changes.
Changes in assignment for In
spector Arthur Miller, now head
of the traffic division, and Capt.
Ira E. Keck, now acting chief of
the Detective Bureau. w.
Return of Sergt. Joseph Shimon,
now attached to the district attor-
ney's Office as a special investigator,
to the Detective Bureau, and re-
establishment of the pickup squad,
which Sergt. Shimon once headed.
1t is also reported that captain
will be placed in charge of the
homicide squad.
Maj. Brown was granted 81 days
of accumulated leave, beginning
August Is and ending October 81,
and said he would apply for re-
tirement before his leave expired
This paper is to be filed some time
after his term expires, August 81,
as president of the International
Association of Chiefs of Police.
Already many favorable COM
ments have been received by the
Commissioners from various sources,
including members of Congress, for
the designation of Inspector Kelly
as acting police chief.
Job Called Tough"
Commissioner Young yesterday
expressed the views of the city heads
when he said: 1--WE have given In
spector Kelly tough job-he knows
this. This was done not out of
friendship for him, but because we
know from his record and his ability
he is a capable man.
There is a big reorganization OF
the Police Department impending.
We will await suggestions from
Chief Kelly. We believe we should
not decide so many important per-
manent appointments until We have
the recommendations OF the new
police chief.
1--WE believe we are fortunate in
having a man like Inspector Kelly,
for we are convinced he has the re-
sbect of the men in the Police De-
partment and of the public gen.
orally.
Inspector Kelly definitely is on
| the hot spot. He has tough job.
We know that, and SO does he.
I'VE are not worried, however, for
we know the measure of Inspector
Kelly. We will give him all possible
support"
House Members Laud Choice.
Many messages of approval of the
selection of Inspector Kelly are be-
ing received by the Commissioners.
The following letter was received
today by Commissioner Young from
Representative Hebert, Democrat, of
Louisiana, who was an active men,
Der of the House subcommittee which
recently probed Police Department
efficiency:
please accept my congratulations
on your appointment of Inspector
Edward j. Kelly to the position of
acting superintendent of police.
Inspector Kelly has had a long
and varied record with the metro
politan police force. You are giving
the inspector great opportunity to
shape and mold the Washington
police force into an enforcement
organization second to none in this
country.
'I shall follow Inspector Kelly's
administration with great deal of
interest and I trust that his tenure
of office will be most efficient and
successful"
Congratulations on the Kelly ap-
pointment also have come from
Representative Schultz, Democrat,
of Indiana, head of the investigating
subcommittee, and other members
of Congress.
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