Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-02-06 | Page 3 | Hoover Selects Army Officer to Clean up Capital

Ii 1 Foe of Crime i I II N 1 0 b t M 1 y 5 I I k kI s I Press Fren Photo I MAJOR GENERAL CROSBY I Hoover Selects S Army Officer to Clean Up Capital VA WASHINGTON Feb G r AP AP- AP Major l General Herbert Crosby chief of or cu cavalry alry of or time the United States State arm army has been n given gi the tho Job of or making tho nations nation's capital of organized crime General Crosby Crosh was waa selected by President Hoover for tho the ta task k of directing tho police fire and traffic departments of or the lire District of or Co Co- lumbia in making known Own the appointment appointment ap ap- of tho new commissioner r President enl Hoover 1100 said bald al H lt will bo ho a guaranty to both tho the official and mId nonofficial residents residents resi resi- dents of or the District and anti especially to lo the tho nation at large that the capital shall hall be free fieo of organized crime erime Mr Hoover or added that General Crosby Cros y had accepted accept d t the o post lO t only at athis Ills his urgent request General Crosb Crosby will retire retina to tu civil lifo ifo March 21 l an and will wilt assume hi his new duties immediately after after- ward lIe Ho will l bo be c the second officer from tho United Stal Stales Slates military esta establishment to assume the direction direction direction tion of or tho police affairs of a n. large city The first was Major Gf General nIal Smedley le D D. Buller Butler of or th the marine cor corps corks I hc ho during a two year leave leavo of or absence t served erv as tor dh fOl of or public sarel safely In Philadelphia Tho police affairs of th the District of Columbia have been heen tender r fire Ire from members of congress cong for the time thelast thelast last year car or so 50 During DurInS that time there have o been heen a wide wido variety variety- o of charges including lax enforcement of or the prohibition laws General Crosb Crosby will succeed Proctor L. L Dough Dougherty crt as commis commis- He a that he had d not as asyet yet yot hall hail an opportunity to up his now job an and consequently had llad hadnot Trot not decided on ou his course courso of or action An Any job that is worth having is hound bound to present sent sonic some difficulties General Crosh Crosby lial said If H there thre were no pro problems problem lems to overcome thero would woul be le no job Joh He lie has never n held a t civil I post comparable with that ho to is about to a assume but he expressed e belief beller in limo Iho theory that the police and The Iho departments should hould h bo he organized organized or or- along tho santo same lines Jines as tho the army